http://tcjewfolk.com/because-people-used-to-say/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=because-people-used-to-say Twin Cities Jewfolk: the hub for hip Jewish stuff in Minneapolis and St. Paul Wed, 16 May 2012 17:36:15 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 http://tcjewfolk.com/because-people-used-to-say/comment-page-1/#comment-87242 K Fri, 06 Apr 2012 02:24:18 +0000 http://tcjewfolk.com/?p=8964#comment-87242 Only Jewish lawyers for me!!!! Only Jewish lawyers for me!!!!

]]> http://tcjewfolk.com/because-people-used-to-say/comment-page-1/#comment-5320 JustChangeLawOffices Thu, 27 May 2010 16:28:08 +0000 http://tcjewfolk.com/?p=8964#comment-5320 I am not just a lawyer who happens to be a Jew. I am a Jewish lawyer, and my religion influences my work. Law is a tool for tikkun olam, the repair of the world. The best parts of our practice include ethics as well as tactics and are ever mindful of the injunction in Deuteronomy, “Justice, justice shall you pursue.” I am not just a lawyer who happens to be a Jew. I am a Jewish lawyer, and my religion influences my work. Law is a tool for tikkun olam, the repair of the world. The best parts of our practice include ethics as well as tactics and are ever mindful of the injunction in Deuteronomy, “Justice, justice shall you pursue.”

]]> http://tcjewfolk.com/because-people-used-to-say/comment-page-1/#comment-5265 A Jew with a view Tue, 25 May 2010 09:54:43 +0000 http://tcjewfolk.com/?p=8964#comment-5265 Not being a lawyer, I am not familar with the ethics of the law. However, I imagine that just because something is legal or illegal, does not neccesarily make it ethical or unethical. Therefore, I wonder does one's own ethics come into play when practicing law and, if so, does one's Jewish identity have a role in forming those ethics? Do attorneys accept or decline cases based on the ethics of a case as opposed to the merits of a case? Not being a lawyer, I am not familar with the ethics of the law. However, I imagine that just because something is legal or illegal, does not neccesarily make it ethical or unethical. Therefore, I wonder does one’s own ethics come into play when practicing law and, if so, does one’s Jewish identity have a role in forming those ethics? Do attorneys accept or decline cases based on the ethics of a case as opposed to the merits of a case?

]]> http://tcjewfolk.com/because-people-used-to-say/comment-page-1/#comment-5261 Leora Maccabee Tue, 25 May 2010 03:13:13 +0000 http://tcjewfolk.com/?p=8964#comment-5261 I HAVE read that book. Phenomenal on multiple levels, and that was a great story. I HAVE read that book. Phenomenal on multiple levels, and that was a great story.

]]> http://tcjewfolk.com/because-people-used-to-say/comment-page-1/#comment-5257 Ron Silberstein Tue, 25 May 2010 00:03:40 +0000 http://tcjewfolk.com/?p=8964#comment-5257 You should read "Outliers" by Malcom Gladwell. In it he discusses how (one of?) the first major Jewish law firm got started (Joe Flom at Skadden Arps). You should read “Outliers” by Malcom Gladwell. In it he discusses how (one of?) the first major Jewish law firm got started (Joe Flom at Skadden Arps).

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