I recently had a very small accident in which damage to either car could not have exceeded $200.
USPS attempted to deliver a letter to me. I wasn’t home, but the tag had the the name of the law firm, so I called them. Got to the lawyer who was handling the case and she wanted the name of my insurance company. Told her I didn’t have to give it to her because I’d be handling the case myself. She claimed there were personal injuries but wouldn’t say what they were.
After asking for my insurance info, I told her to stop asking. I then told her it would take at least five years to get to trial, I know aa lot about doing discovery which would cost her firm at least $100k in expenses; money they could never recover. Also told her I was retired and needed another hobby.
As you know, these plaintiff’s attorneys are just looking to have my insurance company settle to make them just go away. I wasn’t having any of that nonsense.
I’d be shocked if I ever hear from them again.
........I’ve represented myself in many hearings over the past 50 years and never lost. Once, after ruling for me, one judge asked me how I wrote all the pleadings I wrote (as a non lawyer he meant). I chuckled and said...”Judge, I bought about 3 paperback books at the UT Law School Bookstore” and of course I know the facts better than the other guy! He laughed and said “good job”.
I sued a company with a thousand outlets nationwide last year. They had to settle because I had zero legal fees they had many thousands. 2 months after I sued them, they paid me many times my original claim.
Lawyers sold the legislatures nationwide that NOBODY but a member of their “bar” should be able to “practice” in their arena (courtrooms). So, for many decades they have had a monopoly. It’s a joke because the majority of lawyers couldn’t pour pee out of a boot with the instructions written on the heel. Many are lucky to even show up in the courtroom. The monopoly of lawyers needs to be broken. In any event, they’ve run their fees up so high (using their monopoly) that more and more people are catching on.
I have had and do have still 2 or 3 outstanding lawyers. But most are total frauds.