Someone near and dear to me was involved in an accident.  Nothing life threatening, thank goodness, but severe enough for her neighbor to recommend an "excellent attorney."  As an aside, I do wonder which statement came first: that, or hopefully, "how are you feeling?" Anyway, welcome to America's litigious society.  I was asked to attend the initial consultation, you know, because I am an attorney and my nearest and dearest insisted I go -- no problem.  It is this conversation from which I'll now relate. First, hands down to the personal injury attorney; he definitely knew his stuff.  After going through [...]