Why we say NO to potential clients!

[@JayFreely]

Id rather you tell me "i can't help you, sorry" than give me something i don't want.

[@melanie1825]

100% . My husband's last employer was absolutely doing illegal shit. We were furious about the mistreatment and the fact they knew they were exposing their employees to asbestos without giving them a heads up (so they couldn't wear PPE). We brought the case to a super honest employment lawyer who basically said because my husband quit when he found out, and only worked there for a short time, his best option was actually to keep record that he worked there in case he needed a workers comp claim in the future (for health issues related to asbestos) but going after them now would cost more than he would get. It was disappointing, but we were happy they didn't lead us to believe there was more there. He also gave us some great advice about how to give them honest reviews without putting himself at risk of a defamation suit. (We saved a lot of records when the truth came out, so he can prove a lot more than they think he can of they attempt to shut him up)

[@seams4186]

Its his fault ​@@melanie1825

[@kimcrabb9031]

I wish attorneys would turn down cases when the potential client treats the law firm staff like dirt.

[@elenna_alexia]

also wish other businesses operated like that. respect goes both ways. people shouldn't have to put up with mistreatment to keep their jobs and survive. I mean really people shouldn't be forced to submit to the whims of petty tyrants in general.

[@kimcrabb9031]

@@elenna_alexia I agree!

[@YTho-ev1ej]

100%, abuse from clients to staff is so common in the legal profession, particularly to support staff. We’ve dropped clients at my firm because of it but a lot of them are towing the line with it and manage to stay on. Many of them have unreasonable expectations and act as if they are the only client. I understand lawyers are expensive and the clients are highly stressed and probably going through a rough patch but the level of abuse is abhorrent.

[@derpenaz5895]

@@elenna_alexiaI worked at a skating rink for a while and the owner was like this. Your gonna be an ass to my staff? Get the fuck out I don’t want your business. I may have disliked several of his more bigoted views, but I respected the fuck out of hun as a leader. They were never rude to people first, but treated people the way they treated others. Wish more people were like them

[@cr1tikal_arc]

​@@derpenaz5895i'm curious as to what his "bigoted" views may have been lmao

[@querent15]

The only lawsuit I have ever been involved in, the attorney asked me what it was worth. I told him I had no idea. My anger was about the lack of communication and the lack of follow-through in the admission nurse causing a nurse at night to make a mistake. I wanted changes in policy. The only money I thought needed to be involved in the hospital was the cost of the patient care and her subsequent surgeries to fix her injuries. Sometimes it is not just about money.

[@MonkeyJedi99]

I think that falls under injunctive relief, and some occupations will not allow even a hint of that. Want your neighbor to stop parking on your roses? Courts can make that part of the settlement. Want police to stop driving down your street at 20MPH over the speed limit as kids are coming home from school? Not likely.

[@jimland7176]

I had a similar one, but I was more wanting to be a PITA. It was a landlord that did wrong, and they know they did wrong but they laughed in my face because they thought I wasn't going to do anything. Well to me every day the lawsuit went on was a victory because I knew the lawyer had to get paid. I still got my money in the end.

[@bendystrawz2832]

"You're probably not a fit for us." That's a very polite way of saying "fuck off."

[@jerseyjoyride1316]

Honestly that was my favorite reason for them turning down a client.

[@AutumnBeaty]

Um I think this dude might actually say, "Fuck you ." He's fucking blunt

[@Axius27]

That's the response for most of my job applications. Makes sense, unfortunately. They want experienced IT admins, and I just graduated. Not exactly a great alignment of our mutual needs.

[@shmockette7158]

​@@Axius27Lie to them, they dont deserve the truth as a business

[@Goldeneye3336]

​@shmockette7158 They do deserve the truth. You done fucking up lying ?

[@ChrystinamarieWellington]

All seems like valid reasons. Cases take many hours to years to go through, being able to cull the heard from the jump is the best thing for your business.

[@finalcountdown3210]

How do you handle clients who just don't tell you the whole truth about the situation. I had a friend who left out so many issues to her family court lawyer that the lawyer just dropped her

[@MikeRafiLawyer]

I’d have done the same.

[@Justin-tp1mx]

​@@MikeRafiLawyerit's called privacy

[@NotBavarian]

​@@Justin-tp1mxWell your attorney needs a full story. Without knowing what happened in your case, they can't do their job

[@NotAdachiPeople]

@@Justin-tp1mxCool, you get your privacy, they get their ability to deny you. Is it worth it?

[@prithvisukka9271]

@@Justin-tp1mxno

[@Rustman80]

Clients with an unwinnable case, unreasonable expectations, and a bad attitude? I'm a Public Defender. That just sounds like an average work day.

[@MikeRafiLawyer]

You get paid nonetheless. Thanks for doing what you do.

[@Rustman80]

@MikeRafiLawyer lol. Truth. That is the tradeoff. Pay isn't great, but I don't have to worry about where it's coming from or whether I'll have to try to collect on it. Not sure how the algorithm decided that your shorts needed to find their way into my reel, but I'm glad they're there. I'm under no illusions that there's not a marketing incentive too, but I like seeing content that educates the public about what we do in the legal profession. It's education that is severely lacking in our society.

[@kristopherwilson506]

@@Rustman80 well, yeah... education about the legal profession is for law school. everybody can't go to law school.

[@Rustman80]

@kristopherwilson506 Is it though? I get it. The law is complex and that's why we have people like myself and Mr. Rafi that can guide people through the nuance and technical minutia that is our legal systems and processes... but that doesn't mean we can't give people a basic education of what the judicial branch of government does and how it works. Every one of us that graduated high school can probably talk about what a president does in general terms, or how an election works, or recite, close to verbatim, Schoolhouse Rock's How a Bill becomes a Law. Very little attention is paid to the court systems, and that is the one branch that most people are probably going to interact with directly at some point in their lives. You don't need a law degree to have an understanding of basic stuff like: what is a trial? What is it for? What does an attorney do generally? What does a judge do? What's the difference between criminal and civil court, and why do we have separate courts? What are the functions of a court? What is probate and what does the Register in Probate do? What are a person's constitutional rights? That's not an exhaustive list, but there isn't anything there that would be out of reach of a high school student. It's pretty basic stuff. I'm not expecting some 17 year old HS senior to give me an in-depth analysis explaining the rule against perpetuities here.

[@rawbarbie]

As a fellow practicing attorney- totally agree that saying no to certain people is important.

[@ethosari2029]

All great reasons! Very ethical and honest approach to your profession.

[@travisminneapolis]

I never want a customer who will be angry at me even when I do my job 100% right....❤

[@Justin-ox2xn]

I like that he’s honest! It’s not about the money for him

[@johnokazaki7967]

Your work ethic continously amazes me, I will stand by it: you are a great person, and a great lawyer!

[@LemonK24]

curious what should average people know about injury law that you think should be taught in school or other basic forms of education to help alleviate unpreparedness or ignorance in general?

[@T3RD5ify]

Honestly I think the most important thing to know is that personal injury can vary a lot depending where you live. Even the best lawyers don’t know everything, being a good lawyer is about knowing how to do thorough research/writing, and knowing who to call to cover your blind spots. Most personal injury or medical malpractice attorneys operate on a contingent basis, so usually you can get a free consult. If you think you have a case, reach out to a firm with a good reputation.

[@afcgeo882]

Little to nothing, but that doesn’t stop most people from feeling like experts.

[@nessat6335]

"What do you mean I don't have a case? That child called me Karen!!11!!11" LOL

[@henrycarlson7514]

So Wise , Thank You

[@whitneymcknugget2996]

It's nice to see a lawyer who cares about politeness 😊

[@gram247]

These videos should be mandatory for all law school students. Mike Rafi gives great advice.

[@junkyardog302]

I have alot of respect for that 3rd reason

[@danjbundrick]

That last one is almost certainly true in many sectors. At my pharmacy, I could almost certainly accomplish nearly anything that you want me to do that's legal. You want that medication changed to something that's best for you, and you want it in your hands RIGHT NOW because you're leaving for a trip tomorrow? Can do. But if you're a jerk? You talk down to my technicians? Sorry, it's not possible. Your doctor isn't answering. Bye.

[@Draco137YT]

Just realized bro looks like a Pixar character

[@MikeRafiLawyer]

Which one? Or do I get my own?

[@Draco137YT]

@@MikeRafiLawyer You, sir, get your very own.

[@alphoex3359]

to me he looks more like Shawn Ashmore

[@i12nil8]

3rd reason should be the 1st reason. It's not hard to treat people like people.

[@MulkeyBlueQuartet]

The more i learn about lawers, the more respect i have for them (generally of course) Legal Eagle was my awakening lol Now i wanna learn more about law and also save to habe a lawer for my music production and such. Before i learned and knew more about lawering(sp) i honestly wouldn't have understood the importance of something like that, as an artist who also would have a lot of legal clearances to make due to sampling and political advocacy(politics part is less of a thing, bit its nice to habe the law on your side, and not in the "police" fashion lol It is refreshing

[@MikeRafiLawyer]

Thanks! And I’m glad

[@MulkeyBlueQuartet]

@@MikeRafiLawyer hell yeah haha ✌️

[@LilJbm1]

​@@MulkeyBlueQuartet yeah I used to have a generally negative view of lawyers but since having to go to court myself and getting a good attorney, I've actually really liked them. He's done prosecutions and has some friends who work in my profession so there's some mutual understanding which is great. Sometimes I just enjoy talking law with him and I'm so thankful. Especially because my initial attorneys sucked. They had bad attitudes, dismissive, blamed me hard, were not very open or communicative, couldn't properly explain their legal strategy to me. I told them multiple times I wasn't feeling represented, and I needed lawyers who REPRESENT me. They acknowledged that was a problem, but refused to change what they said we should argue in court even though I stated they would be making me lie about what I really wanted. And all they could say was "trust me bro. I'm the legal guy. The judge will think you are an AH" My new attorneys properly explain our strategy and in ways I actually understand (I'm not stupid) they even send me the laws to read in order to help if needed since we are a team. And they happened to think my prior lawyer's strategy was totally asinine. They charged less, and won me more. The old attorneys didn't even get KEY SUBPOENAs done in the 4 weeks leading to trial. My new attorneys had to rush them the week leading up, and they did a great job. I didn't even know that there was no subpoena filed! I was misled! Really think they were intentionally sabotaging my case.. but there are great lawyers out there!

[@angellynn7104]

My family is considering a lawsuit. My mom believes it’s possible it could give us millions. I want to make sure, before she consults a lawyer, to tell her to keep an open mind (especially when speaking to the lawyer lmao) We’re poor, so almost any amount of money that’s possible from a suit like this could be life changing for us. (Plus my father deserves it for what hes suffered through)

[@Cutie22704]

How can I contact your law firm? I would like a line of contact just in the event I need some legal help

[@MikeRafiLawyer]

Google me - I’m pretty easy to find

[@cadenhewett1342]

I woulda thought he would have said somthing about the case not being their area of expertise.

[@teaboone]

What about having a case but the other side doesn’t have any/enough coverage?

[@Dusty_Moonpie]

Being as the firm/lawyer get a percentage of the money I win, I would never think he could have gotten me more.

[@violetvengance202]

(Raises hand) Question: if you are part of a class action suit what is a reasonable expectation for contact from your lawyer with updates? We never hear from the firm we went with after 8mo I contacted them just to find out if everything was still going or if they needed anything more and asked for an update every 6mo even if the update was "no new update atm" and was told that was unreasonable for a class action.

[@afcgeo882]

That is not unreasonable. A 10 minute call every 6 months? Not unreasonable at all.

[@violetvengance202]

@@afcgeo882 Thank you!

[@afcgeo882]

@@violetvengance202 What’s even more reasonable though is an email on the case’s progress every 6 months to all the litigants, even if there is no progress (which is common).

[@jericho86]

Attitude is so important. If I answer the phone and you're hostile and belligerent to me, the person who you want to solve your problem, you better believe I'm sending you elsewhere.

[@marcusfrakes5430]

In my experience, if a lawyer that is getting a cut tells you it's only worth X, it's probably only worth X. If they thought they could get a bigger check, they would for both you and themselves

[@fu3zy]

my kid's freinds mom is a divorce lawyer. she said that 3rd reason is one of her biggest readons. she doesnt want petty, vindictive clients

[@genth3575]

Do American lawyers not have the "first cab off the rank" rule? Where I'm from it's considered an ethical requirement that a lawyer must accept a client if they have capacity, it is in an area of the law they profess to be competent in, and the client is able to pay.

[@Kingdomkey123678]

We have public defenders who can’t turn down cases but only applies to criminal cases

[@afcgeo882]

No, we do not. A lawyer won’t reject a reasonable case from a reasonable person anyway. Why would they? They like money! Attorneys spend crazy amounts of money on marketing to find work.

[@genth3575]

@afcgeo882 well, several reasons. If they think a case will be too difficult they may refuse on the basis of preserving a better record of winning cases, it may be on a matter (SA for example) they believe would damage their reputation, or, unfortunately they may be straight up bigots who want to deny people access to legal services because of race, gender, sexuality etc. Historically this happened and people were denied legal services, so the ethical guideline was made to prevent that.

[@afcgeo882]

@@genth3575 Literally no lawyer cares about their “record”. No one keeps track and it honestly doesn’t matter. Some cases you will win and other cases you will lose. No one turns it down on that aside from the fact that sometimes you see that the case stinks and there’s no chance at winning it. Then you won’t get paid and your client won’t be happy, so why take it? We’ve taken cases where our clients paid us despite us telling them the odds are not good.

[@amethonys2798]

​@@genth3575 No one cares about the record though. There's a reason all promotional material is "We've earned X millions of dollars for our clients" and not "We win Y percent of our cases". Especially since "win" is a very subjective term depending on who you ask especially in PI where a lot of it gets settled out of court (is a $5,000 settlement a "win"?)

[@socialcreditsystemofthepro1634]

my man with the 222. holy shit im jealous

[@betmowinmo1292]

What happens if a rich client doesn’t want contingency. Do you bill by the hour? Does it factor in your decision to accept the client?

[@MikeRafiLawyer]

I have never had someone want me to work on an hourly basis (besides when I did defense work).

[@jasonhazard6664]

Thank u

[@HinoTestsuExtra]

If I’m not mistaken you’re an accident lawyer? Do you know anything that would help with an employee who’s job violated the ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act) as well as the equal opportunities situation?

[@afcgeo882]

Report them.

[@jasonhazard6664]

Im happy 😊

[@Sean-el1kx]

Is the case worth more than you think I watched video you said somebody making 30000 year wouldn't make million dollars in their life time but somebody who started working at 22 retires at 62 so works 40 yrs 40 yrs times 30 a year is 1.2 million

[@jasonhazard6664]

Thank please

[@austinbrown5426]

My father had an implanted pain pump from medtronics that malfunctioned and caused an overdose, causing serious damage to his heart. Around two years later, he got very ill and he passed away mainly because his heart was so weak it couldn't support his body anymore. We haven't been able to find an attorney that wants to take the case, even though they say we probably do have a strong case for a lawsuit. It seems nobody wants to mess with one of the largest implant manufacturers in the world. Do you have any advice on what we could do to find someone to represent us?

[@afcgeo882]

It’s not the size. It’s the complexity. Did the autopsy show the pump was at fault?

[@WayneWest-ve1rt]

Yes!

[@misteratoz]

Bro is wearing a vacheron 222. Clearly hes doing something right

[@OaseDaniel]

If you’re not turning down some clients, you haven’t made it yet

[@Lucas-ky4cn]

All three reasons totally understandable

[@Thisthat1234]

Historique 222 are hard to get 👀

[@MikeRafiLawyer]

I believe I got the first one in North America.

[@jasonhazard6664]

😊thank u

[@jasonhazard6664]

Im happy

[@trentw6806]

This is probably redundant but also people whos cases are not your area of expertise. Its obvious but im a pedantic youtube commenter so

[@dreamwolf7302]

My lawsuit against Pfizer is worth, according to my wifes grandfather, around 2.2 mil. We are asking for 6mil, because we know they will negotiate it down. Once they actually see us in court. They've been stalling for 9 years. Funny part is, our requested amount goes up each year, because of my son's increasing medical expenses, and we have bills, statements, and other things proving our costs. When we first went after them, the amount the case was worth, was only about 200k, and we were asking 1 mil.

[@VarissNI]

this dude just reminds me of wesley evers from the rookie

[@georgios_5342]

If I was in America, I'd love to work in your firm

[@dakadoodle6295]

This dude has a insane watch collection

[@MikeRafiLawyer]

Thanks

[@charlespletzke8311]

All very logical and good reasoning, but I would hope the most common reason is actually “we don’t focus on the right specific area of law for your case, but here’s a list of lawyers that we recommend for your type of case”

[@afcgeo882]

Referrals aren’t really rejections, but you’re right, it is the most common reason my firm doesn’t take a case. Law has lots of specialties.

[@XoIoRouge]

@MikeRafiLawyer Is the monetary value of the lawsuit (100k, 1m, etc) a choice, or set in stone? Call it OCD or ADHD or whatever, but I *cannot stand* seeing money with a 1 followed by a bunch of 0s. No matter how many zeros, I feel like it's a scam. The LOWEST value with that many digits. Could I get a case won for $123,456.78?

[@afcgeo882]

1. Treat your condition. 2. Juries based on awards on evidence, not fantasies.

[@mattc6018]

Couldn't help but notice that being a liar wasn't on the list...

[@vernonbrana8205]

I'm sure he drops them too. Ours do. If our firm sees a lot of red flags, that you're lying to us, using the system for a payday, we WILL drop you. If we can't trust you, no can do. Our team will say, if you feel like this person is hiding something from us, he's out.

[@NickTx823]

Talk to me crazy and you're gonna get it back. I don't care what your job title or degree is.

[@dextermatney4651]

I'm in need of a good attorney that can represent me in west virginia let me know if you can help or know someone reputable thanks

[@afcgeo882]

What type of law?

[@conzmoleman]

a vacheron today, at least 2 patek nautilus from other videos… holy cow you’ve got some dough

[@1johnnygunn]

What if you've been blacklisted, I called every lawyer.I could get a hold of in a two county radius from my hometown. Nobody would represent me.Then all of a sudden out of the blue.My former attorney calls me back.... I have to wonder

[@ValkyrieTiara]

I have to wonder what details you're leaving out. You had an attorney, and left them to go around to a bunch of others who all refused you? Why did you leave? I'm betting you were the problem.

[@afcgeo882]

There are no blacklists among lawyers. None of them have time to bother with that. Your issue is your case or you yourself.

[@amethonys2798]

​@afcgeo882 I'm pretty sure the only "blacklist" that would even remotely exist would be where you literally cannot be represented by a specific firm due to some sort of compromising connection, but even that would only apply to a handful at most. It's more than likely one of the three reasons listed in the video and every firm saw at least one of them.

[@csmith7404]

I wish i believed there were 40 of these guys in my state.

[@afcgeo882]

Your beliefs are your personal issues.

[@Wyvernnnn]

Why do they care if the client is happy i don't get it

[@rishiaman2288]

👏👏

[@dojelnotmyrealname4018]

I feel like the first two could be combined into "they're not going to get what they want."

[@bca701]

The first lawyer I ever cold called said I didn’t have a case. Then he said he was about to hang up on me. Then He sent me a letter to call if I needed anything else. It was weird.

[@MikeRafiLawyer]

That’s called a declaration letter. He told you no verbally, but then followed up in writing. It’s proof that he does not represent you if you ever later claim he does.

[@christiandavidleondeboyefa4108]

# 1 reson they will be a but head the whole time

[@jennanderson1772]

Turning down clients?? *laughs in public defender*

[@afcgeo882]

You get paid regardless of what happens and you don’t actually interact with your clients.

[@robertsteinbach7325]

The Public Defender: And I get the guy that broke into the hospital, fought the staff, ate his ex-wife's baby, said "it tasted like chicken", and he proudly said so and admitted that he did it out of revenge to the police. Now he is eyeing me like I'm lunch and he won't take a plea deal. My life sucks.

[@TheSleepSteward]

But how do you know if they're only worth 100k? I'd imagine they'd have a pretty good idea of how much their pain is worth.

[@justicedunham4088]

What the actual price of medical expenses are, actual cost of property damage, what kind of insurance coverage you have (if suing your own insurance), and then likely just expensive. He knows what the caps are, he knows your job and salary, he knows what juries typically award for different injuries

[@mnm1273]

Why would they? Quantifying the cost of pain as a monetary sum is a hard task. Knowing the legally accurate value would need multiple points of references and the jury is going to have the same outsider perspective as the lawyer.

[@semimba]

The #1 reason I turn down a lawyer is because they are a jerk and think a JD degree trumps everything else. I guess we have something in common

[@The_Greebler]

4. Conflict search came back 😔

[@pflume1]

That third one is hilarious coming from an attorney.

[@MikeRafiLawyer]

Why? I’m in a customer service business. Why would I want to customer that I can’t make happy?

[@MultiSaintsfan123]

I swear people watched Suits once and think all lawyers are slimy, arrogant assholes

[@justicedunham4088]

@@MultiSaintsfan123most people thought that long before the show suits existed. Art imitates life. And there are plenty of slimy lawyers to give the good ones a bad name

[@afcgeo882]

@@justicedunham4088There are some, but most lawyers want a good reputation because that makes them money long-term.

[@AdamMPick]

The first reason is lack of funds, for sure.

[@YTho-ev1ej]

Where I’m from lawyers must provide a costs agreement which sets out their costs. It is then up to the client if they want to proceed. If the client falls behind on fees then the lawyer will drop them, which is understandable because, just like doctors, accountants, engineers etc, they don’t work for free. Ultimately the ball is in the client’s court as they are aware of costs. It is sad however that there is a relationship between someone’s wealth and the level of justice they receive. The same goes for healthcare and everything else in life unfortunately too

[@Roms.alvarado]

He’s a PI attorney, PI attorneys don’t charge anything upfront. Gets paid if they win the case. By “they don’t have a case” he’s referring to a case with lack of proof, terrible liability, or insufficient injuries.

[@mnm1273]

No. Because that's not how he works.

[@volodyanarchist]

This KZbin short got stock for me in a loop and i had to listen to it again and again for 5 minutes. I believe i deserve 1m dollars for that. Who will take my case?

[@lklobs]

But... What if I'm a jerk with a 100 MILLION DOLLAR case???

[@robertsteinbach7325]

Good luck.

[@lklobs]

@@robertsteinbach7325 its okay im neither

[@TheKitsuneOnihane]

My boyfriend is always speaking down to people. But that's because when you're 6'3 you rarely have anyone to look up to.

[@ragingnixon3235]

If you're a jerk, and speak down to people, you're hired

[@violetheise4717]

Is it a filter or something? So many of these videos look AI.

[@BobertTheThirdson]

So .... 99.99999999999999999% of the people who say they're going to sue because of a late fee will get turned down even in the rare istance the case is viable just because they're jerks 😂

[@ohenrysservicesjeep233]

Lawyers are evil

[@robertsteinbach7325]

Lawyers are lawful evil, which comes quite in handy during a legal fight.

[@frozenheart7133]

The 4th is if they are a tenant because lawyers only help landlords...

[@hell594]

Nah lawyers helps anyone who has the money to afford them. (Which most tenants don't, while landlords are leeches who probably have a whole team protecting them)

[@mnm1273]

Both comments are wrong. He works with no upfront costs and specifically helps people who don't have the money. Because he only makes money if they make money.

[@frozenheart7133]

@@hell594 I spent months looking for anyone to take my case in Michigan. If you can find a single lawyer that would take a case for tenants that isn't through legal aid, I'd be willing to pay you.

[@hell594]

@@mnm1273 dude we are discussing about lawyers in general and you are out here describing one specific lawyer. Yes he is great but he's not a general population

[@mnm1273]

@@hell594 First of all you're still wrong. The norm for the kind of lawyers he's talking about is his model. It makes far more sense to work like that when the whole point is the victim doesn't have the money. Secondly, this video is the list of reasons that a specific lawyer refuses people. He added an example to that list, he was talking about that specific lawyer.

[@egay86292]

classic blame the victim.

[@mnm1273]

He's not blaming anyone. He's explaining the scenarios where he won't work for someone.

[@robertsteinbach7325]

If the victim is acting stupid and has stupid expectations, yes, blame the victim for only those stupid actions. Just because they have a case doesn't mean they get to determine the amount or get to treat him like garbage.

[@MarkelMathurin]

Something a woman would say

[@theknob1]

This lawyer wants only the easy money. Not what is right but the easy money. So he's looking for volume.

[@MikeRafiLawyer]

I don’t think you can be any more wrong. Our firm’s average case value is more than $500k and we have less than 25 cases per lawyer. High volume lawyers have hundreds of cases per lawyer. We are literally the opposite of a volume shop. We choose not to represent people whose cases aren’t winnable (no one should take these cases), have unreasonable expectations and can’t be reasoned with, or are jerks. Again, the opposite of a high volume firm.

[@FrankAaron]

Did you listen to the short? Volume is the least of his concern. Username checks out though - you’re clearly a knob. THE knob even.

[@Locutus]

Feel free to study law, then setup your own practice, then take on every single case, winnable or not and let us know how you get on. There are law firms that are hired guns, where they take on any case, win or lose, as long as you shake some dollar bills, they will take your case. Do you want a lawyer that can focus on your case, that you know wants you to win? Or do you want a lawyer that just takes your money, win or lose?

[@LoneWolf343]

Got news about literally every single professional you're going to encounter in life, pal. It's how they can afford to stay professionals.

[@gram247]

He is giving realistic information. Many clients I ever dealt with wanted millions when their case wasn’t worth the paper it was written on.

[@pflume1]

It a system that you have to hire someone, pay them 25% to 33%, to receive money from an Entity, than either I or someone else paid to protect us, you still want us to kiss your @$$. We need a new system.

[@MultiSaintsfan123]

You understand you don't HAVE to hire a lawyer for anything right? You're fully able to represent yourself.

[@mnm1273]

He didn't say you had to suck up he just said he didn't want to deal with rudeness. If you see "I don't work for rude people" and feel targeted then you're a rude person.

[@afcgeo882]

Whom did you pay to protect you from what?

[@MarkelMathurin]

Typical monkey behaviour, you don't understand courtesy

[@conorhallahan9625]

Kinda a dick move to not take a client cuz they expect to much. You want a mil so now instead of getting you 100k imma get you nothing.

[@JayFreely]

How is that a dick move? Why even bother attempting to help someone who doesn't want the best you can provide?

[@MikeRafiLawyer]

I am not in the business of taking in clients whose expectations I can never meet. That’s not good for anyone involved.

[@LoneWolf343]

One of the ethical guidelines of being a lawyer is that you're supposed to give your client a realistic expectation of the outcome of their case. Not only is he not being a dick by turning away clients who have unrealistic expectations, it's considered ethical to do so. It's not a dick move to say you can't work miracles.

[@HariSeldon913]

@@MikeRafiLawyer I'm sure you know the firms that will go after the unrealistic payouts. Do you point the unreasonable clients toward them?

[@thesecondderivative8967]

​@@HariSeldon913 I don't know if he will but if I were him and they pester me, I just will. Not my business and I have already told them what I think their case is worth

[@billydelacey]

In other words, "1. There's no guarantee of money in it. 2. There's no guarantee of money in it. 3. There's no guarantee of money in it."

[@afcgeo882]

There are never guarantees of money.

[@robertsteinbach7325]

If he takes your case the only guarantee you get is that he gives it the "old college try". There are no guarantees in civil court. There are no guarantees in any court. Anything can happen.

[@MarkelMathurin]

Would you work without the prospect of money?

[@billydelacey]

@@MarkelMathurin Good job intentionally missing the point.