The Smart Lawyer Knows When to Say "Uncle"

It's not always about going to trial. We tell clients from the their first visit to our office that if the the case needs to go to trial, no problem. Some cases must go to trial and our law firm is prepared to do that. However and this is big, its not always about the big day in Court. A smart lawyer knows that ever case has a number and it would be foolish and frankly unethical to advise a client to go to trial if the facts would otherwise point to a defense verdict. Fortunately  its been only a few but occasionally a client will go against our advice and wind up with very bad results. So, the next time a lawyer wants to tell you about all the cases he/she  goes to trial with ask him/her to explain the firm's policy of when to settle. Read more about a New York Times article talking about the financial benefit of settlement.