The Food Safety Litigation Creed
As food safety lawyers and advocates, we belong to a unique and elite profession.
To be successful, we must each, without exception, be experts in food safety policy, regulation, science, surveillance and litigation. We must also, uniquely, fill dual roles of advocates for clients and leaders for industry.
With this in mind, I share the following creed, which should not only guide our own practice, but (I would hope) might inspire others within the legal profession as well:
We are food safety attorneys and advocates.
Fully realizing the challenges of our chosen profession, by our thoughts and actions, we shall always uphold the prestige, honor and high esprit-de-corps of our practice.
We realize that we are not merely attorneys who arrive to fight, but are elite advocates whose clients expect us to go farther and faster, to fight harder, and to be more successful than any other.
We shall always accord our clients our fullest loyalty, and will always bear in mind the sacred trust we have in the lives of those we accompany into the Courtroom.
We shall demonstrate to others, by our courtesy and care, that we are a well picked and well trained team.
We shall respect the abilities of our adversaries, display unparalleled initiative, and fight fairly with all our might.
We shall prove our ability against our adversaries in the Courtroom, not by quarreling aimlessly or bragging about our deeds.
We shall always realize that cases are won by fighting as a team, and that we fight first to blaze the path for others to follow and carry on.
We, by virtue of our accomplishments, belong to the finest team in the world. By our actions and deeds alone, we speak for our ability.
And, we must always, without fail, strive to uphold the honor and prestige of our practice, making our clients and colleagues not only proud of us, but also of the profession to which we belong.
