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COURIER-POST, Sunday, August 8, 1993 Are lawyers Defenders say no, but the public disagrees 'Z ''W its of at least $1 million for each partner last year. The typical lawyer earns far less, and the typical American worker even less than that. According to census figures, lawyers and judges earned a median pay of $66,784 in 1991, which means half of them made more than that amount and half made less. The median salary for all American workers was only $25,169. New York tax lawyer Robert A.

Jacobs said that in many cases, lawyers probably are overpaid. "I'm not sure that we put so much into society that we're entitled to take out $200,000 or $300,000 or $800,000 a year for our labors," Jacobs said. The ABA launched a major public-relations campaign within the last year to boost lawyers' image. But it apparently hasn't worked yet, according to a new National Law Journal poll that showed a deepening cynicism about the legal profession. Lawyers can improve their image by being "less greedy," said many people who responded to the poll.

By LAURIE ASSEO Associated Press NEW YORK Lawyers at the top of their profession earn more than $1 million a year, while the typical attorney makes almost $67,000 far more than the average American. Are lawyers worth it? "I don't think that lawyers are overpaid. They work hard," said St. Louis attorney Donald U. Beimdiek, one of thousands attending the American Bar Association's annual meeting.

Even the highest-paid lawyers are simply charging what the market is willing to pay, he said. "The perception of the public is that all lawyers are rich and drive fancy cars and sit on the 50-yard line of the most popular football games," said commercial litigator Harriet E. Miers of Dallas. "In fact, there are many, many lawyers public interest lawyers and judges that serve and are not compensated in enormous amounts," she said. Nonetheless, some lawyers are getting very rich.

According to American Lawyer magazine, five U.S. firms reported average prof Courier-Rot By Steve Helber, Associated Press home on Pocahontas Island near Petersburg, that was destroyed by a tornado. All that's left: Gail Ledbetter (left) and her mother Evelyn sift through the rubble of a A monthly report on Science and Medicine Twister killed 3 trying to flee Your Rv for Healthy Business Your messdge in Pulse will reach prime health care consumers, During 1989, South Jerseyans spent more than $2.6 billion on medical and health care (including spending on hospital expenses, physicians and continuing care By HEIDI NOLTE BROWN Associdtsd Prsss COLONIAL HEIGHTS, Va. The three people killed when a tornado slammed into a darkened department store were heading for the front doors when the twister hit, authorities said Saturday. "They were in the process of coming out of the store because the power was out," Colonial Heights police Capt.

Larry L. Williams said. The tornado hit the front of the store first. A fourth person was killed when the storm hit a Prince George County construction site Friday. Williams said everyone known to be in the Wal-Mart store had been accounted for.

Neverthe lauuuea, aim in Qrugstore sales. And these numbers are just die beginning. 1 There are also the millions of dollars spent "There was a lot of hugging, a little bit of tears, a lot of laughter," said Wal-Mart spokeswoman Jane Arend. She said employees who do not opt to take vacation or leave will work at the distribution center or other area stores. The people in the store were among 170 hurt when twisters slashed through several Virginia localities Friday.

The storm also injured at least 30 people in Petersburg and ravaged the city's historic Old Towne district. Damage in the city was estimated at $10 million. The tornado was packing winds of 210 mph when it struck Petersburg, meteorologist Jim Belville of the National Weather Service in Rockville, said. The winds had diminished to 125 mph by the time the twister hit the Wal-Mart. A separate twister then crossed the James River at the Varina-Enon Bridge near Hopewell, where a wave of water and 110 mph wind knocked several tractor-trailers over like toys.

Three members of Virginia's congressional delegation promised Saturday to seek federal disaster aid for hard-hit localities. caui year un srayuig neaitny tnrougn ri less, workers resumed their search through the exercise weight control, diet it- ana neaitny oafinr ViaWfc 1 II 1- i. 6 CORRECTIONS on the following items advertised in our Sunday, August 8th sale circular: Page 2. Girls' 4-6X Cherokee floral vest. Limited supply.

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1 Fearing that people could have been swept out of the building by the ferocious winds, authorities also searched a brushy area around a lake behind the store but found nothing. Wal-Mart officials met Saturday with the store's workers at the company's distribution center a few miles away in Sutherland. with Pulse To place a retail ad, call Gene Voshell 609-486-2522 To place a Classified ad, call 609-663-7100 or Anita Peluso, 609-486-2573 Officials try to reassure flood victims 7-4-1 "93 The water level had fallen about 5 feet since Tuesday morning when water was seeping under the main levee north of this town of 540 residents. Despite police orders to stay away, tourists were visiting the levee at a spot where a U.S. flag is flying.

They can peer out over the levee and see the roofs of farmhouses and grain silos sticking out of the water in the distance. At a grade school, federal officials heard from local leaders from a seven-county area who reported being besieged by homeowners demanding to know when they could return to their houses and if it would be worth it to rebuild. "We're going to try to solve these temporary MILLION DOLLAR CHRISTMAS I By FRANK FISHER 'Associated Press PRAIRIE DU ROCHER, 111. Federal officials toured flood-stricken areas of southern Illinois on Saturday, seeking to assure residents their pleas for iielp will be answered. Agriculture Secretary Mike Espy; Federal Emer-' gency Management Agency Director James Lee SsWitt; Rep.

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