February 11, 2008

THE LITTLE PEOPLE

When people think of injury attorneys they usually think about the kind of lawyers who are hired to defend the so-called “little people.” But these kinds of attorneys do not only defend the people who would otherwise be unable to afford the legal help they need. There are also the kinds of injury attorneys who defend the people being sued. I’m not sure if they go by a different title than this, but I’m sure they are much more expensive to retain since in all likelihood their potential clients are going to be the ones with the most amount of money. While many of these attorneys will work for a client and agree not to collect a fee unless they win the case, attorneys for the defendants can collect a fee regardless of whether or not they win the case for their client. I suppose it’s because they know that their client would be much more willing to pay for legal assistance if it’s them being sued. If they’re the ones doing the suing, they really have nothing to lose and are more likely to try and represent themselves in court. In their case, the pressure is on the attorneys to seek them out instead of them seeking the attorney out.

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