The moment the words came out of his mouth I immediately went to a surreal place. I just could not believe that people still had these types of thoughts.

I was at the beginning of a consultation with a prospective new client. He had obviously been through a terrible time in the court system. While explaining his year long odyssey through Family Court he said to me, “I am a G-d fearing Christian but I have to hand it to the Jews. They created a court system that makes a lot of money for them.” That’s when my brain momentarily went to a different place. But I forced myself to continue with the consultation. I responded to his comment by saying, “Well as a Jew and an attorney who works everyday in that court system, I can tell you that it is not as lucrative as you may think.” I spent approximately another half hour with him and finished up the consultation.

After he left my office I, visibly shaken, went into my partner’s office and told her what had occurred. Her response to me was immediate, “Why didn’t you just stop the consultation and escort him out?” In the days since the incident occurred, I keep wondering that myself. Why didn’t I throw him out? What would you have done?