re: Has anyone ever had an invention idea?

I have 4 parents where I am listed as the primary inventor with several in process. Mine were all done through the company I work for. I will say our patent lawyer is awesome. Not sure how much we pay the firm but we send him the idea he files the provisional patent and does a patent search and works out All of the wording so people can't work around the idea. Can't imagine trying to write one without a good knowledgeable patent attorney.