The
perception of attorneys in the US is dismal.
The
perception of the legal profession in the US is unfortunately
unfavorable in general. A 2007 Gallup Poll looking at “unfavorable
attitudes” showed that only advertising executives (58% highly
unfavorable) and lobbyists (42% highly unfavorable) fared worse
than lawyers (35% highly unfavorable). This is a bleak state of
affairs that has not improved in recent years. In 2011 another
similar Gallup Poll, which looked at “positive perception” showed
similar results concerning the relative ranking of attorneys.
Nurses (84% positive) and doctors (70% positive) rated as the most
highly admired professionals while Lawyers (19% positive),
lobbyists (7% positive), congressmen (7% positive), and...
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