The local United Way office realized that it had never received a donation from the town's most successful lawyer. A local volunteer calls to solicite his donation, saying "Our research shows that even though your annual income is over a million dollars, you do not give one penny to charity Wouldn't you like to give back to your community through The United Way?"©JOKEDEMO.COM

The lawyer thinks for a moment and says: "First, did your research show that my mother is dying after a long, painful illness and has huge medical bills far beyond her ability to pay?"©JOKEDEMO.COM

Embarrassed, the United Way rep mumbles, "Uh, no."©JOKEDEMO.COM

"Secondly, that my brother, a disabled veteran, is blind and confined to a wheelchair and is unable to support his wife and six children?"©JOKEDEMO.COM

The stricken United Way rep begins to stammer an apology but is cut off.©JOKEDEMO.COM

"Thirdly, that my sister's husband died in a dreadful traffic accident", the lawyers voice rising in indignation, "Leaving her penniless with a mortgage and three children?"©JOKEDEMO.COM

The humiliated United Way rep, completely beaten, says simply, "I had no idea."©JOKEDEMO.COM

The lawyer then says"...and if I don't give any money to THEM, why should I give any to you?"