Adam Shapiro’s “Closing Argument”

A lot of people have a very negative connotation of personal injury lawyers. But the bottom line is, you’re all a joke until you actually need one. God forbid something happens to you personally, or someone you care about. And then all of a sudden you’re thinking to yourself, “Wow, how am I going to pay my bills? My dad’s not working. He doesn’t have a job and he’s crying in pain all day in the living room and he’s crying. What am I going to do?” And all of a sudden, we become important to people. But they’re still weary when they walk in the door because of the reputation.

The bottom line is, I’m not like that and none of us should be like that. If somebody’s hurt, act like it’s your family member. Act like it’s someone you care about because you do. These people may be in your life the rest of your life. And if you do a good job and you do care about them, they see that. They see that you care about the way you speak and the way you act. It’s sincere and they can tell if it’s bullshit or not. And when you do that, they appreciate it and they deserve it. And they will call you back years later or send you their family and friends because of these reasons.

It’s not so hard to care about people, but in today’s day and age, it goes way beyond law. Everyone seems to be selfish and concerned about what’s best for themselves. Where few people left on this earth get happiness from helping others, we need to spread that kindness around a little bit more. It’s not easy. And people who are kind often get beat up all the time. That comes with the territory. You know, it’s just keep your nose up, keep your chin up, and never stop till you get to the goal. And then you start again. That was me. I just think caring about people matters. A lot of lawyers will short sell the case. It’s worth a hundred. They’ll take 50 to run home and they’ll have to work and they’ll tell the client they did a great job. Besides being disgusting, that catches up to you after a while. They’ll talk to their friends, they might have another case, and they’ll find out who you were as a person. I don’t ever want that happening to me. It’s not going to.

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