You know what gets some readers all riled up? Well, certainly when I opine about women’s appearances. (Remember all the flack I got when I suggested that women over 40 might think twice about wearing long, straight hair at the office?)

But this might surprise you as a controversial issue: table manners. Whenever I express chagrin about how clueless (and gauche) lawyers can be about business lunch etiquette, I’m accused of being snobby and superficial.