Attorneys - In It For The Money?
Many people say attorneys are only in it for the money – and of course, they are – money for the little boy who fell off his bicycle and incurred brain damage as a result, then not given the proper treatment by the hospital so that he is left with permanent damage; money for the young mother involved in an automobile accident who is no longer able to care for her family the way she has in the past; money for the college student on her way to classes on her moped who is backed over by a beverage truck and spends several months in the hospital; and money for the grand-mother who was involved in a boat explosion and received severe burns over 52% of her body.
Unfortunately, these scenarios are all too common, and someone has to be there to look out for the individuals, because insurance companies are in business to make money for insurance companies and not to pay money out on claims. The insurance companies hold out because they know the great majority of people won’t file claims, and generally, if there is no attorney involved, will walk away with the small amount the insurance company is willing to pay them for severe and substantial injuries.
Sure, attorneys do make money on most cases, eventually. Attorneys take a chance by spending their own money to obtain these recoveries through investigating the merits of these tragedies for their clients, and, if no money is obtained for the client, the attorney does not only not get paid, but may lose the money it takes to investigate the case. Many cases take several years of investigation and a lot of hard work to bring to a conclusion. During that time, the attorney is making no money on the case if it is a contingency case, and in addition, is footing all the bills for the investigation as well. This can accumulate to several thousand dollars, and if it is a case such as a large medical malpractice case, sometimes it can be in the hundreds of thousands of dollars when all is said and done.
A good law firm is dedicated to protecting the individual’s right to obtain the compensation they are rightfully due and attempting to make that individual as whole as possible at the conclusion of their case. A good law firm will provide the initial consultation at no charge and will not take a fee unless a recovery is made for the individual. Schuler, Halvorson and Weisser is such a law firm. They genuinely care about an individual’s rights and securing a successful settlement or prevailing in a jury trial on behalf of that individual and they will work diligently toward that end.
So yes, attorneys are in it for the money – the money they can obtain on behalf of their clients so that they can get the medical care and treatment they need, the money to help them get back to where they were, as much as possible, before tragedy entered their lives.
