In a world the place promoting is coming at you from all over the place figuring out what’s true and what isn’t might be troublesome. We lately talked to our authorized skilled Dan Christensen about misleading promoting practices by legal professionals. Dan is again to dig somewhat deeper into the subject with us. Welcome Dan.
A San Antonio newspaper lately reported that the Texas Supreme Courtroom amended lawyer promoting guidelines due to a agency’s misleading practices. The State Bar of Texas’ Committee on Disciplinary Guidelines and Referenda mentioned that they had by no means seen this earlier than.
What precisely was the issue with this lawyer’s adverts?
Nicely, in keeping with the article, the lawyer marketed a large $1.25B verdict, however didn’t disclose that it was merely a default judgment. A default judgment is when the opposite facet doesn’t even present up and the lawyer simply takes a judgment. It might be akin to the Longhorn soccer group claiming a “win” when their opponent failed to point out up.
What are the risks of an commercial that could be false or deceptive?
Some thought that claiming an enormous verdict like that when there was no opponent, and no cash was ever collected for the consumer was deceptive. However,truthfully, this is only one instance of how lawyer promoting might be deceptive. I do know of one other lawyer promoting an enormous settlement, tens of tens of millions of {dollars}, and all he did was signal it up and refer it out. I do know of one other lawyer who’s promoting outcomes obtained at a previous regulation agency with different legal professionals. In all of those circumstances, the outcomes they’re promoting aren’t reflective of that lawyer’s expertise.
How can individuals know what’s the reality and what isn’t?
Very first thing is, don’t imagine every part you hear or learn. Ask questions, identical to you’d of anybody else you rent. In case you are hiring a TRIAL lawyer, then I recommend you ask them immediately about their TRIAL expertise. If they’re promoting some massive end result, pin them down on the specifics – did THEY truly get that end result or did another person, and was something ever actually collected?
What are 5 key issues individuals must be on the lookout for when hiring a private harm legal professional?
Skilled, Board Licensed in private harm trial regulation.
Specialised
Solely do private harm
Sufficiently big, however not too massive
Native
There are legal professionals who promote in Austin however don’t have their apply right here. DC Regulation has been a part of Austin for 25 years. What are the benefits of utilizing DC Regulation over a agency from one other metropolis like Dallas or San Antonio?
You might be proper, many regulation corporations promote right here, however aren’t actually from right here. Some don’t even have an workplace right here, or might have a small, little satellite tv for pc workplace. Hiring a agency like DC Regulation primarily based right here in Austin ensures that they may know who’re the very best docs, will know the native judges and can perceive the native jury pool.
You’re not only a lawyer, however you additionally served our nation within the U.S. Military as a JAG officer or Military lawyer. What rules did you convey out of your expertise in JAG to your group at DC Regulation?
Within the army, it’s all about Obligation, Honor and Nation. They’re somewhat totally different utilized within the context of a civilian regulation agency, however in essence:
Obligation means doing what is true and never what is straightforward. Going to trial and combating for justice is tough work, but when that’s what must be executed, that’s what we do.
Honor means being sincere {and professional}. This typically means we’ve to inform our shoppers issues they don’t wish to hear. However, we’ve to provide them the reality.
Nation implies that we at all times wish to conduct ourselves in a way that promotes public confidence in our justice system. And, to return to the promoting problem we had been discussing earlier than, at all times being clear and sincere about our expertise and prior outcomes.
About DC Regulation
“DC Regulation is the biggest veteran-owned Austin-based private harm regulation agency in Texas. Lawyer Dan Christensen is a former army member who has devoted over twenty-five years to serving to others.”
“The attorneys at DC Regulation are board-certified in private harm trial regulation. Meaning that’s our solely job and that’s what we do. These are difficult circumstances and you need to have an intensive understanding of The Federal Motor Security Rules. That’s the reason it is very important contact somebody who focuses on these circumstances.”
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