- Quickdraw McLaw
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Between the thousands of judicial election signs and the hundreds of personal injury firm billboards, it’s hard to go a day in Vegas without being exposed to lawyer advertising. You can rarely make it through a single commercial break on a local channel without seeing at least two commercials (we’re looking at you Glen, Adam, and Ed).
What are your thoughts on local lawyer advertising? Is it too much? Is it the way things should be? Is further “reform” needed? Who has the best ad? What do you think about Ed’s beard in his new commercials? Have you noticed the small print on the Brian Padgett billboard on I-15 that says it was donated by Ad America on behalf of property owners? What does that even mean? Does Rick Harris already have all the single digit 725 numbers locked up so he doesn’t have to change his advertising?
Also, what about another form of advertising? As a commenter mentioned, the Super (yawn) Lawyers 2014 list is out. Why is this list so different from the legal elite? As far as advertising goes, what do you think is the best bang for your buck?
Not sure which "elite" list is worse–the one you have to solicit votes for (Nevada Business Journal legal elite) or the one you have to pay for (Superlawyers). Either way it's pretty bs, but a decent marketing tool in my experience.
So it's been two days since someone claimed there's trouble at the Palais du Eglet. Must be a hoax.
shoot. I love me some juicy infighting among egos
From the SuperLawyer ad for Eglet Wall Christiansen: "What's astonishing is how a small firm from Nevada formed less than a dozen years ago has accomplished so much in so little time. Robert Eglet, Robert Adams, and Tracy Eglet founded the firm in 2003. Each of them grew up…"
Randy Mainor just sat up in his grave and said "WTF?" Rob Cottle probably would have said the same, but he was swimming Scrooge McDuck-like in his piles of money he's earned since (and which he doesn't have to share with a couple of greedy partners).
Best line: "EWC is currently trying a pharmaceutical products liability case in which its lawyers seek punitive damages in excess of $1 billion."
Probably should have omitted that sentence seeing as that case resulted in a defense verdict.
That said, if Bob Eglet doesn't deserve to be a "Super Lawyer" than who does?
compared to how he looked without the beard, bearded Ed=Evil Ed.
Stein isn't on anyone's list of best lawyers. Even the Jews don't like him.
Martindale, Legal Elite, SuperLawyers, and any other recognition is primarily used for marketing purposes. My firm does insurance defense work. When we renew our panel agreements or are asked to submit a firm resume to get on an insurance company's panel list, they always ask for our "Martindale" rating. Interestingly, they don't ask about Legal Elite, SuperLawyers or anything else. If you are going to open up an insurance defense work firm, advertising isn't going to help you too much. In fact, I don't really know how an insurance defense firm is started. I imagine that one of our partners just took work from her prior insurance defense firm.
"In fact, I don't really know how an insurance defense firm is started. I imagine that one of our partners just took work from her prior insurance defense firm."
That is precisely how ALL insurance defense firms are started. It happens at the moment a couple of mid-level partners realize they are doing the majority the work while the upper level partners are doing less work but making more money.
FYI – that's also how infighting starts in Mafia families.
LOL. The only difference is the mid-level foot soldier kills his bosses.
Regarding the House That Eglet Built – I think everybody is just too scared to share the dirt.