Is there anyone I wouldn't take as a client? Well, I'd never represent a banker.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- The speaker states a clear boundary about who they will not represent as a client, specifically excluding bankers.
- In plain terms
- I would never represent a banker as a client.
- What can you take from it?
- Legal representation sometimes requires drawing ethical lines.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Why might someone refuse to represent a banker?
- What principles guide professional choices?
Another view
It generalizes bankers without distinguishing individual actions.
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