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STEAL
IT-
LIKE
A
PIRATE,
BUT
LEGALLY
Ever wish you could
just
take the money?
W
oul
d you like some to see you as a hero?
And
others fear you? This is your road.
I
n literature and mythology, thieves are often villain-heroes-
Robin
Hood
and Jesse Jame
s-
stealing from the rich, giving to
the poor. Sounds romantic, even if it is fiction. But wait, you
CIlJl legally steal and be a hero as a plaintiff's lawyer (PL)- today's
Robin Hood.
Idolized by
Ho
llywood, PLs posture themselves as crusaders
for the helples
s-fig
hting big bad business to save the little guy-
winning huge awards in well-publicized show trials big on headlines
and emotion.
My apologies to other lawyers and law students if this
sounds harsh, but it's true:
Mo
st plaintiffs' law is a perfectly legal
twist of thievery and thuggery.
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