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The Pretender strikes again

By Shawn Matlock

Ari Gold vs Josh Weinstein I suppose that in every profession, there are those that pretend to know what the hell they are doing. They are generally not terribly bright, and don't usually know what they are doing. In the legal profession, I have called them the Pretenders. These are the people that tell potential clients anything to get the clients to retain them. Of course, in the legal profession, it is unethical to make promises about an outcome of a case. This, however, seems to happen quite a bit in criminal defense cases. And for those in the Fort Worth area, you all know exactly who you are. I have no problem with people that send out letters to prospective clients. I really don't. But when that letter is really a glossy pamphlet that contains absolutely untrue information about your "firm" and direct implications that you can get a case, any case, dismissed, it's a little ridiculous...continue to full post

Full post as published by The Matlock Blog on July 17, 2008 (boomark / email).