Who is the sleaziest lawyer in YOUR town?

[OneCentStamp]

(reply with evidence, where possible)

Here in Houston, it's Jim Adler, who refers to himself as "The Texas Hammer," or sometimes simply as "The Tough Smart Lawyer," which only gets worse the more you think about it.

How on earth can you finish law school without being able to pronounce "lawyer?"

[Marsilia]

He's a "New Orleans original" with offices along the Gulf Coast.

[Feirefiz]

Unfortunately (?) our lawyers aren't allowed to advertise. After all it's not a business.

[OneCentStamp]

He's a "New Orleans original" with offices along the Gulf Coast.

Sugar Ray, say it ain't so. How much could he be paying you?

[OneCentStamp]

Unfortunately (?) our lawyers aren't allowed to advertise. After all it's not a business.

This aspect - the bottom-feeding personal injury lawyer - is one of the aspects of American culture I find most embarrassing.

[Sarahfeena]

Peter Francis Geraci "As Seen on TV!"

Feirefiz: traditionally, lawyers do not advertise here, either, though it's not illegal. It's considered more a matter of ethics. The only guys you see advertising are these ambulance-chasing types.

[Glazer]

One Call That's All!

[OtakuLoki]

There is a very heavily advertised local law firm that I think takes the title from the former champion: Jim "The Hammer" Shapiro, whose practice was so shoddy he got censured, and barred from practicing law for a year, both in NY and FL.



But he's not the current winner. IMNSHO, the winner is the law firm that was giving usurious 'loans' to its clients, and then when that came to light, the senior partner was censured, and barred from practicing law for six months. In effect, for about a year, the senior partner was unable to continue as part of the firm. So for that year, the Cellino & Barnes firm was known solely as the Barnes firm. Now Cellino is back, and they're still advertising heavily. They've got a decent rep for philanthropic efforts, and aren't as annoying as the old Hammer ads, but I can't forget what they'd been doing. I think it's also amusing that their page on Wikipedia makes no mention, whatsoever, about the legal problems. And I suspect that the obvious suspect is someone associated with the firm doing damage control. At any rate: So I don't get hit with libel, or slander, allow me to post this link to substantiate my understanding of the history.


A current ad


An ad from the great hiatus

[Cluricaun]

This is Charles Binder from the nationwide Social Security scam law firm of Binder and Binder.



This is Max Hardcore, producer and star of the most violent pornography ever made.

[OneCentStamp]

^^^ I had never heard of this guy, but his Wiki article was making me laugh out loud.


No, I'm not talking about Charles Binder.