Don't trust lawyers, don't trust anybody when it comes to money. When I hit the BIG ONE I'll find a lawyer to draw up the paperwork while the ticket is in a safety deposit box. I will then have another lawyer from another firm look over the paperwork and explain what the paperwork is about. Legally the fund to reimburse victims of Lawyers infarctions is limited in my state. Small amounts, sign it. Anything over 50 Million? Hide!!!
I was nearly killed in a car accident. One woman a week before was killed the on the exact same corner. Unused trolley tracks sitting up 8 inches above the road way, there was a dip in the road just before it that caught the frame of my car and took it for a ride. I had the brake down on the floor and it kept going until I was about a foot from hitting the side of another vehicle 1/2 block away. I had the documentation, I had pictures, I had medical bills, lost of wages, and I was in pain that seemed to burn. I was knocked unconscience at the scene. My Buick 225 Electra was actually bent into, totaled. What did my Lawyer do? Forget to inform me of the day I was supposed to appear and I lost my case. I still wonder about why he ''forgot'', why my case was mishandled. Btw, he soon after had to put his license in moth balls, and no longer able to practice law.
I have a few other cases against lawyers. The one that sold the property and took off leaving his wife and kids and our money, he left a note saying not to try to find him because we never will. I was too young at the time to know or do more. My Dad wanted to use the money to build his dream home. The newspaper clipping is still around here somewhere.
Never trust Lawyers, never give blind trust to anyone.