As each day brings more allegations against the president which prompts more retaliatory accusations against democrats, it looks like lawyers are going to be very busy. While social media exposes our nation’s rigid divide, many people that don’t easily identify with one of the firmly entrenched partisan positions would like to see evidence. It was often noted that applications for law school spiked as a result of the Watergate proceedings. Whether this was empirically proven or merely myth, the beginning rumbles of impeachment will almost certainly put lawyers center stage once again. Hopefully, the rules of evidence and civil procedure will be followed. Trial lawyers follow codes of professional conduct which will be a welcome relief from partisan discourse and the incivility we’ve observed thus far. If there is an actual impeachment hearing, Chief Justice John Roberts will preside over the proceedings. Hopefully, skilled trial lawyers will be tasked with the prosecution and defense in the hearings. Regardless of the outcome, our nation needs an orderly process relying on evidence and reinforcing our system of justice. We must show the world that we are still a nation based on law. To do that, the process must be fair, open and demonstrate the gravitas of our centuries of jurisprudence. We are at an important place in history. It is time for lawyers to rise to the occasion.
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