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I call BS on that, no one ever made a name for themselves avoiding problems. The absence of a problem means what did you even do.
by jalapenos 2y ago
I call BS on that, no one ever made a name for themselves avoiding problems. The absence of a problem means what did you even do.
- lazide 2y agoPeople come to lawyers with problems, and want those problems resolved. If the lawyers make even more problems on top of that, the clients tend to not like them very much. That does happen, but if a firm does that a lot, they get a pretty bad reputation.
- zamadatix 2y agoAvoiding problems as in resolving existing ones in a way without having to do as much as typically feared, not avoiding problems as in doing nothing useful. For the same problem a positive outcome without having to go to trial is worth more than a positive outcome that took 3 years to resolve. This is true both in how many billable hours you pay but also value to the person hiring the lawyer in general.
- bookofjoe 2y agoDavid Boies/Lanny Davis/Roy Black-caliber boldface name lawyers can ask for — and get — million dollar retainers because of a long track record of making cases/serious charges go away, even if it takes years.