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Train Crash Victims Warned About Unethical Metrolink Train Accident Attorneys

Posted by: Robert Reeves
September 25, 2008
Topic: Train Accidents

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We have been tracking closely the events of the Los Angeles Metrolink crash, as noted in the blog entries below. If you have been injured, or have a loved one who has perished in the Metrolink crash, our lawyers are standing by to provide you with a free consultation. For more information about us, visit our website at www.trlglaw.com, call us at (800) 644-8000, or email us.

The Reeves Law Group is a large and well-known law firm of personal injury lawyers. We have won top results for thousands of accident victims in injury and death cases, while earning a reputation for professionalism and competence.

According to the Ventura County Star, the State Bar of California is sending out letters to victims of the Los Angeles Metrolink train crash, and their families, in an attempt to educate them about the improper practices of illegal solicitation that many Metrolink train accident lawyers are beginning to adopt in a rush to sign on victims for representation.

The Metrolink train crash has declared open season of sorts for Metrolink accident lawyers, and this is especially evident on the internet, where dozens of new lawyers websites, have suddenly sprung up to attract victims of the Los Angeles Metrolink train crash. Many of these sites didn't exist until a few hours after September 12.

Having a website, however, even a hastily put together one, is a perfectly legal way to operate. Rushing to hospital bedsides and pounding down doors is not. Now, the State Bar of California has taken it upon itself to make victims aware that there are solicitation practices that are not just unethical, but also illegal. For instance, it's illegal to have paid runners or "cappers" visit victims and their families in person. It is also illegal to make unsolicited phone calls to victims and their families, and it's unethical to contact people via mail without proper disclosures.

It appears that the State Bar of California is acting on complaints that it has received. Officials at the Bar confess that they are astounded by the number of people who don't know that showing up at a hospital bedside seeking representation is completely illegal.

Metrolink accident attorneys are not the only ones engaged in a flurry of activity post the Los Angeles Metrolink train crash - insurance companies seeking a swift resolution are also racing to get to victims before they get to a Metrolink train accident lawyer.

If you have been injured or a loved-one has been killed in the Metrolink train crash, contact The Reeves Law Group. The Reeves Law Group is a law firm with offices throughout California dedicated exclusively to the representation of personal injury victims, including victims of train accidents. Please visit our website at trlglaw.com. If you desire a free consultation on a personal injury matter, please call us at (800) 644-8000 or email us.


The California personal injury attorneys at The Reeves Law Group represent victims of accidents, injuries and wrongful death throughout California from our offices in Los Angeles County, Orange County, San Diego County, Riverside County, San Bernardino County, Ventura County, Fresno County, Kern County, Sacramento County, San Fernando Valley, Long Beach, Antelope Valley, Torrance, Glendale, Bakersfield, Santa Ana, San Jose, San Francisco, Oakland, Ontario, and Victorville.