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Texans For Lawsuit Reform Speaks Out On Plaintiff Bar Scandals
Chairman Says Recent Convictions Undermine Public Trust in Civil Justice System
AUSTIN, Texas, Jul 14, 2008 (PrimeNewswire via COMTEX) — Texans for Lawsuit Reform Chairman Richard W. Weekley spoke out on the wave of malfeasance among personal injury trial lawyers, saying recent high
-profile convictions of several prominent attorneys undermines public trust in the civil justice system.
In a commentary published July 13th in the Houston Chronicle entitled, “The Cost of Crooked Lawyers,” Weekley said:
“The price we pay for crooked lawyers and their unscrupulous deeds goes beyond jobs lost, companies ruined
and dreams lost. The collective impact of their devious actions serves to undermine a common belief in justice and respect for the law.” Weekley cited the recent conviction of Richard “Dickie” Scruggs, for bribery, The judge handed down the full sentence requested by prosecutors. Scruggs must report to prison by Aug. 4.
the $41.4 million fine plaintiff attorney John O’Quinn was forced to pay for improperly charging legal expenses and the kickback convictions of Melvyn Weiss and Bill Lerach as examples of recent plaintiff attorney scandals that have disgraced the legal profession.
To read “The Cost of Crooked Lawyers,” go to www.tortreform.com.
Texans for Lawsuit Reform is the state’s largest civil justice reform organization. TLR is a bipartisan, volunteer-led coalition with more than 16,000 supporters residing in 818 Texas communities and representing 1,266 different businesses, professions and trades. For more information about TLR visit www.tortreform.com.
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SOURCE: Texans For Lawsuit Reform [LINKS]
Texas is known for it’s Hot Dog Lawyers. Some of them can even tell you where the edge of the envelope is, because they found it the hard way. This does not prevent them from carrying on. They have their law firms to carry them along while they serve time or pay huge fines. Do they loose their licenses? Very rarely. 
The Texas State Bar will do what it can … but it is run by Texas Lawyers, too. It’s a formula. Lawyers calculate their odds and go for the most emotional angle to sway a jury of “peers” to favor the defendant. Big state, big gamble, big rewards for those gutsy legal warriors. Fairness, ethics and morality have no place in the Texas courtroom … Texas Law guarantees that. On the other hand, if my loved one is wronged or victimized by corporate ignorance or plain old neglect, the first place I will go is to a Texas Lawyer …
The Texas State Bar will do what it can … but it is run by Texas Lawyers, too. It’s a formula. Lawyers calculate their odds and go for the most emotional angle to sway a jury of “peers” to favor the defendant. Big state, big gamble, big rewards for those gutsy legal warriors. Fairness, ethics and morality have no place in the Texas courtroom … Texas Law guarantees that. On the other hand, if my loved one is wronged or victimized by corporate ignorance or plain old neglect, the first place I will go is to a Texas Lawyer …
December 24th, 2008 at 7:02 pm
nice to see some of BamaCat’s excellent artwork here.