A few years ago I noticed this ironic bit of topiary across the street from the courthouse in McPherson, KS. I figured it must be the law office's new logo:
On another note, the doctors at the gastroenterology group I used to use were Drs Flood and Seeman. (Dr Flood has since left. Replaced by someone with a name that is not nearly as... interesting.)
I find it amusing how unoriginal they are. With a lawfirm name like Millivitz, Millivitz and Millivitz.
Or is it that if they actually named it they wouldnt be taken sieriously?
and when its something like Johnson, Johnson and Smith. You can tell one of them is no longer around for example when it becomes Johnson and Smith, or that Smith took senority over when it becomes Smith and Johnson.
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Or is it that if they actually named it they wouldnt be taken sieriously?
Today it's mostly tradition. Prior to the late 1970s, advertising by lawyers ... including "creative" firm names ... was proscribed as unethical by state bar associations. Thus firm names like "World's Best Lawyers" or even "Kentucky Fried Attorneys" were prohibited as "unprofessional." In 1977 the U.S. Supreme Court, in Bates v. State Bar of Arizona (433 U.S. 350), overthrew such prohibitions, ruling that they posed an undue burden on a lawyer's right to free speech. Under the ruling, state bar associations could no longer prohibit advertising, but they could still regulate some aspects of it ... like factual accuracy. Even today, though, most law firms maintain a conservative public face ... which often still includes the tradition of naming the firm after the founding partners.
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Originally posted by Marvin McInnis: Today it's mostly tradition. Prior to the late 1970s, advertising by lawyers ... including "creative" firm names ... was proscribed as unethical by state bar associations. Thus firm names like "World's Best Lawyers" or even "Kentucky Fried Attorneys" were prohibited as "unprofessional." In 1977 the U.S. Supreme Court, in Bates v. State Bar of Arizona (433 U.S. 350), overthrew such prohibitions, ruling that they posed an undue burden on a lawyer's right to free speech. Under the ruling, state bar associations could no longer prohibit advertising, but they could still regulate some aspects of it ... like factual accuracy. Even today, though, most law firms maintain a conservative public face ... which often still includes the tradition of naming the firm after the founding partners.
Nice tidbit of info. I was thinking there was alittle bit of ego involved in the names too. But I suppose you'd also want the family name if it is a known reliable one to customers.
From a paper I presented at a business confierence in 1988, concerning professional ethics:
"Unfortunately, it is my experience that you cannot look to established professional organizations for much in the way of ethical guidance. Many of them do publish canons of ethics which are worthy of your consideration, but enforcement of those standards has been, at best, inconsistent and ineffective, and at its worst, petty and ridiculous. (One extreme example sticks in my mind: In the fall of 1983, the National Society of Professional Engineers reprimanded an engineering firm for placing its name on the uniforms of an amateur softball team it sponsored, having concluded that this was unethical conduct. That same month, more than twenty licensed Professional Engineers were indicted for bribery in the state of Maryland, along with the Vice President of the United States!)"
From a paper I presented at a business confierence in 1988, concerning professional ethics:
"Unfortunately, it is my experience that you cannot look to established professional organizations for much in the way of ethical guidance. Many of them do publish canons of ethics which are worthy of your consideration, but enforcement of those standards has been, at best, inconsistent and ineffective, and at its worst, petty and ridiculous. (One extreme example sticks in my mind: In the fall of 1983, the National Society of Professional Engineers reprimanded an engineering firm for placing its name on the uniforms of an amateur softball team it sponsored, having concluded that this was unethical conduct. That same month, more than twenty licensed Professional Engineers were indicted for bribery in the state of Maryland, along with the Vice President of the United States!)"
Worked with a kid that had a job tool bag as a welder and the name of the company he used to work for was on it with a big crane in the background. It was called,
