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re: OT Lawyers -- quick question about practicing

Posted on 2/2/15 at 3:37 pm to
Posted by Pettifogger
Capitol Hill Autonomous Zone
Member since Feb 2012
79493 posts
Posted on 2/2/15 at 3:37 pm to
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Ins. defense is no better than plaintiff work



Insurance defense is probably 10% of my work and primarily relates to one specialized insurance company. I rarely handle any liability work and when I do it either settles quickly on account of my client's low litigation risk tolerance or is clearly frivolous and beaten back easily.

What I've seen in my prior work is about 80% dubious 20% legit on the liability front. I've never seen a truly injured person get jacked around in a case I've personally been involved with, but then, I don't consider someone who rear ends someone and has an unfavorable police report with 10k in chiro specials seeking 80k in generals to be "truly injured," either.

Posted by ALT F4
Member since Jan 2015
2292 posts
Posted on 2/2/15 at 3:39 pm to
Sounds like those victims were getting some poor representation.
Posted by SECSolomonGrundy
Slaughter Swamp
Member since Jun 2012
16051 posts
Posted on 2/2/15 at 3:43 pm to
I never studied it in law school, but since ive been practicing I really enjoy Disability work. It's nice to help people who really need it, although you'll see plenty of clients who are just lazy and are looking for handout. Plus, it's nice to not have some a-hole opposing counsel trying to ruin your case. And getting that check from Uncle Sam is real nice too.
Posted by Lakeboy7
New Orleans
Member since Jul 2011
23965 posts
Posted on 2/2/15 at 3:48 pm to
Nobody I know that makes money doing plaintiffs work has time to waste with dubious.

Injury-liability-coverage

its not complicated.
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