A great idea thanx to little Will Shakespeare……I think I am not alone in my dislike of lawyers…..especially those ambulance chasers like John Edwards (remember him?)…..
My grandfather had no love for lawyers either and he use to say…”contrary to popular belief one can get pregnant fro m anal sex……where do you think lawyers come from?”
I read a story last week about a typical occurrence when dealing with an injury lawyer…….
Anthony Warren doesn’t have much to show for his five-year legal battle with police. The Alabama man ran over an officer during a 20-minute high-speed chase back in 2008 before he crashed and was thrown from the vehicle. It was at that point, however, that an officer’s dash cam caught police beating Warren as he lay on the ground. Though he’s now serving 20 years for attempted murder, Warren chose to sue, accusing five Birmingham cops of excessive force, Reuters reports. A settlement in the case was reached last month and the city gave it the thumbs up this week: Warren will receive $1,000 in “nominal damages,” while his lawyers will get $100,000 for expenses and $359,000 in fees.
The settlement was reached in part “to save taxpayer dollars,” the officers’ lawyer tells AL.com. The video shows officers hitting Warren for less than 10 seconds after he had hit a school bus, a police car, and the officer, who was setting up a spike strip during the chase. The lawyer explains that Warren got just $1,000 because the city was able to show his injuries stemmed from his car crash, not police brutality. Warren claimed the opposite. AL.com reports city officials said “deadly force was warranted at various points during the chase,” though officers were acting “to preserve Mr. Warren’s life and the lives of innocent bystanders.” Both sides agreed not to appeal.
This is a typical story, at least from all I have heard when talking to people I know…….but don’t worry “they get paid only if you win”….a great slogan huh?
My Uncle John was a lawyer. He always said, “All lawyers are crooks!” “But Uncle John,” I protested, “you are a lawyer.” “I repeat, all lawyers are crooks,” he’d say! LOL!
Also, Carlos Fuerntes, in the book issued in conjunction with his series on Lain American culture that was on PBS some years back and in the series, recounted a Spanish curse: “May you be surrounded by a 100 lawyers.” [Shudder…!]
a 100 lawyers? Makes my skin crawl!
Fuentes, rather. I sure wish there was editing available on comments. I always see mistakes after I hit [Post Comment].
I had to buy a new keyboard my old just could not spell anymore….LOL
Greed…by the lawyer and sometimes the client.
Usually the lawyer sells the client on the money and then screws them hard…
When anyone tells you how much they can do or get for you, run the other way. Greed is on both sides.
Sadly we Americans have become a greedy lot…..and this article shows just how greed can bite you min the butt….
There will always be someone richer, prettier or smarter than you.
That is not a stretch….I have a face for radio…LOL
We are our own worst critic! LOL
And our own worse enemy….LOL