I've had lawyers in the past, at times.  From my experience most are greedy, not very smart, and do only the minimum amount of work they can get away with (hey, what do you expect for $350/hr?).   And remember, most of our congress comes from this pool.

However, there a few exceptions.  Here's a guy who is my kinda mouthpiece...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R105H4eQ9yw&feature=endscreen