The TV commercial features “criminals” buying and selling drugs, stealing stereo equipment and hiring the services of a prostitute. Each thanks their lawyer for helping them get out of jail and apparently go back to a life of crime. “Consequences, they sure suck, don’t they?” the lawyer says. The advertisement was featured in a Dallas Bar Association program Friday about civility and dignity in the legal profession. This article highlights the star-studded panels and showcases one of the craziest lawyer TV commercials ever.
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