Friday, February 24, 2012

Why I Became a Lawyer - Romaine N Brown


I became a lawyer to help people navigate their way through a court system that is confusing, time consuming and stressful. Our court system consist of general magistrates, hearing officers ad judges who are people and despite their best attempts at being neutral, often unintentionally bring their beliefs, backgrounds and unconscious biases to the decision making process. My continuing goal as an attorney is to break through these unconscious biases so that justice will be more equally applied  to everyone. 
Legal services should be available to everyone, however rising costs of litigation, court fees and attorney’s billable rates deny access to many economically disadvantaged people. At some point during someone’s life, they may have to sue someone or are sued or have a contract dispute that can result in years of litigation and stress that affects them and their family. My continuing goal is to represent people in a way that  I would want to be represented, taking in mind the client's needs, goals and objectives and limitations as well as their need to resolve issues in the best light possible.

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