Seems to me there is meat for a good blues song in this, Curtis. Or at the very least a great bit to add to your busking chatter.
Still, it's better than having to perform in Fairfield: [http://cdn.svcs.c2.uclick.com/c2/302440704826012e126700163e41dd5b] :-) --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, turquoiseb <no_reply@...> wrote: > > 1 out of 12 residents of Washington, D.C. are lawyers. > > D.C. Has Nation's Highest Concentration Of Lawyers > WASHINGTON > -- While it's no secret that the nation's capital is full of lawyers, a > new study gives a better picture as to just how many District of > Columbia residents are out there with JDs. > According to the Examiner > <http://washingtonexaminer.com/local/dc/2011/10/dc-lawyer-capital-world#\ \ > ixzz1cMrErT7M> : > An astounding one in 12 District residents -- by far the highest rate > nationwide -- is a lawyer, according to American Bar Association and > census figures. Put another way: The nation's capital accounts for just > one-fifth of 1 percent of the U.S. population but one in every 25 of > its lawyers. > Still, while that number is high, there may not be as many employed > lawyers in the city as there once were. As Washington City Paper > reported in June, D.C. Chief Financial Officer Natwar Gandhi warned > D.C. Mayor Vincent Gray and D.C. Council Chairman Kwame Brown that fewer > employed lawyers meant less money for city coffers > <http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/looselips/2011/06/22/time-to-p\ \ > anic-fewer-lawyers-in-d-c/> . In his letter, Gandhi wrote: > Another concern is there are fewer lawyers working in the District in > April 2011 than last year and fewer than 3 years ago when the recession > began. Law firms are key tenants in the commercial office market that > is supporting the commercial property values and contributing the most > to the increase in deed taxes. Unless this sector rebounds, it is not > clear who will occupy new office space. > According to the ABA study, while 1 in 12 D.C. residents are lawyers, 1 > in 259 Maryland residents are lawyers; in Virginia, 1 in 354 residents > are lawyers. The national average, the Examiner reports, is 1 in 260. >
