Phoenix
Personal Injury lawyers, like all lawyers, are a common target for humorists.
Anyone who occupies a position with high social status should be ready to
accept being the butt of jokes, but unfortunately some people have given the
jokes a life of their own, to the point where they view all lawyers as
dishonest and the entire legal system as immoral.
The
question of whether to file a lawsuit is no joke, however. Instead, it involves
serious financial, strategic, and moral considerations. When thinking about
lawsuits, it's useful to break the idea of a lawsuit down and analyze it. At
their core, all lawsuits are about justice. Phoenix Personal Injury lawyers
play a specialized role in the system, but all lawsuits are basically asking
for the same thing: Justice.
Now, surely
“justice” means different things to different people. In the papers and
on the new, we learn about all of the “frivolous lawsuits” and “greedy
claimants and lawyers”. But is that really the norm, or, is it more
likely, like EVERYTHING, that a few bad apples spoil the bunch (and get all the
publicity)?
Our United
States Constitution codified our system of justice in the US. It
established the courts and the rule of law. It makes it possible for
people to obtain justice when they are wronged or harmed. It is the only
mechanism that exists to give the weak a voice and a means of redress against
the powerful.
Remember,
the Courts are merely this: An organized forum established for the civil
and orderly resolution of disputes. That doesn’t sound so bad, does it?!
If you
believe you have been wronged or harmed, you no longer need to seek ‘eye for
and eye’ justice.
You can
file a “lawsuit”, which is, a list of your allegations and charges, in court.
In the United States,
the court will then order the other side to come to court to respond to your
charges, and be subject to the authority of the court and the justice
system. If the court decides you win, then the other side has a legal
obligation to pay you. The court can and will help you enforce this
obligation. Without such a system, without the ability to seek a remedy
for your wrongs or harms, and a system that makes the other side submit to the
process, where would we be? Certainly, the word ‘anarchy’ comes to mind.
Is a trial
bad? No. In fact, a ‘trial’ is merely the end process of a civil
dispute that the parties have not been able to resolve on their own. Under the
law if the United States, this end result is decided by a judge, or, a jury of
our peers. How fair is that?? If the bickering sides cannot agree,
then a group of regular citizens is chosen to hear the evidence and decide the
dispute for them. Really, is there a better system anywhere in the world.
Not hardly. In fact, not even close.
Believe it
or not, Phoenix Personal Injury lawyers are in the Justice business, and the
best of them never forget it. Lawsuits are simply means to that end, and,
contrary to what is sometimes portrayed on television, they are neither cynical
get-rich-quick schemes nor anger-fueled proxy fights where no one wins but the
lawyers.
Actually,
the vast majorities of lawsuits never go to trial and are settled very much as
a business negotiation would be. The attorneys involved a few bad apples
notwithstanding) are ethical, honest, hard-working professionals who use their
education and knowledge of the law to represent their clients as best as
possible. Phoenix Personal Injury lawyers know this is not always the way
they're perceived, which is why they hold themselves to a higher standard than
society asks of virtually any other profession.
In this
country, no one is either beneath or above the law; everyone must be
responsible for the harm that they do, and lawsuits are often the best and
perhaps only example of an arena where being right trumps being powerful,
popular, or privileged.
“No man is above the law and no man is below it; nor do
we ask any man’s permission when we ask him to obey it”. Theodore
Roosevelt
It is
crucial to understand that if you have been wrongfully harmed, you have rights
which can only be vindicated by filing a suit in court. It is important to have
the guidance of an experienced Phoenix
personal injury lawyer to ensure that you get the compensation you deserve. To
speak with a professional Arizona
personal injury lawyer who specializes in helping victims, call Zachar Law Firm
at (602) 494-4800 or visit www.zacharassociates.com.