11-22-2008, 07:09 PM
lafinfil wrote:
Nobody like lawyers until they need one.
: -)
Actually the personal injury ones are among the least likable because of the advertising techniques
that are employed by a handful of them - but not all are bad.
I have a friend that I went to school with who is a very low key PI lawyer - no big fancy office or late night TV commercials.
Just him and he hires a paralegal on an as needed basis.
I have done work for him over the years doing photography - primarily documentation of injuries
(because I was a medical photographer in a previous life)
The whole reason my friend got into the personal injury side was because his younger brother
had been mauled by a neighbors dog when they were kids. He had some serious facial wounds
and underwent numerous reconstructive surgeries over the course of 10 years (until he was an adult)
My friend never even intended to be a lawyer - went to school for something completely different
and after being out decided to return to law school and pursue his current course.
He's pretty selective and not an ambulance chaser - tends to take on clients he really feel hasve been wronged.
He works out of his condo and only works a handful of cases a years. Not getting rich but is comfortable
and would probably have more money except he has a weakness for old Italian convertibles.
Not all of them are bad, but you don't hear much about the good ones.
I'm with 'fil. I have more than my share of lawyer friends (they tend to get into "organized" cycling for whatever reason) and many of those I know are driven by a sincere desire to help others.
