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A PROFILE IN PROFESSIONALISM
As members of the legal community, we all have social and professional obligations. It follows that we may best be able to serve others by always demanding the most from ourselves in everything that we do. While we may and often do fall short in this endeavor, professionalism demands that excellence be our unwavering goal. Ask yourself: does your work product, your commitment to the task, your treatment of colleagues, staff, and those in opposition resolve and endear you to the best parts of our profession? Are you someone you would hire? Sometimes we do just enough to “get by.” We become content to let the routine take over. As attorneys we must guard against this -— every client, every project, every oral argument, is a chance to rededicate ourselves to excellence, to demand more from ourselves. We should always treat people with kindness and respect, walk with humility and confidence, and work like every project is the most important matter we will ever have. That is what epitomizes a true professional.
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