A Gallup poll found law has the second - lowest ethical standards of any profession . Sheikh Obeidallah : If we care about ethics , why did we re - elect 91 members of Congress in 2012 ? No one brags that his or her lawyer or accountant is the most ethical , honest person , he says . In reviewing the poll results , I am left with a few burning questions . We look at others ' apparent moral ##s and realize we are superior , he says .
A Gallup poll found law has the second - lowest ethical standards of any profession . Sheikh Obeidallah : If we care about ethics , why did we re - elect 91 members of Congress in 2012 ? No one brags that his or her lawyer or accountant is the most ethical , honest person , he says . We look at others ' apparent moral ##s and realize we are superior , he says .