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The barrel of lawyers who can't get any other work are the ones who represent tenants. That's what the landlord-dominated system would have you believe. Those
by lisasays 4y ago
The barrel of lawyers who can't get any other work are the ones who represent tenants.
That's what the landlord-dominated system would have you believe.
Those who work on the tenant side (that I've known) are some of the most capable and principled professionals you'll ever meet. It's the ones who work the eviction machine who are the bottom feeders - and are viewed as such by other lawyers, accordingly.
- spopejoy 3y agoI'm actually speaking from experience. I'm certainly glad to hear there are capable lawyers for tenants, but when I needed one, nobody would take my case until I found my own "bottom feeder". Eventually I did retain a better lawyer (who usually represents landlords) and I can certainly agree that the firm representing the large landlord were hacks. However they had endless time to delay, not show up etc. For certain ends, "incompetent" lawyering works well as it racks up legal fees for the more competent party and can wear you down to a minimal settlement.