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Old 03-07-2004, 11:02 PM   #6
smoothmoniker
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You know that when lawyers take those cases, it's entirely contingeny based, right? They spend thousands of hours on cases, often pay all costs (DNA testing, expert witnesses, travel, everything) out of pocket, and only recoup when they win. Which doesn't happen as often as everything thinks. We only see the big money winners on TV, never the hunndreds of claims that go nowhere.

I got no problem with somebody who's willing to take that kind of risk, based entirely on their belief that the case is a just cause and will eventually pay off. I got no problem with them being rewarded when they're right.

-sm
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