Personal ethics and the law are often uncomfortable bedfellows -- it's one or the realties of our system. It will be a very wise man, indeed, who comes up with a different system where all parties are satisfied after disputes are resolved.
An attorney who takes advantage of a poorly written law to the benefit of his client may seem unethical to some. But, wouldn't it be unethical if he didn't use the law to the full advantage of his client? Before we brand them as ambulance chasing creatures, let's look to correcting the laws.
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