Many inspiring, breakthrough ideas have exciting and illustrious beginnings. The apple falling on Newton's head. Hewlett and Packard tinkering in the garage. Reese and his chocolate bar "mishap" with the peanut butter.
NATIONAL BE KIND TO LAWYERS DAY shares this great tradition. Steve Hughes, a mild-mannered non-lawyer from St. Louis had been working with attorneys for several years in the presentation skills arena. He liked his job and the clients who hired him.
However, whenever Steve mentioned to friends and neighbors that he worked with lawyers he was met with crinkled up faces, snide remarks and sarcastic sighs. They would say things like, "Lawyers? I bet that's a treat." Or, "Lawyers? You poor thing." (Can't you just feel the animosity?) Suddenly he found himself playing defense counsel for an entire profession.
Then one day as Steve was putting away the decorations from National Bubble Wrap Day (late January) his thoughts drifted to National Ice Cream Day (late July) and then it struck him. Why not a special day for lawyers? Lawyers are just as good as bubble wrap and ice cream, in fact, they're better. Thus, the idea for NATIONAL BE KIND TO LAWYERS DAY was hatched.
After extensive planning, detailed research and countless reviews by a team of legal experts, NATIONAL BE KIND TO LAWYERS DAY was established as an annual holiday celebrated on the second Tuesday in April. This date was chosen because it is strategically sandwiched between April Fool's Day and Tax Day April 15th.
So now lawyers of every stripe can be honored and treated like regular people for at least one 24-hour period every April.
Thank you for taking the time celebrate.
(P.S. In the spirit of full disclosure, the two people pictured above had nothing to do with it. But don't they look nice?)
For more information or to schedule an interview, send Steve Hughes a legally uplifting email on the "Contact Us" page, or call him at (314) 821-8700.
