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Old 19 January 2011, 11:48 PM
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Icon81 Lawyer's children killed by acquitted defendant

Comment: I just heard a story about a high profile Texas Lawyer that
advertised he could get anyone out of a DUI ticket and he defended a man
who got his 5th DUI and he got the man found not-guilty. Then two days
later that guy was in a car wreck and killed two teenage girls that ended
up being the defense lawyer's daughters. I can't find anything about it
on the internet.
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Old 20 January 2011, 12:08 AM
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It's missing the "Jesus loves you" tagline.
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Sounds like a Law and Order plot.
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To make matters even worse, the lawyer would have been subject to discipline for violating Texas Disciplinary Rule of Professional Conduct 7.02(a)(2): "A lawyer shall not make a false or misleading communication about the qualifications or the services of any lawyer or firm. A communication is false or misleading if it: (2) is likely to create an unjustified expectation about results the lawyer can achieve...."

An advertisement like the one described, which guarantees a particular outcome, would blatantly run afoul this Rule.
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