Word: professionalism
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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At best, Ryan's comment represents a condescending attitude wholly inappropriate for a person in his profession; at the other end of the spectrum is the type of racism which has terminated the careers of Al Campanis and Jimmy "the Greek" Snyder. Either way, Bob Ryan can only be an...
...Except for one cartoon villain (the mercenary Brackman, played by Alan Rachins) and to some extent the slick divorce lawyer played by Corbin Bernsen, virtually all the main characters on L.A. Law are upright, principled, sensitive and dedicated. There are few hints that ethical compromises, or even a healthy professional detachment, might be part of the terrain. When Abby Perkins (Michele Greene), one of the firm's young associates, tried last fall to get a pair of feuding former business partners to settle their contract dispute out of court, there was a hint (rare on L.A. Law) that she might...
The literary series, in its first year, brings writers of different disciplines to the house library to discuss their profession, said writer and Winthrop House librarian Maureen Foley.
Brennan, who occasionally lectures at the Harvard Law School, said that as the relationships between physicians and medical institutions evolve, "the ethical principles that govern the profession must change."
He will have a fight on his hands. A number of his competitors have indicated that they are developing special waiting-room plans of their own. One counter-move Whittle anticipates is that publishers may start offering doctors complimentary subscriptions. If so, he is ready to supply his Special Reports...