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SMITH, COCHRAN & ERWIN
ATTORNEYS AT LAW
Suite 301 First State Bank Building
ABILENE, TEXAS
Frank E. Smith 12 A 1 9 61 P. O. Box 328
Les Cochran Telephone OR 4-7255
Charles E. Erwin
The Honorable Truett Latimer
State Representative
Austin, Texas
Dear Truett:
It has been brought to our attention that House Bill 1030
has been introduced, which in effect is an effort to
"clean up" the legal profession. We sincerely urge you
to support this bill, because:
1. The legal profession, if kept on the proper
"Cannon of Ethics", is the purest form of "Good Government".
2. And by the same token, if it is not kept on such
standard of conduct, can become one of;, the most corrupt
forms of "Bad Government".
3. Further when the majority of the members of such
profession, desire and do strictly follow the cannon of
"Legal Ethics", but some of their competitors do not, then
the honest lawyer has the "short end of the stick", and is
seriously handicapped.
4. And further if unauthorized practice is continued
to be permitted the public will suffer, . in that "blood
money" law suits will be filed, even greater than nowadays,
and some innocent person or corporation will suffer financially.
In many instances this will cause the general public to
suffer by having to .pay more for protection, such -as in-
creased insurance rates.
5. Last, but not least, it has a tendency to create
an undesirable element of society, which is cancerous in
nature, ultimately sickening the real fiber of American
Society.
Premises considered, may we use this means to urge you
to support this bill.
Respectfully submitted,
SMITH, COCHRAN & ERWIN
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