Burt, I agree that lawyers do serve a legitimate purpose sometimes. Case in point: I was in a car accident. Hit head on by a large pickup truck, I was driving a small car. His fault as attested by several witnesses and the citation he recieved. I was hurt, neck back and knees. He leaned against his truck, unhurt, looking smug with his arms crossed. He didn’t even come over to see if I was ok. Right then I knew I was going to sue this jerk and I did. My lawyer got me paid off pretty good. Enough to compensate lost work time and buy a new car. I was grateful. So in my case the lawyer served a just purpose. But is there a dire need of tort reform? You bet. It’s not just the lawyers though. It’s the sue crazy populace that want to become overnight millionares for the most ridiculous reasons. And the snakes that loophole their way out of convictions of pedophiles and the such should be shot at dawn.
Frank
