Why are lawyers buried 25 feet underground?
Because, deep down, they’re really nice guys.
Jokes like that have been around forever, but lawyers are buzzing about a new book that argues they are not just a barometer of the public’s feeling about the legal profession ââ?¬â? they also are an escape valve for frustrated attorneys.
“Most lawyers actually like lawyer jokes,” said Marc Galanter, a University of Wisconsin law professor who has spent 15 years collecting and analyzing them.