Comments on: What Happens When the Tattoo Generation Goes to Law School?

By: Jodi Suguitan

Jodi Suguitan — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 18:09:14 +0000

I know I would wonder if I had a lawyer who had a visible tattoo. If it is hiding beneath layers of clothing and is never seen or advertised I don’t think you can really fault someone for such an expression. However tattoos still have a certain social stigma and lawyers are held to a higher social and ethical standard than your average person. It would seem to be a questionable decision by someone intending on entering the field. For the record I have no tattoos and am not considering the flaming skull on my forehead..

By: BME: Tattoo, Piercing and Body Modification News » News Blog » What Say the Internets? New York Times Edition

Fri, 26 Sep 2008 20:26:49 +0000

[...] Michael M. O’Hear, Marquette University Law School Faculty Blog: “While the article has led me to reconsider that flaming skull I’ve always thought would look great on my forehead, I do note that ‘lawyer’ is not in the list of professions in which visible tattoos are becoming more common. I wonder, though, whether there are some outposts of the legal profession in which tattoos have become the norm, or are at least more accepted than in others. And is there a resource guide somewhere for inked-up law students letting them know which employers are tattoo-friendly and which are not? Maybe this should be part of the NALP form . . . .” [...]

By: jeremiah

jeremiah — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 21:16:47 +0000

Well, there is a difference between a street thug getting his baby’s Mama tattooed on his neck and a person honoring a loved one in such a permanent way. I have my Grandfather’s name tattooed in his own signature on my arm and it is the best tattoo I could imagine! Every time I look at it I smile, I wear a suit every day, and only I know what is on my arms.

By: Keith Sharfman

Keith Sharfman — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 16:45:53 +0000

Maybe the new trend has something to do with the story recounted in the late Tim Russert’s book about Russert’s son tattooing his father’s and grandfather’s initials on his torso. Russert’s initial outrage about his son’s tattoo was blunted when he learned about this particular tattoo’s substance and meaning.