Good question. I think either scenario is possible, even likely. Fieger is EXTREMELY well known in that community, so it wouldn't at all be unusual that he's the guy who gets called. OTOH, he's also a self-serving legal vampire, who probably isn't beyond contacting the family, personally.
I live just outside of Detroit. This past year he hosted a tv ad celebrating black history month in Detroit in which he pimped the fact that his dad "fought for civil rights" and was also an attorny for the UAW...His mother was also the first woman's organizer for the Michigan Federation of Teachers. He's also now considering running for MI governor again......
He's also now in the same category as those other lawyers who constantly run ads for their law firms on the local TV stations..........