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17 Nova L. Rev. 767 (1992-1993)

handle is hein.journals/novalr17 and id is 799 raw text is: Life, Lawyers, and Book Royalties Jess M. Brailier* THE Buss oF CHILDHOOD When I was a child and life was sweet, innocent, and full of fun, there were no lawyers. Sure, there was a lawyer's office down the street and one of my friends, Freddy, even had a lawyer for a father. But lawyers weren't in my life, not the way that kind and helpful grown-ups like wise doctors, kind police officers, funny barbers, and friendly bricklayers were. You see, a kid can look, listen, and understand what these normal grown-ups do. But a lawyer?-nah! And certainly, in my early childhood none of us actually wanted to grow up to be a lawyer. After all, from what I could see, Freddy's father didn't really do anything-unlike doctors, police officers, barbers, and bricklayers-and what child dreams of growing up to do nothing? Yes, life was very good then and very much without lawyers. THE UNCERTAINTY OF ADOLESCENCE But five to ten years later, life got much more confusing: hormones kicked in; Highlights magazine was out, Newsweek, Time, and the Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue were in; and late-night television was suddenly accessible. It was then that my friends and I first began to read and hear about lawyers. The early indications were not promising-lawyers were always part of bad stories like murders and Congress. And sometimes-now that we were older and our parents weren't so careful with their conversations-that word lawyer would be overheard. Mom and Dad said it with a special dreadful tone, just like they said surgery, IRS, and Aunt Clara's visiting for two weeks. * Jess Brallier is the author of LAWYERs AND OTHER REPTmres (1992).

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