A Question of Ethics A lawyer had his young son in the office for a work familiarization day. He was just finishing up with a client and quoted him the rate of $200.00 for the work performed. The client pulled out his wallet and peeled off two crisp new one- hundred dollar bills and departed. When the lawyer picked up the money, he discovered that two of the bills were stuck together and that he was actually holding $300.00. He turned to his son, and intending to teach the boy a lesson in ethics, he said, " That man accidently overpaid me by a hundred dollars. Now, ethically speaking,what do think I should do? " "Should I keep the extra hundred, or should I share it with my partner?" |