Tag: attorney selection
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Why Bigger Law Firms Don’t Always Mean Better Results
Big-firm letterhead is reassuring. The data on case outcomes, attention, and value tells a more complicated story about when small firms beat the giants.
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Contingency fee traps in divorce cases
Legitimate divorce attorneys don’t take cases on contingency. When one offers to, that’s not a bargain — it’s a structural conflict of interest you should walk away from.
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The overpromise playbook: lawyers who guarantee outcomes they can’t deliver
Some attorneys win retainers with guarantees no ethical lawyer would make. Here’s how the overpromise pitch works and why credible counsel sounds less impressive.