Why Are Some Lawyers Jerks?
We just began representation of a man who sustained a major injury following a chemical burn at work. He had an attorney before he contacted us. Any time someone calls us that is already represented, we try to learn why they want to switch and all things being equal we try to help them stay with their current firm if they can.
There are some work comp law firms in Illinois that seem to have clients that always call us. This worker was one of them and his story was the same as others that were unhappy with this firm.
Basically his old lawyer talked down to him, yelled at him and often didn’t return phone calls or answer questions. His thinking was, “Why should I trust someone that treats me that way?” He’s right and I don’t blame him.
I certainly don’t get a long with everyone or even like everyone that I represent. But my job isn’t to be friends, it’s to deliver honest and competent service in the best interest of my client. I’ve fired clients who I found to be liars or just bad people. But I would never put down a client or not do my job and no one I work with throughout the state would either.
Who does a lawyer think they are to call a client “stupid” or “pathetic” or any of the bad things we’ve been told some lawyers say? It’s just awful and to quote them, stupid and pathetic.
If you aren’t happy with your law firm, you should try to work things out if you can. But if they are just bad people then our take is that they don’t deserve to have you as a client.
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