If you are Google "Kerrville/Fredericksburg Criminal Defense Attorney" the first entry that comes up will be a paid ad. Chances are it will be for a law firm, we'll call it Dewey Cheatum & Howe, that claims to be one of the biggest criminal defense firms in Texas with 15 offices all over the state. They claim all sorts of award and have little emblems for them: The National TOP 100 Trial Lawyers, Newsweek Nationwide Top Attorneys, Voted Best Law Firm, Time Magazine 2013 Legal Leader, etc. I and every lawyer I know gets solicited several times a week to be included in one of these "Super-Lawyers" or Best Lawyers lists. Just have to pay a hefty fee and you're in.
Their site strongly implies that a board certified criminal specialist will work your case. They have a long, long list - I mean pages and pages - of serious cases they claim they got dismissed, but give no details at all. BTW, all this violates State Bar advertising rules. For February this year they claim to have gotten almost 50 dismissals.
I have never heard of this "firm" before seeing their web ad. None of the lawyers I've asked in the Hill Country and San Antonio know them. If they were as big time and badass as they claim, don't you think other lawyers would know them or at least of them?
I am seriously pissed off about what, in my opinion, is misleading advertising, to put it politely. I happen to be board certified in two areas - criminal law and civil trial law, and I worked hard for almost 40 years to get to the level I'm at. I have friends and colleagues who are very qualified and capable lawyers - right here in Kerrville and Fredericksburg. A deceptive advertising campaign like this firm I'm talking about is unfair to us and to the people who are in the biggest trouble of their lives.
Before you hire a lawyer go to Lawyers.com and research them. Look for the 'av' rating, which indicates highest ethical standards and competence. And that's by the oldest, most respected ratings service in the country, Martindale-Hubbell, not some bogus award.
Their site strongly implies that a board certified criminal specialist will work your case. They have a long, long list - I mean pages and pages - of serious cases they claim they got dismissed, but give no details at all. BTW, all this violates State Bar advertising rules. For February this year they claim to have gotten almost 50 dismissals.
I have never heard of this "firm" before seeing their web ad. None of the lawyers I've asked in the Hill Country and San Antonio know them. If they were as big time and badass as they claim, don't you think other lawyers would know them or at least of them?
I am seriously pissed off about what, in my opinion, is misleading advertising, to put it politely. I happen to be board certified in two areas - criminal law and civil trial law, and I worked hard for almost 40 years to get to the level I'm at. I have friends and colleagues who are very qualified and capable lawyers - right here in Kerrville and Fredericksburg. A deceptive advertising campaign like this firm I'm talking about is unfair to us and to the people who are in the biggest trouble of their lives.
Before you hire a lawyer go to Lawyers.com and research them. Look for the 'av' rating, which indicates highest ethical standards and competence. And that's by the oldest, most respected ratings service in the country, Martindale-Hubbell, not some bogus award.
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