Punzi's Corner Blog: Note to self

Tuesday, July 15, 2008
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Note to self

Bench lifting, especially regarding one's alma mater (or to some, one's alma mother), may be dangerous to one's professional health.

Came across this article about this administrative case where a judge was reprimanded by none other than the Supreme Court for his condescending remark about a lawyer's alma mater.

Moral of the story: rely on one's ability and not one's alma mater, per se.

I would like to say more than a mouthful at this point but I will choose not to (except for a quiet snicker...) else I draw the ire of lawyers (judges included), law professors and law students anew...

I'd better just share my views on this topic with my partners, associates and colleagues while slightly inebriated...

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Side Prayers

PRAYER FOR GENEROSITY
Lord Jesus,
Teach me to be generous,
Teach me to serve You as You deserve
To give and not to count the cost,
To fight and not to heed the wounds,
To toil and not to seek for rest,
To labor and not to ask for reward,
except that of knowing
That I do Your Holy Will. Amen

THE LAWYER'S PRAYER
May every word I speak be from Your Truth...
I ask come from Your Wisdom...
May every case I handle receive Your Guidance...
May every heart, every life I touch, feel Your Love.

THE JABEZ PRAYER
And Jabez called on the God of Israel saying,
"Oh, that You would bless me indeed,
and enlarge my territory,
that Your Hand be with me,
that You would keep me from evil,
that I may not cause pain."

So God granted him what he requested.

Side Oath

The Lawyer's Oath
I do solemnly swear that
I will maintain allegiance to
the Republic of the Philippines,
I will support its Constitution
and obey the laws as well as
the legal orders of the
duly constituted authorities therein;
I will do no falsehood,
nor consent to the doing of any in court;
I will not wittingly or willingly
promote or sue any groundless,
false or unlawful suit,
nor give aid nor consent to the same;
I will delay no man for money or malice,
and will conduct myself as a lawyer
according to the best of my knowledge
and discretion with all good fidelity
as well to the courts as to my clients;
and I impose upon myself this voluntary obligation
without any mental reservation
or purpose of evasion.
So help me God.

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