> Source: Lawyers wouldn't have the reputation they do if all the members of the club had integrity.
Somewhat off-topic, but here's a mind-boggling example of a lawyer's lack of integrity:
Somewhat off-topic, but here's a mind-boggling example of a lawyer's lack of integrity:
Here's a more recent and IMO better one: https://appleinsider.com/articles/20/04/28/former-apple-lawy...
> Former Apple lawyer Gene Levoff, who oversaw the company's Insider Trading Policy as corporate secretary and senior director of corporate law, was on Thursday indicted for insider trading and faces a maximum penalty of 120 years in prison. > Ironically, Levoff was in charge of enforcing the blackout period as part of Apple's wider trading policy and would sometimes conduct illicit trades after notifying others of the restrictions.
This seems like a trivial amount of money for someone that high up to jeopardize their career or spend years of their life in prison for. I would maybe even understand the risk/reward if it was in the tens of millions but this sounds nowhere close.
I am genuinely curious to know if this happens regularly - what is the real motivation for committing a crime that barely pays relative to the penalties?
For example, a lawyer who thought she was doing the right thing and protecting many people has caused endless problems, both legal and moral, and likely ended up protecting (by tainting the case against) the very people she sought to bring to justice.
[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicola_Gobbo#Lawyer_X_scandal