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Trial Lawyers: Sharks, Wolves or Sheep Dogs? |
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Ken Shigley at the Atlanta Injury Law and Civil Litigation Blog has a great post (from our biased perspective) about trial lawyers. One of Shigley’s clients told him he was a sheep dog. What does that mean? Shigley found this explanation after a google search: Most of the people in our society are sheep. They are kind, gentle, productive creatures who can only hurt one another by accident. We may well be in the most violent times in history, but violence is still remarkably rare. This is because most citizens are kind, decent people who are not capable of hurting each other, except by accident or under extreme provocation. They are sheep. Then there are the wolves and the wolves feed on the sheep without mercy. Do you believe there are wolves out there who will feed on the flock without mercy? You better believe it. There are evil men in this world and they are capable of evil deeds.
Like sheep dogs, trial lawyers help protect the sheep from the wolves. And that idea fits right in with our motto of Holding Wrongdoers Accountable. Whether we represent a personal injury client in Austin or a business in Dallas, we're looking to protect our sheep and hold the wolves accountable. Now, some may say that many trial lawyers are like the wolves. And they'd be right. Like all professions, we have some members that behave like wolves. But generally, when someone is hurt by the conduct of others and faced with the daunting task of fighting an insurance company or big business, trial lawyers are there to help.
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