The Lawyer

[Bonger]

The Lawyer

The United Way realized that it had never received a

donation from the city's most successful lawyer. So a United Way

volunteer paid the lawyer a visit in his lavish office.

The volunteer opened the meeting by saying, "Our

research shows that even though your annual income is over two million

dollars, you don't give a penny to charity. Wouldn't you like to give

something back to your community through the United Way ?"

The lawyer thinks for a minute and says,

"First, did your research also show you that my

mother is dying after a long, painful illness and she has huge medical bills

that are far beyond her ability to pay?"

Embarrassed, the United Way rep mumbles, "Uh... no, I didn't know that."

"Secondly," says the lawyer, "my brother, a disabled

veteran, is blind and confined to a wheelchair and is unable to support

his wife and six children."

The stricken United Way rep begins to stammer an apology, but is cut off again.

"Thirdly, did your research also show you that my sister's husband died in a

dreadful car accident, leaving her penniless with a mortgage and three

children, one of whom is disabled and another that has learning disabilities

requiring a huge array of private tutors?"

The humiliated United Way rep, completely beaten, says, "I'm so sorry, I had no idea."

And the lawyer says,

"So...if I didn't give any money to them, what makes you think I'd give any to you?"