No, I never thought only plaintiff attorneys are unethical. Defacto ethical standards are pretty low across the legal "profession". What can you expect, when the legal profession has rigged the game so that the "profession" is its own judge and jury? In some states, if you file a bar complaint the proceedings are kept confidential and the penalties handed out are laughable. Try finding an attorney willing to pursue a legal malpractice claim against another attorney - it's much more difficult than finding a physician to testify against another physician.

If it were not for groups like HALT (which is not a tort reform organization) keeping an eye on things, the legal profession in this country would be as corrupt as in any "banana republic"

[Justinian: Paul, I agree that professions which regulate themselves tend to be lenient on their members. Perhaps doctors should regulate lawyers and lawyers should regulate doctors. I wonder which group would howl the loudest at such a change... In my experience though, it's not that hard to find a lawyer willing to sue another lawyer for malpractice. Some of them even advertise in the yellow pages.]