Professionalism means zealously advocating for our clients, while serving the profession with dignity and civility. Professionalism includes treating clients, adversaries, and all individuals involved in the legal process with respect, while maintaining the highest ethical standards.
~Cindy Cieslak
Professionalism means acknowledging that the practice of law is a noble profession and as such, treating all members of the bar and public with respect, dignity, and empathy. Professionalism means more than complying with the Rules of Professional Conduct. It means taking pride in the notion that we are officers of the court and as officers of the court must always act with higher ethics and morals because of the important role lawyers play in society to safeguard their state and the federal Constitution and to promote the rule of law.
~Jennifer Grieco
Professionalism to me means zealously representing my clients in a manner that brings honor and dignity to the legal system so that people have confidence that their matters will be handled fairly. It means treating others involved in the legal system with respect and in a manner that I would want to be treated.
~Joyce Hall
Professionalism is serving our clients and our community with the courtesy, dignity, and respect that our noble work merits and demands.
~David Majchrzak
Professionalism is having a professional self-concept and identity that aligns values, behaviors, and attributes to serve the best interests of clients while preserving civility and camaraderie among legal professionals. Professionalism encompasses the ideals each of us holds regarding our professional roles, and how we apply those ideals to the complex situations we encounter in our professional lives.
~Ryann Peyton
Professionalism means to me acting with the highest standards of integrity and modeling civility.
~Robin Wolpert
I would say that professionalism is the broad characteristic that encompasses ethics, integrity, excellence, character and loyalty to a higher calling than merely performing a particular task well or satisfying a particular client.
~Marc Zucker