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The following is an excerpt from one of Seattle Car Accident Lawyer and Washington Personal Injury Attorney Jason Epstein’s free books, “The SHOCKING Truth About Lawyer Advertising.”

-Not all lawyers have the same training. Warren Burger, former Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, once warned, “A lawyer is not qualified, simply by virtue of admission to the bar, to be an advocate in trial courts for matters of serious consequence.” Many lawyers continue their professional training throughout their careers, but for some, the last time they learned anything new about their craft was in law school. The lawyer schooling is something that will make you and your attorney form a stronger relationship.

-The bar association does not determine whether a lawyer can advertise that he is a “divorce lawyer” or a “personal injury specialist.” There are virtually no restrictions on the types of law for which a lawyer may advertise. Once an attorney graduates from law school, he or she is allowed to handle virtually any case, even if he or she has no experience with that type of case!

-Not all lawyers go to trial; some who advertise for personal injury or medical malpractice cases have never gone to trial, they are just “settlement mills.” The problem with “settlement mills” is that insurance companies will usually not offer full value for a claim unless they believe the attorney will actually go to trial and make them pay more.

-A lawyer who is good at DWI cases won’t necessarily be good at personal injury cases – while this may have been true in the “old days,” today the practice of both DWI and personal injury cases is highly focused. The same goes for just about every other type of law.

-The lawyer who advertises on Washington TV may not even live in Washington! Some lawyers who are on our local TV actually live in other states. Sure, they have an office here, but most likely you will not get the guy you see on TV actually working on your case.

Read more about the common “tricks” in lawyer advertising, and learn how to find the lawyer who can best help you with your case by ordering The Shocking Truth About Lawyer Advertising.