[bonrich]

ED, ED, ED (Nope, not someone's name)

[ron122049]

Originally Posted by skyguy79

Anyone else remember way back when lawyers weren't allowed to advertise on TV?

As a retired lawyer I remember those days well and fondly. The whole advertising phenomena in the law business only made a lot of money for the phone book, radio and TV ad sales folks and later on internet advertising sites. It also got new lawyers and very average lawyers an instant identity and visual presence in the community that they did not have to earn by establishing a reputation for providing good legal representation.The problem was and is "the squeaky hinge is the one thats gets oiled". Unfortunately slick advertising is not a service to the community. "Word of mouth" is the highest and most reliable factor in choosing a lawyer or any other service professional.

[ron122049]

Originally Posted by Hopeful2

Within every profession, there are good people and there are less than stellar people. To make disparaging comments about an entire profession is unfair.

Thanks for your comment. I always found that the folks who criticized lawyers the most were the first one's to call after they felt their rights had been stepped on...just saying.

[Jim 9922]

Originally Posted by Taltarzac725

"----I do not know that many lawyers now, but the law students at the University of Minnesota, for the most part, seemed like they would have made competent professional attorneys. Guess there are always exceptions.

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Just remember when selecting a lawyer, 50% graduated in the lower half of their class!!

[Taltarzac725]

Originally Posted by Jim 9922

Just remember when selecting a lawyer, 50% graduated in the lower half of their class!!

Like me and 50% of my Class at the University of Minnesota Law School in 1989. Remember that Top Tier schools like Harvard, Yale, Stanford, etc. usually have Bottom 50% too as would the Lowest Tier Schools. The University of Minnesota was ranked about 17th in the US according to some of the Rankers in 1986 when I entered. And, a lot of law school graduation standings depend on how well you did during the First Year of Law School. That's when you make it onto Law Reviews or not which give you access to Law Review student cribs and the like. I made an incredibly dumb choice in friendships that first year which seriously messed me up as far as GPAs are concerned. I did a lot better as soon as I found some more honorable friends during the second year. And, I worked through law school and my priorities were my clients at the Legal Assistance to Minnesota Prisoners and then the WESTLAW cataloging project I was involved with a the cataloguer of all the WESTLAW databases for a national set of computer files. My law study came third.

[TexaninVA]

Originally Posted by Mr.Big

Seems like in Florida, a large percentage of TV advertising is law firms looking to sue anyone for anything, or get disability for half the population. Some even have catchy lines like "if you fall, call'. I expect to see one soon that says, if your neighbor farts, call us!

It is rather creepy, and we noticed the same phenomenon when we first moved to FL a few years ago. You get the sense there are a bunch of sharks swimming around in the pool waiting to rip into something or someone.