Should one steer clear of law firms that have big advertising campaigns? Dr. Mark Burhenne wants people to stay away from dental offices that have big advertising campaigns.
I can’t answer your question but really wonder if there is so much litigation business to make all this advertising pay. We have a handful of local firms and one national one on TV steadily.
I was watching Court TV today and a few of the commenters talked about a very famous lawyer just retained by a defendant. It seems this lawyer is Jose Baez and recently represented and got Casey Anthony free.
They said that by having this particular lawyer, it kinda tells everyone that this defendant is very rich AND the jurors may tend to assume that she is guilty. I don’t know about the guilty part but the defendant seems willing to pour in lots of money to prove it.
As a dentist, I can second that recommendation. You cannot imagine the horror stories I see from corporate dental chain clinics that advertise on TV.
Had a patient that used those lawyers who advertise on the radio on the time to represent men in divorce. You hardly ever get the lawyers who advertise on the radio. It is some employee lawyer. He got horrible representation and got screwed in the divorce.
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Definitely better to get a recommendation from a friend or family member or an attorney you know who has a different area of practice.
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The one time I hired a locally well known lawyer to defend me, he was familiar with the prosecutor and my case was dismissed. I can’t say for sure that I could have done that myself but it spared me the trouble of a court appearance and travel so I feel it was worth it.
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That is surprising. Such an arrangement is illegal in the health professions. I am surprised it is not illegal in the legal profession as well.
Rat, how might a person distinguish a good law firm such as if they were needing a divorce lawyer or to consider bankruptcy and not have too many promises
Since you’re an attorney, I thought to ask you
I’d think there are a lot of mills out there to get clients with unrealistic promises and expectations
But it is very different. One is a kickback for referrals, purely and simply.
The other is a contractual agreement where the junior lawyer is essentially an employee or at least an individual contractor, obligated to pay a percent stipulated by a contract to his employer.