Pro bono bullshit

[Bosstone]

Bumping over from the GQ thread:

@Kimmy_Gibbler

No state requires a lawyer to do pro bono work. Why the non-attorneys on this board have gotten that idea in their heads, I’ll never know.

Like RR, I’m also beginning to resent the idea that attorneys alone among the professions are obligated to render these services for free. To tell you the truth, attorneys see our pro bono aspirations (note the choice of words) as a matter of grace and noblesse oblige—not one of penance. Don’t make us think better of our generosity by getting greedy.

Precisely correct. You’re given power that not just anyone is allowed to use. With power comes responsibility.

I swear, some people needed a lot more Superman and Spiderman in their youth.