Calling On Behalf Of Others

Can I call an attorney on behalf of another person?

Here’s a hypothetical scenario: let’s say you’re with your mom and you’re driving to the airport and get in a car accident. You are okay but she’s hurt and a little skittish about hiring an attorney and doesn’t want to really go down that road. Can you still call on her behalf and hire an attorney to represent us both?

You can always call on somebody else’s behalf to get the attorney’s feedback and see if it sounds like a case that would be worth getting an attorney for that. I think there are a variety of reasons why somebody may not want to get an attorney even though they are injured and even though they may experience some problems with the insurance company or whoever the wrongdoer was who caused the difficulty for them to begin with. A lot of those questions also can be answered by an attorney to either clarify the situation, clear up any confusion they may have, point them to the right direction of what medical care to get, what to do, what not to do — whether they decide to actually retain the attorney at the end of the day is really their own choice. But you can absolutely call on somebody else’s behalf.

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Evidence Collection and Calling an Attorney after a Car Accident

What if you are the one at fault in a car accident, should you still collect evidence or merely hope that the other side doesn’t get proactive in that regard and take your chances?

Frankly, I would never suggest that anybody fail to collect evidence, because they think that evidence might not be in their favor.  That’s a decision that an individual has to make, but I would always encourage somebody to collect as much evidence as possible so that the truth comes out.  I’m not interested in suppressing the truth of what happened.  The more evidence that there is, the more truth is going to be ascertained.  A lack of evidence leads to conjecture and speculation.  And that leads to a suppression of truth.  So, I would never suggest that anybody not collect evidence just because they think that it’s not going to work in their favor.

How soon after you are involved in an accident  do you need to call an attorney?  Do you need to call  on a Sunday or even a holiday?

My short answer is — ASAP — as soon as possible.  If you’ve gotten the police report and you’ve gotten medical treatment and it appears that the situation has stabilized, calling an attorney is a good next step.  I would say, though, that the first thing that you should be concerned about — and your primary concern throughout the entire process — is taking care of your own physical wellbeing and the physical wellbeing of your friends and family that might have also been involved.  Because that, ultimately, is what’s going to affect you the rest of your life.  An attorney’s involvement is very helpful in giving you advice and direction and what to do and what not to do, but ultimately — without your health, what do you have?

Problem-Reaction-Solution: An Economic Stimulus Package

I can’t help but be amused by the meteoric rise of imminent world doom sentiment that is so prevalent these days.  Our very own president, Obamessiah, describes our national economy in terms that make Black Friday sound like Scout-a-rama.  While I must confess that I too believe that our national finances have been and continue to be sorely mismanaged, I can’t help but think that there may be more going on here than meets the eye. 

Check out this article for some background: http://www.cato.org/pub_display.php?pub_id=9950. 

Are nearly $900 Billion dollars printed literally out of thin air going to do a single thing to help the typical American citizen?  Are we the people better off in any way by the Messiariffic move to dramatically increase our debt to the Federal Reserve?  The answer is unequivocally NO.  Moreover, I believe that the severity of our current “financial crisis” is being vastly overplayed by those who desire to use the perception of a catastrophe to advance a variety of nation and world changing agendas.

Selling the perception of imminent doom (read “financial catastrophe”) gives leverage to the one who offers a solution. This has been the political game played since time immemorial, and it’s being played BIG TIME right now. The Cato Institute article makes a very good point. It seems to me that the unprecedented economic “stimulus” being proposed is vastly disproportionate to the actual state of the economy. The current administration continues to use the “Problem-Reaction-Solution” formula to fool the American people into supporting otherwise distasteful legislation. Obama’s administration wants to enact some MAJOR changes in fiscal, monetary, and social policy. The best way to do this is to create a crisis (or at least the perception of one). And they’re doing a pretty good job.

Yeah, “those were the days” (September, 2008) when Hank Paulson was foisting the same end of the world propaganda on the unwitting public. What was the result of that adventure? Further consolidation of wealth in the hands of even fewer people. The few well positioned financial institutions (Morgan, B of A) got a GREAT bargain and the Fed even helped to broker the deal. Then the U.S. Treasury got real generous by buying up “troubled assets” and purchasing preferred stock at a DEEP discount. How is this not raping and pilaging of the American people? Oh, wait… I’m starting to sound like that wacko Ron Paul.

But seriously, it is important for each of us to keep our heads in this potentially inflammatory time in which we live.  Keep your eye on the ball… the real ball, not the one that the national media wants you to follow.  Most importantly, always remember that we are human beings, endowed by our creator with certain inalienable rights.  We are not and never shall be mere units of capital in need of a “bailout.”