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To: aabbccddeeff
A lawyer first obligation is to the client

That all sounds great on paper, but it doesn't explain the behavior we see in lawyers. For example the case of class-action lawsuits in which lawyers take 98% of the award and split the remaining 2% amongst the suffering victims.

Hmmmm...I wonder what would explain that? Maybe self-interest???

21 posted on 12/11/2001 12:59:58 PM PST by The Duke
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To: The Duke
Your notion of how much they take is incorrect
All state bars limit how much a lawyer can recieve
Since a zero award means zero payment the risk is
spread out.
generally anything over 2 mil is 20%
I am not defending, I am just correcting the 98% notion
25 posted on 12/12/2001 4:38:14 AM PST by aabbccddeeff
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