Originally Posted by
JudyKayTee
Got to disagree with you, Smoothy. Yes, TV advertising is expensive. Not all attorneys who chose to use it are "hucksters." The economy has hit attorneys as hard as it has hit some of the others of us.
Having a reputation in the legal community does you no good unless it's your plan to represent other attorneys. No one would spend money on advertising if they didn't feel it was necessary.
I work for some of the largest law firms in my area. Almost all of the advertise. None of them are hucksters; all of them are qualified; most of them are VERY good.
That certainly doesn't mean I agree with all legal ads that are out there (one nationwide firm has a VERY misleading ad) but in my area the locals who advertise are good - and are simply looking for business.
Perhaps your experience with the legal "industry" is different from mine.
Possible... I learned early on to be on high alert when
anyone tries a hard sell. The harder someone pushes something the more likely you are to get taken, and that is almost universally true.
I don't disagree some of them are good. Just that there are enough bad ones to not make any assumptions. Be it car insurance... Kaboom cleaner, or the next bestest (intentional misspelling) labor saving invention.
Advertisers have a financial incentive to stretch the facts... not many are watching for the consumers best interests. Except in fairly rare cases. Sorting out the good from the bad isn't easy for the average person.
Spend some time in another country.. watch the TV ads... its WORSE in Europe. But I assume Canada is pretty close to our standards here... however low those may be.
Not disagreeing... just wanted to explain WHY I believe what I do.