Lawrence Segal

Lawrence Segal took a good case on contingency. Contract signed, everything good, process begins, and lawsuit drafted. Opposing party given opportunity to sit down and discuss before suit is filed. Fine, so far so good. But in that meeting, opposing side had 3 attorneys in that room. Two attorney...s from a movie studio, and one from another distributor. They pushed back -- and pushed back hard. Clearly, there was going to be a fight. And they of course called into credibility some of the evidence we had. (We didn't show them everything, but a few pieces.) Lawrence then tells me after the meeting in the parking garage, that he can't continue this case on contingency. "What???" I exclaimed. Yeah. He says it's going to be a lot of work, and he'll do it, but not on contingency. Incredible. So... my lesson learned, was that this dishonest lawyer was looking for a quick payday, thinking the opposing party would quickly capitulate and write a big check... and when it was clear that wouldn't happen, he left me high and dry. Dishonest, dishonest, dishonest. He should have been upfront about this from the start. Will NEVER hire him again, and have told countless people to stay away from this man.