Professionalism

My working definition of professionalism is this: "Being a professional means doing things you're not paid for." This cuts against the usual definition of professional, which is the opposite of amateur. But the five hours I spent "learning" about professionalism in Baltimore today, as part of my initiation into the Maryland bar, confirms my sense on this. Maryland really stresses the pro bono work, for example.

OK, I have a number of complaints about the session, but who really cares?