Counsel, the Courtroom Is Open Quotes

“Strife and disagreement are givens—and lawyers are usually at the front line.”
― Mark C. Zauderer, Counsel, the Courtroom Is Open: Lessons from More Than a Half-Century in Law and Life

“And professionalism is remembering that if you speak at all, you will speak the truth.”
― Mark C. Zauderer, Counsel, the Courtroom Is Open: Lessons from More Than a Half-Century in Law and Life

“Nobody likes to make mistakes. But they happen to everybody, and they can be the best learning tool.”
― Mark C. Zauderer, Counsel, the Courtroom Is Open: Lessons from More Than a Half-Century in Law and Life

“Your reputation is your most valuable possession and has been said it takes a lifetime to acquire a reputation but only a moment to lose it.”
― Mark C. Zauderer, Counsel, the Courtroom Is Open: Lessons from More Than a Half-Century in Law and Life

“But when friends and colleagues ask me if I plan to stop practicing law, I always respond, ‘No. I am just getting started.”
― Mark C. Zauderer, Counsel, the Courtroom Is Open: Lessons from More Than a Half-Century in Law and Life

“The more you learn, the more you realize you don’t know.”
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― Mark C. Zauderer, Counsel, the Courtroom Is Open: Lessons from More Than a Half-Century in Law and Life

“Professionalism is doing your best at all times, but being willing to admit your mistakes, for it is by making mistakes that we learn.”
― Mark C. Zauderer, Counsel, the Courtroom Is Open: Lessons from More Than a Half-Century in Law and Life

“Professionalism is saying no when your client tells you to do something that is not in accord with what you believe is right.”
― Mark C. Zauderer, Counsel, the Courtroom Is Open: Lessons from More Than a Half-Century in Law and Life

“It was obvious that the key to a settlement was less about the financial terms than the fact that he wanted to be shown respect.”
― Mark C. Zauderer, Counsel, the Courtroom Is Open: Lessons from More Than a Half-Century in Law and Life

“It made me realize that I had to leave my old life behind, because nobody but me cared about it.”
― Mark C. Zauderer, Counsel, the Courtroom Is Open: Lessons from More Than a Half-Century in Law and Life

“Professionals were different from others; they rose above the so-called morals of the marketplace and earned the trust of those they served”
― Mark C. Zauderer, Counsel, the Courtroom Is Open: Lessons from More Than a Half-Century in Law and Life

“The coin of the realm for such professional people was not money, but the respect and admiration that the public held for people who were devoted to their education and their careers and allowed them to serve the public.”
― Mark C. Zauderer, Counsel, the Courtroom Is Open: Lessons from More Than a Half-Century in Law and Life