Bert x CEO Lawyer: The Worst Lawyers Out There

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🗓️ 18 October 2023

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This episode is sponsored by CEO Lawyer. Ali Awad and Bert are back with their bi-weekly talks about all things personal injury, social media, and business. In today’s segment, they discuss the red flags to look out for when contacting a lawyer after you get in an accident. So if you’ve been in a wreck recently, or know someone who has, be sure to give this episode a listen. Visit ceolawyer.com/bert for more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Look, while the industry might be changing, lawyers still have a brand, and in any industry
0:05.6	you're going to have really great ones and you're going to have ones that really, really suck.
0:08.9	So what are the red flags immediately for when somebody calls an attorney?
0:15.7	You can feel that this is more of a money grab than it is personal.
0:19.8	I love this question.
0:21.3	Okay, here's the first major red flag.
0:24.2	They ask for a loan within 24 hours.
0:27.1	So they get in an accident and within 24 hours they need a cash advance because they
0:30.9	need to make rent.
0:31.9	They need to pay for their car.
0:32.9	They need to pay utility bills.
0:33.9	They got child support, whatever.
0:34.9	And I'm like, okay, hold on.
0:36.9	What was your plan before you got in the accident?
0:39.6	Okay, so you're taking this from the client's perspective.
0:43.2	This is the lawyer's perspective.
0:45.3	If a client is requesting a loan within 24 hours of the accident happening, it means that
0:50.5	they've been in accidents before.
0:52.0	They know that these loans are out there.
0:56.0	These are loan sharks, by the way.
0:57.6	They charge you like 100% interest and bill it to the case.
1:01.2	So when the case is resolved, you have to pay 100% annual interest because they're taking
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