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re: My description of Personal Injury Attorneys - the ones on TV and Billboards
Posted on 5/11/25 at 9:28 pm to Skippy1013
Posted on 5/11/25 at 9:28 pm to Skippy1013
Now do insurance companies!
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Posted on 5/11/25 at 9:29 pm to Boston911
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Unfortunately “your money” will come to you only after they take their 40% cut, and that’s without all the other expenses, loans etc that they set you up with
You do not have to give them 40%. In Louisiana we are free to represent ourselves. If they are not worth it, don’t pay them. People foolish enough to give those attorneys 40% deserve to get fleeced.
This post was edited on 5/11/25 at 9:39 pm
Posted on 5/11/25 at 9:30 pm to Slippy
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If “limited government” conservatives really wanted to limit government, they would take the club out of the hands of the plaintiff bar and make them arbitrate everything.
You must work for an insurance company.
Posted on 5/11/25 at 9:37 pm to LeGrosChat
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Tell me the origins of why lawyers are allowed to charge 40% fees? It is obscene and unethical, and then they have the nerve to say insurance companies make too much money.
The fee is always subject to being “reasonable” even if you agree to 40%. Course they don’t want you to know that.
Posted on 5/11/25 at 9:38 pm to chalmetteowl
And that’s all that matters.
Posted on 5/11/25 at 10:13 pm to Skippy1013
But Gordon uses scriptures on his boards.... 
Posted on 5/11/25 at 10:26 pm to 6R12
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But Gordon uses scriptures on his boards....
The people that wrap themselves in the flag or the bible are the ones you gotta watch out for.
Posted on 5/11/25 at 10:39 pm to Skippy1013
The part about the 40% that most people do not realize is the medical bill portion. The lawyers want you to go to a bunch of doctors, chiropractors, and physical therapist to run up the medial bills. This runs up the cost of the settlement, which sounds great. The attorney then takes his 40% plus other cost from the gross amount of the settlement. The plaintiff needs to pay the insurance company back for all the medical expenses.
You get a settlement for $100k and have $15k in medical bills. The attorney takes $40k plus expenses. The plaintiff gets $45k if there are no other cost associated with the case. Not a bad haul for the ambulance chasers. As consumers we take it in the shorts for their abuse of the system.
You get a settlement for $100k and have $15k in medical bills. The attorney takes $40k plus expenses. The plaintiff gets $45k if there are no other cost associated with the case. Not a bad haul for the ambulance chasers. As consumers we take it in the shorts for their abuse of the system.
Posted on 5/11/25 at 10:42 pm to LeGrosChat
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Tell me the origins of why lawyers are allowed to charge 40% fees? It is obscene and unethical, and then they have the nerve to say insurance companies make too much money.
I don’t do personal injury work, but they are specifically allowed to work on commission because the alternative is that very few people could afford to hire a personal injury attorney. It varies by location, but generally speaking, the public defender’s office represents between 75%-80% of all individuals charged with an offense. And that’s with the threat of being locked in a cage. What percentage of the population can afford to pay an attorney tens of thousands of dollars just to go after more money?
As another poster said, if the ultimate fee is unreasonable, they have to deviate down. But as yet another poster said, they would be happy for you to pay them by the hour. No refund if you get zeroed, though.
Posted on 5/11/25 at 10:55 pm to Skippy1013
True
This post was edited on 5/12/25 at 7:48 am
Posted on 5/11/25 at 11:12 pm to ZIGG
Parasites would be nice if all billboards companies and TV stations would refuse to run their ads but they are dependent on that money
Posted on 5/11/25 at 11:18 pm to Skippy1013
Thieves
Posted on 5/11/25 at 11:21 pm to Flick007
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You must work for an insurance company.
You must be one of the people that wants $750,000 in soft tissue injuries after being rear ended at 10 mph at a red light.
Posted on 5/11/25 at 11:22 pm to Indefatigable
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Because their clients agree to it. Pretty simple, really.
and they do because lawyers are a fricking cartel
They have "ethics" rules against charging less
Posted on 5/11/25 at 11:26 pm to boosiebadazz
You’re free to finance your own case and pay your lawyer an hourly rate as he invoices you. "
Really? Which TV personal injury lawyers allow you to finance your own case and pay an hourly rate? I don't see this happening.
Really? Which TV personal injury lawyers allow you to finance your own case and pay an hourly rate? I don't see this happening.
Posted on 5/12/25 at 12:13 am to windmill
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Really? Which TV personal injury lawyers allow you to finance your own case and pay an hourly rate? I don't see this happening.
You could probably find several that would, but over 70% of Americans don't have $1000 in savings, so their ability to come up with a retainer, much less keep up with the monthly bills, is basically zero.
Posted on 5/12/25 at 12:53 am to Skippy1013
As a lawyer hate it too…..
Posted on 5/12/25 at 5:53 am to Flick007
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Flick007
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You must work for an insurance company.
And you must be a plaintiff attorney.
Posted on 5/12/25 at 6:26 am to Kreg Jennings
Noto and Noto used to advertise 25% fee with the slogan "we're not greedy"
Posted on 5/12/25 at 7:10 am to LeGrosChat
It's not just the 40%, they charge all expenses on top of that. So it's more like 65 to 70%. You will be lucky to get 30% of settlement
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