Clients Are The Real Cause Of Frivolous Lawsuits, Not Lawyers

There do seem to be a large number of unwarranted lawsuits out there...lawsuit lotto players, vindictive folks needing to satisfy their ego, and plenty of petty crap is brought to the legal system.

It never ceases to amaze me that people blame the lawyers for the plaintiffs. I guess it should be of no surprise that the lawyers catch all the blame. Simply look how the media reports occurances in lawsuits. Articles typically say "Lawyers for the plaintiff said ...," or something along those lines.

What they should say is "The Plaintiffs, via their lawyer, said ..." This whould be honest. The media is dishonest on many of it's reporting methods, so this is asking too much. Any time a journalist/reporter spins a story (as opposed to simply reporting the facts), he/she is doing us all a dis-service.

Without a plaintiff, a lawyer is going to sit at his desk and wait for the phone to ring. A lawyer without a client can't do much of anything, unless that lawyer is the plaintiff.

So, the next time you read an article/hear a report that seems to point that a lawyer is saying this or that, remember that a lawyer is only a hired gun. It's the client behind the lawyer who is using the lawyer as a mouthpiece. Aim your derision at the client, as he/she is the real source of your irritation.