The pit bull mascot logo is now gone from the website and letterhead
phone number. The Florida Bar recently gave John Pape and Marc
Chandler 15 days to “cease and desist” from using the pit-bull-related
advertising.
& 
marc chandler & john pape
You may recall (prior post) that the Florida Supreme Court ruled last
that:
“These devices, which invoke the breed of dog known
as the pit bull, demean all lawyers and thereby harm
both the legal profession and the public’s trust and confi-
dence in our system of justice.”
Therefore, the Court concluded that “Prohibiting advertisements such as
the one in this case is one step we can take to maintain the dignity of
lawyers, as well as the integrity of, and public confidence in, the legal
system.”
once looked like this:
“PitBullLogo”
and, the 1 (800) PIT-BULL number has reverted to its numeric
form — 1 (800) 748-2855.
lightning flash–
only the dog’s face
is innocent
This, of course, leads me to two all-important questions:
For my colleagues at law: Do you feel more
For the public at large: Has your confidence
in the justice system increased?
Curious minds indeed want to know.
Just because J.P. and Marc can’t display
their old pit-bully images any more, doesn’t mean
that the f/k/a Gang can’t. Check this out.
the first snowfall
doesn’t hide it…
dog poop
It’s a good thing Pape & Chandler doesn’t advertise
in Nevada. (see prior post) Using the definite article
“the” in their tagline “The Motorcycle Injury Attorneys”
might mislead all sorts of (really dimwitted) consumers
or bar counsel, as Nevada regulators contend in “The
Heavy Hitter” case. P&C probably should have said “a
couple of Motorcycle Injury Attorneys,” just to be safe.
p.s. Speaking of bulldogs (like Georgetown’s dear Jack), 
how about them Hoyas?! Not that I care, of course.
David, don’t give them any ideas with our use of “The” in our tagline. I’m sure that will be the next dignity crusade. Rid the profession of definite articles!
Comment by John Pape — March 20, 2006 @ 3:38 pm
David, don’t give them any ideas with our use of “The” in our tagline. I’m sure that will be the next dignity crusade. Rid the profession of definite articles!
Comment by John Pape — March 20, 2006 @ 3:38 pm
I’m sure that they don’t need any ideas from me. They’ve got a whole barrelful of zany ideas for protecting nitwit consumers and competition-shy lawyers.
Comment by David Giacalone — March 20, 2006 @ 5:50 pm
I’m sure that they don’t need any ideas from me. They’ve got a whole barrelful of zany ideas for protecting nitwit consumers and competition-shy lawyers.
Comment by David Giacalone — March 20, 2006 @ 5:50 pm