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...alcohol abuse. The authors of the letter state they are concerned about the drunk driver, yet the administration prohibits the serving of alcohol at campus parties even to people of legal age. Increasingly, Harvard's social life is moving off campus to Cambridge bars, other colleges, finals clubs, and drunken drives to and from Kenmore Square. The deans seem to take great pride in making Harvard's campus the most boring in the Ivy League...
Many are doing very well, in their bank accounts if not in the esteem of all of their colleagues. One Illinois defense attorney wears a heavy gold bracelet emblazoned in diamonds with "ll-501(a)," the legislative designation of the state's drunken-driving law. Unlike many defendants in other kinds of criminal cases, a large number of drunken drivers are middle class and thus able to pay for a competent defense. Even a simple case now costs a client $500 to $1,500 in most parts of the country. As cases get more complicated, fees inevitably rise. Francis...
With such rewards at stake, it is no surprise that legal workshops on drunken-driving defense are well attended. Nichols and Joye, along with two other attorneys and two scientists, have been running one of the most successful. Incorporated under the name Continuing Education Seminars, the group is currently on a 15-city tour; as many as 100 local attorneys attend the one-day sessions, which cost $160. Other popular seminars have been offered by local trial lawyers' groups and the American Bar Association...
...laws have made it more difficult to get off scot-free," says Maryland Lawyer Robin Picker, who advertises for clients among drunken drivers (despite the fact that his sister was killed...
...accurate." That kind of advice infuriates the anti-drunken-driving activists. "Drunk driving is a multimillion-dollar business for lawyers," says an angry Doris Aiken, founder of Remove Intoxicated Drivers (RID). She has some advice of her own for the new legion of legal specialists. "The best thing a lawyer can do for the drunk driver," she says, "is to tell him to face the music, and not go after a big fee to get him off." - By Michael S. Serrill...