You hear a lot about phony claims and huge recoveries. Whats all that about?
Mostly just hot air. The great majority of personal injury lawyers are highly reputable and ethical people who really care about their clients and the wonderful system of justice we have in this country. As for huge and unjustified recoveries, most noise about that is propaganda started by people who would like to limit the rights of injured people. Our tort and jury systems work pretty well. Most people hurt in car accidents get fair, but not inflated, value for their damages.