Pit Bull on Rampage - Attorney not Spared

What Happened to Professional Courtesy?

We usually don't like lawyer jokes here at Rominger Legal, and two attorneys in Florida recently found out that Courts don't like lawyer jokes or plays on cliches, at least when their hammed up into an advertisement.

The Florida Supreme Court said the advertisement, which compared a lawyer to a pit bull, is both demeaning and misleading. We suspect the Court found it more demeaning and crass then they did false or misleading. First Amendment concerns have historically forced courts to regulate advertising by finding it misleading or false. If it is truthful, even if it offends the sensibilities, the Court's powers are very limited.

Obviously very secure in the First Amendment, one of the accused said, 'I'd like to make a bird-cage liner out of it...'' ``...We're pretty disappointed by the whole thing.''