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kingdom for an honest lawyer.... Hey, what the hell is going on out there? More and more every day I'm hearing of lawyers charging up to 40 percent plus to residential school survivors and their lawsuits against church and state.
I'm hearing of lawyers getting into trouble with their own law associations and the Law itself for their unprincipled tactics in rounding up residential school survivors as clients and the prohibitive hidden charges they're padding their bills with.
Have we gotten rid of one sleazy white profession - the white clergy - only to run into another one - greedy white lawyers? Who says we have to put up with this new shit? If you haven't selected the law firm you wish to represent you then be damn careful. Make sure the bottom line and all other hidden charges are laid out on the table and properly discussed before signing anything. These guys can be as slippery as an eel in a barrel of snot!
I don't know if it's so bad yet that you have to hire a second lawyer to make sure that the first one is an honest and straight shooter. My God, is there no goddamn end to these white people? Is there an honest lawyer anywhere in Canada? How do our people go about finding him or her or it? This is adding whole new dimensions to the notion of unscrupulous and slimy bottom-feeders.
You may want to consider dropping the law firm you've retained and seriously setting off in search of an honest man - or woman. They can probably charge you for "services rendered to date" but that is all they can do. Everybody knows you can't get blood out of a stone. Let the buggers sue us and take their turn at waiting around for the money to start rolling in. We're as poor as church mice out here in Indian Country and everybody damn well knows it!. Let them go ahead and sue us! See how far they get with that tactic.
A few western law firms come to mind, who shall for obvious reasons remain nameless at this time. Wouldn't want to give the buggers any clever ideas of laying a law suit against me. Wouldn't do them a damn bit of good but why be bothered. A few have aroused the ire of their own law associations- and significant others - for the seedy manner in which they are "encouraging" potential - and hurting - clients to sign up. Some of the bottom lines that they're charging for their "services" are outrageous, to say the least. I've heard of a few in the 40 percent plus range. The western mainline newspapers are filled with these kind of stories. It's public knowledge. Check it out. Check out your own lawyer. Please don't leave these kind of things to lawyers. Don't trust lawyers.
I don't think we have to sit still for this crap from yet another group of Canadian "professionals." Enough is enough! Let them get rich at someone else's expense. Let them lay their greedy guts plans before the courts of the land. Let the real judges and honest lawyers of the country deal with them.
Here are a few questions you may want to consider: Is your chosen lawyer a dues-paying member of the very organization you wish to sue? Are you reasonable sure where his or her true loyalties lie. Does your lawyer even speak to you, other than during appointments designed to enrich his/her own coffers? Does your lawyer really listen to you, understand what you are saying or do you get the feeling he or she is just playing the part? Do you get occasional reports or even valid useful updates. Is it a struggle to get through to him or her via snail mail, e-mail, fax or telephone? Does he/she give a shit for anything other than your money?
If you're not getting the right answers to these questions you may want to consider dumping the fool, regardless of the years you've put in, and starting all over again with better representation.
You're only going to get one kick at the cat, remember that. You get one shot at the brass ring and then it's all over but the crying. Let's try and ensure you're not the one left doing the crying.