In REDS, WHITES, GREENS, BLUES I referred to the Association of Trial Lawyers of America. I have grown fond of them, despite their name change to the American Association for Justice.
Brazenly breaching their copyright, the following is a quote from a former ATLA President Ted Koskoff, a trial lawyer from Connecticut.
If you are a lawyer, you stand between the abuse of governmental power and the individual. If you are a lawyer, you stand between the abusive corporate power and the individual. If you are a lawyer, you stand between the abusive judicial power and the individual. If you are a lawyer, you are a hair shirt to the smugness and complacency of society; if you are a lawyer, you help mold the rights of individuals for generations to come.