Dispelling the Negative Reputation of Personal Injury Attorneys
Accident attorneys are often perceived as the scum of the legal profession. In law school, future attorneys joke that if they fail, their “face is going to end up on the side of the bus,” poking fun at the advertisements some personal injury lawyers display all over town. It makes sense. A ridiculous face grinning at you from the side of a bus, urging you to sue your medical provider, neighbor, or boss doesn’t exactly inspire confidence. It’s easy to see those faces as money grubbers
injury settlements. Everybody knows about the woman who sued McDonald’s after she spilled hot coffee she got in the drive-thru, and that she received a settlement from the company. But not many people know that she was permanently disfigured and that most of the settlement went toward paying for her medical bills. The negative reputation of personal injury attorneys takes on a different shade when you find yourself actually needing one. Maybe you have suffered the recent loss of a loved one, the mother of six children, with all the tragedy and financial instability that leaves behind. There are thousands of dollars of medical bills to pay off from the hospital’s attempt to save them, and on top of that, there’s the cost of the funeral to contend with. When tragedy strikes and you need an advocate for fair compensation — not to make millions of dollars, but to remain financially whole — a good personal injury attorney stops being a face on a bus. Instead, they become a trusted confidant that you can rely on in the midst of chaos.
willing to push honest people under the bus to get at millions of dollars they do not really deserve. It’s a narrative perpetuated by the news we hear about big-ticket personal
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Everyone wants to be with someone who has a good sense of humor. 8 Sharing something funny is a great way to add a little charm and happiness into your relationship. 9 Humor helps people succeed in intimate relationships because it allows couples to better handle the stress within the relationship. 10 It should come as no big surprise that happier couples report higher instances of positive humor with lower levels of negative humor in their relationship. When you share something funny with your partner, they see that you are thinking of them and it is a great way to bring smiles and laughter into your home. While you’re at work or on the go, find a funny joke, story or picture and randomly share it with your partner. Try attaching a sweet note so they know you’re thinking of them.
This protein-packed, fat-free soup is delicious, only requires three ingredients, and is super quick and easy to put together. What more could you ask for?
Ingredients
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2 (15½-ounce) cans black beans 1 cup chicken broth
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1 (15½-ounce) can diced tomatoes
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Instructions
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2. Remove from stove and blend using an immersion blender or a traditional blender.
8 Cowan,M. L.,& Little,A.C. (2013). The effectsof relationship contextandmodalityon ratingsof funniness. Personalityand IndividualDifferences. 9 Hampes,W. P. (1992).RelationBetween IntimacyAndHumor. PsychologicalReports. 10 Butzer,B.,&Kuiper,N.A. (2008).HumorUse inRomanticRelationships: TheEffectsofRelationship. Satisfactionand PleasantVersusConflictSituations. The Journalof Psychology.
medium pot. Bring to a boil and simmer for 10 minutes.
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