It’s safe to say that you have heard one or two lawyer jokes in your time. Many of those hundreds, maybe thousands, of jokes have a similar theme, “You can’t trust them.” Yet, you have to rely on them when you start a business, enter into a contract, complete a real estate transaction or develop an estate plan.
The reality is that much of the “mistrust” in lawyers results from a lack of experience or a focus on quantity of cases over quality. They might seem like a dime a dozen, but which lawyer you choose to represent your interests, matters.