BAR AID: Lawyers are often the butt...
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BAR AID: Lawyers are often the butt of jokes, especially in a place like Orange County, where 9,500 practicing attorneys file more than 75,000 cases a year. But the Orange County Bar Assn. is trying to show another side with a July food drive. . . . Non-glass, non-perishable goods go to the Food Distribution Center. But bar committees, law firms and judges will still be competitive, according to association President Michelle Reinglass. The winner gets dinner and a mention in the county law magazine.
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