The claim is often heard that, with the possible exception of Wall Street financiers, there is no other group that has had a more damaging impact on the economy than trial lawyers. Persons making this claim seem to forget that trial lawyers represent both plaintiffs and defendants. Railing against trial lawyers is akin to killing the messenger. It is plaintiffs who seek compensation from defendants to redress acts that have harmed them. Thus, it could be said that it is greedy or careless people who both invite and initiate law suits who are more damaging to the economy.
Some say that, despite the plaintiffs, there is the evidence that trial lawyers are a greedy bunch, when many cases are taken with a promise of payment only if a monetary settlement or award is achieved. I maintain that, if contingency fees are what drives justice for the oppressed, so be it.
Sure, we are a litigious society, but would you rather we obtain recompense for harm by violent retribution? Is there a better system based on free enterprise than the one we have?
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