You can hardly go for a drive, take a walk in the neighborhood, or turn on a television without being bombarded by ridiculous ads for personal injury lawyers. Are these flamboyant characters legitimate legal representation or scammers? This week, we find out how personal injury firms work, why they advertise so heavily, and how to discern a legit lawyer from a scammy "settlement mill" looking for a quick pay-day. Our guests this week are personal injury lawyer John Morgan (Morgan & Morgan), Stanford legal scholar Nora Freeman Engstrom and journalist Jose Martinez from The City Reporter. Read about Prof. Engstrom's paper on competition and contingency fees here. Jose Martinez for The City Reporter: ‘Billboard Lawyers’ Defend Ads and Tactics Amid MTA Push for Lawsuit Reform You can buy John Morgan's memoir "Life is Luck" here. For more, subscribe to our newsletter. Have a question you want us to answer? Email us at [email protected] or leave a voicemail at ‪(860) 325-0286 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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