March 23, 2017
Michigan’s ‘ambulance chasing’ law defines illegal ‘attorney solicitation’ of a car crash victim as a ‘verbal or written’ offer within 30 days of a car accident to ‘provide a service for a fee or other remuneration’
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February 6, 2017
Studies show how automobile accident victims respond to legal TV advertising Continuing on my take of the good and the bad of lawyer advertising, I last wrote about how legal advertising often has a negative effect on people with lower incomes finding the very best injury attorneys. Today, I’m going to write about personal injury …
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February 1, 2017
Attorneys who ambulance chase, i.e. unlawfully ‘solicit’ business from car accident victims, could forfeit their attorney fee or face an ethics inquiry if a complaint is filed against them by a client or an injured person’s service provider The practice of illegal attorney solicitation in Michigan has reached epidemic levels in recent years. In some …
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August 26, 2016
After yesterday’s expose on WXYZ, I explain how to identify illegal car accident lawyer solicitation and what victims can do about it In yesterday’s blog, I discussed the Channel 7 WXYZ news story on lawyer ambulance chasing in Metro Detroit. In today’s blog, I talk more about what illegal attorney solicitation is in Michigan and …
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September 13, 2013
Lawyer Steven Gursten on WJRW Michigan Morning Radio, gives update on HB 4771-4770 Steven Gursten was interviewed as an attorney expert on the WJRW Michigan Morning Radio Show, hosted by Steve Gruber. Gursten gave the West Michigan radio station, which syndicates to 15 other stations, an update on legislation that would stop attorneys from gaining …
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July 8, 2013
Michigan Lawyers Weekly features article by lawyer Steven Gursten on halting attorney solicitation with HB 4770-71 Lawyer Steven M. Gursten, head of Michigan Auto Law, has been speaking out against the unscrupulous practice of attorney solicitation. Michigan Lawyers Weekly recently featured an article by Gursten on why stopping attorney solicitation is an important safety issue for …
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June 24, 2013
Lawyer Steven Gursten in Michigan Lawyers Weekly on proposed laws that would stop lawyers from contacting crash victims within first 30 days Steven Gursten, attorney and head of Michigan Auto Law, is featured in a Michigan Lawyers Weekly story on the status of House Bills 4770-4771, which would prohibit attorneys – and other special interests …
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June 1, 2012
Michigan Lawyers Weekly discusses unethical ways injury attorneys are soliciting crash victims Steve Gursten tells Michigan Lawyers Weekly about the negative repercussions that ensue when a small group of injury attorneys in Michigan call, visit and mail solicitations to accident victims shortly after a car accident. Gursten said he wants it all to stop, as …
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July 1, 2010
Today, I’ll be departing from my usual posts on tips for lawyers involving car accidents or Michigan’s No-Fault law. A friend recently e-mailed me a link to the “Web’s Worst Lawyer Commercials.” I have to admit, I was laughing out loud at some. But mostly, I was cringing and thinking to myself, “Of course, these …
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