“Our Milwaukee divorce lawyers will fight like a pitbull...to protect you and your children from the person you used to trust.”
Are you shocked by this language? These are the inflammatory words the Wisconsin law firm of John T. Fields and Associates are using on their website. We find this unacceptable as it enforces the false stereotypes surrounding these great dogs.
Reinforcing false stereotypes about this breed is highly prejudicial and discriminatory. It is quite Ironic that this is coming from a law firm, since law firms are supposed deliver justice, not reinforce bigotry Perhaps they should hire a marketing firm, as I'm positive there are better ways to advertise than to unfairly target innocent dogs.
Please respectfully contact Attorney John Fields via the Contact tab on his website or call him at 262-782-8322 to voice your displeasure.
Since then we have learned that in two Florida cases consolidated on appeal, The Florida Bar v. Pape and The Florida Bar v. Chandler, 918 So.2d 240 (2005), two Florida attorneys were disciplined under the Rules of Professional Conduct for using advertisements analogizing themselves as pit bulls.
We have a process for filing grievances in Wisconsin against lawyers. Here is the link:
http://www.wicourts.gov/services/public/lawyerreg/file.htm
We encourage everyone to take a few minutes to either call in a grievance (608) 267-7274 or (877)315-6941 or fill out the Grievance form at the link above and mail it in to voice your displeasure.
Here is sample wording that may help you to file your grievance:
On Attorney Fields website, http://pitbull-attorney.com, he states the following: "Our Milwaukee divorce lawyers will fight like a pitbull... to protect you and your children from the person you used to trust."
In two Florida cases consolidated on appeal, The Florida Bar v. Pape and The Florida Bar v. Chandler, (2005), two Florida attorneys were disciplined under the Rules of Professional Conduct for using advertisements analogizing themselves as pit bulls. Although advertising rules are very different from state to state, the core values are the same. I'm sure the State Bar of Wisconsin doesn't want this type of advertising demeaning their profession. I think most bars would agree that this type of advertising does so.
Reinforcing false stereotypes about a breed of dog is prejudicial and discriminatory. I find it quite ironic that this language is coming from a law firm. Their job is to deliver justice, not reinforce bigotry. I'm positive there are more professional ways to advertise than to unfairly target a particular breed of dog.
Thank you to Attorney Fred Kray, of Pit Bulletin Legal News Network for providing information for this blog.