I know a thing or two about lawyers. I learned these things the hard way. I hope I don't offend some of you with this post.
One - Before a lawyer cashes your retainer check, they ALL tell you what you want to hear. After that check clears, the story changes radically.
Two - Lawyers have lives, and families, and problems. When their life is challenging, they don't give a crap about your problems.
Three - Most of them do nothing at all to earn your monthly fee.
My least favorite lawyer of all time said and did the following things in my first encounter. Mystifyingly, I still hired him, and eventually he made more on the suit than I did:
Me - "Do I have a good case?"
Him - "Here. Take this magic eight ball and see what it says."
Me - "Have you handled a case like this before, and what was the outcome?"
Him - "I never lose a case. My clients are the ones who lose the cases. They screw up, not me."
The moral of my sad, sad tale is REPRESENT YOURSELF. YOU WILL DO A BETTER JOB THAN ANY OF THOSE LAMEBRAINS.
This is my entry to @mariannewest's daily freewrite challenge. Today's prompt is "lawyer", a subject that, unfortunately, I know a lot about. I can't believe how many words I got on the page in five short minutes. A bonanza! It feels good to have gotten this out. Thank you for reading my little rant.
Glad I'm not a lawyer! ... I picked my winner.
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Lol, most of the freewrite have 'cool' things to say about lawyers. They are simply doing their jobs. ☺️