Leonard’s Losers-Chattanooga Style
(This article was prepared in 2019 but I forgot to post on the silly blog.
See last article for reason!)
Now that the July 5 deadline for casting your vote in the 55-60 categories for the “Best of the Best” has passed and replenished the financial coffers of the mother paper of the New York Times we can anxiously wait for the final tally to determine the winners in the “Best Divorce Lawyer” and “Best Law Firm” classifications.
Any resemblance to any actual existing law firm in Hamilton County is purely coincidental. (Disclaimer)
Perhaps it is time to initiate a new category-------“Leonard’s Losers-Chattanooga Style.” (No disrespect to Leonard- Postosties)
A. Best Divorce Lawyer--I expect the winners to be the usual elite attorneys because they are all capable handlers of the broken families, dividing up the family assets including who gets the family pet for the next ten years, etc. However, the competition has intensified this year as even the favorites have been buying expensive newspaper ads begging the voting public to honor their firm as the best handlers of the traditional (or not traditional) forms of divorce and child support.
B. Best Law Firm—This Johnny Come Lately category in the last five years is a battle of the big boys (old firms) versus the biggest local and out-of-state media spenders on radio, television, and billboard ads, etc. in personal injury cases for plaintiffs. However, one of the relatively newcomer firms practices trying their criminal cases in their self-erected courtroom in their law office rather than just relying on the ones at the Hamilton County Courthouse and are making a big push to vie with the traditional contenders. A couple of newly located Chattanooga firms are also attempting to crack the top nine list.
There were initially ten candidates but when I learned that some misguided but loyal souls were casting votes on behalf of my firm I immediately took corrective action and got our nomination stopped. This ole Lion of the Law (Toothless) appreciates the honoring of this request to have our name removed from the highly scientific method of vote counting based on legal qualifications and records of past successes in the courtroom.
Congratulations to the winners? Orange Grove Center, the Community Kitchen, Special Olympics, Chambliss Home (not the law firm), etc. sure could have used all the funds that have been spent in the advertisers’ crusade for Glory (and financial security)!
I encourage you to buy local products and hire local, reputable attorneys!
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