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Mouthpiece is a slang term for a lawyer, especially a criminal defense lawyer. The term stems from the view of lawyers as being the spokesperson for their client. That being said, the term is not a positive one when applied to lawyers. This is outlined in The Lawyer; Leader or Mouthpiece by Robert H. Jackson in which he remarks upon the �underworld�s scornful estimate of the lawyer as �the mouthpiece.�� In this context, the lawyer is thought of as lacking integrity, unscrupulously representing criminal clients without caring for justice to be served. As stated in Rudin v. Dow Jones & Co., mouthpiece when used to describe a lawyer can be synonymous to �puppet, cat�s paw, tool, instrument; operative, front, mercenary, servant, hireling, henchman� and �calls into question the lawyer�s sense of professional responsibility.�