Bad Apples Taint Personal Injury Lawyers’ Ranks

In the recent past, Americans have been subjected to the spectacle of some of our lawyers wandering the globe in search of injured accident victims on whose behalf lawsuits can be filed. Most Americans were justifiably offended by news stories of accident injury...

Lawyers Morally, Legally Bound to Insure Profession’s Integrity

Considering the thousands of lawyers in Arizona and the tens of thousands around the country, the incidents of attorney misconduct involving questions of honesty and integrity are relatively low.  However, the public’s perception of lawyers as dishonest...

Dissatisfied Client Has Option of Firing Lawyer, Hiring Another

Most Americans see attorneys as a necessary evil. This view is not without some justification. I prefer to think that the evil, if any, rests with the reason for the hiring, rather, than the attorney. Lawyers most often are employed under unpleasant circumstances....

We’re Only Human: Legal System’s Flaws Make Justice Elusive

An interesting article appeared in a past edition of The National Law Journal, a legal newspaper.  You probably missed it. The article noted the frustration of many injury defense lawyers over their inability to obtain recognition for their trial success. ...

Documents Insure Medical Care for Children in Parents’ Absence

I spoke recently with a doctor who graduated from a highly respected medical school in the upper Midwest. The discussion involved the procedure used at the university’s hospital for treating ill and injured children when their parents were not available to...