About Law Offices Of Abbott & Associcates

At Abbott & Associcates we feel very strongly that, in the long-run, our success is based upon how well we please our clients. We can offer you the following:

Lawyers with a strong academic background: Many people think of lawyers as colorful extroverts. The truth is, the law has been referred to as the learned profession. Most good lawyers were superior students in law school and approach their profession as scholars. Each of the lawyers in Abbott & Walker were among the top students in their law class and continue to spend a substantial amount of time researching and writing.
Sound scholarship: At Abbott & Associcates we take great pride in doing careful research. That doesn't mean we are always right, because no one can guarantee that, but it does mean that we will do our very best to study the statutes and read and analyze the cases so that we give you sound advice right from the start. This will make it less likely that you will pursue a course that is doomed to failure from the start and needlessly incur legal fees on a losing cause, and it makes it more likely that you will achieve a satisfactory result in matters we pursue.
Good judgment: The lawyers of Abbott & Associcates have thirty-eight years of combined legal experience. Mr. Abbott has owned and operated many businesses, and has been involved in real estate development and investment activities. In the field of direct marketing he has twenty years of hands-on experience creating products, writing advertising, and in product fulfillment. He serves as a business and legal consultant to companies all over the United States. Based upon academics and years of business, real estate, investment and marketing experience, we feel we can supplement our legal expertise with sound judgment.
A sound work ethic: It is often said of lawyers that the key to success is not inspiration, but perspiration. If there is one most important key to winning cases, it is hard work. We pride ourselves on being physically tough. If we have to work sixteen to twenty-hour days, we know we can do that, because we often do it.
Availability: We believe you are entitled to a lawyer whose home-phone is listed in the telephone book and who will not be angry if you call at night or on a weekend. Obviously, we need a life too, but our clients are our friends. As friends, we find they are considerate of our time and privacy. When you call us at home that means you are troubled by something and need an immediate answer. If you are worried about something, we would much rather have you call us at home, ask some questions and put your mind at ease so you can go on to have an enjoyable weekend and sleep well. No lawyer at Abbott & Associcates will ever be angry over a call at home. Rather than have you ruin your whole weekend fretting over a problem, it is little enough for us to take a few minutes of time to put your mind at ease. Any friend would do the same.
Friendliness: We take pride in maintaining a friendly office where you can feel comfortable and at ease. Everyone likes a tough lawyer, and we believe we are tough lawyers. But that doesn't mean we can't smile a little and be pleasant with our own clients. We don't particularly like stuffiness, and we want our clients to be comfortable coming into the office just as they are. On some days you may even find us in casual clothes too.
Honesty: Most lawyers are honest, and we want to be among them. Honesty involves a number of things. It means making an honest assessment of a case before encouraging a client to proceed with it. We feel very nervous when we handle litigation on an hourly basis. If we lose, no matter how hard we try or how good the quality of our represention, the client is bound to feel bad and not likely to give us a referral. Not long ago a man visited our office and announced that he wanted us to file a lawsuit for him and said he would pay an hourly fee, win, lose or draw. After we looked into his matter, we felt he had a losing case, and we managed to convince him that he should not pursue it. We charged him less than $100 for the advice, and talked him out of paying many times that amount in legal fees to pursue a hopeless venture. When he left our offices, he enthusiastically exclaimed, "I'm going to tell everyone I know that I have found some honest lawyers!" Honesty is not just an unselfish exercise. It is the key to success.

Honesty also means fair billing practices. It means scaling a case down and handling it efficiently when the amount involved does not merit a lot of time or expense. It means staying within budget. It means handling matters efficiently and charging less than quoted when the commitment of time is less than expected.
Ethical representation: The rules of professional conduct require that attorneys be honest with the courts. While we have absolutely no qualms about representing people who may have made mistakes or violated the law before they came to us, we do not wish to be involved in presenting fraudulent claims or misrepresenting the facts or the law to the court. In the personal injury field, for example, we recommend doctors who are unbiased toward either plaintiffs or defendants, and who will assess injuries just as they are. When we present medical records to insurance companies, we present all the records we have, whether they help us or hurt us. We believe that the increased credibility that gives us with the insurance adjusters with whom we deal on a regular basis results in larger settlements for our clients, and a greater percentage of settlements out of court. We believe that if we always approach judges with candor they will respect us and believe us, and in the long run that will benefit our clients. We always instruct our clients to tell the truth. If you are ever confronted with a lawyer who asks you to do something that is not honest, you should be very wary, because a lawyer who is not honest with insurance companies or with judges may not be honest with his or her clients either.
Minimizing legal fees and costs: Our philosophy is that we are "problem solvers." Than means we should take big problems and make them into little problems. To the extent that we can resolve your case with a minimum of time and expense, do it quickly, keep you out of court whereever possible, and achieve the result you want, you will be a most happy client who will refer others to us. We firmly believe that the less money we can charge you on a given case, the more we will earn in the long run. Why? Because the way you define success is, to solve a problem with a great result, a minimum of fuss and the least expense. If that is your definition of success, it has to be ours too. If we give you "success," on your terms, you'll brag about us to your friends. It also enhances the image of the legal profession. It's called win/win.
Negotiating skills: Some people erroneously believe that in seeking out a lawyer they should find a "pit bull." That is not true. Pit bulls are vicious dogs that are out of control. In negotiating settlements a "cooperative negotiator," who is skilled, a good listener, friendly, and always in control, will generally accomplish much more at the bargaining table than a combative, irritable "aggressive negotiator" whom no one likes. Juries sense it too, and in front of a jury nice guys truly do finish first. There is a place, however, for a display of righteous outrage and even a little yelling and screaming. An aggressive negotiator will walk all over you at a bargaining table if you don't meet him or her with equal intensity. The best lawyer is one who is genuinely a nice person, but who can be firm and tough when necessary, and always be in control of his or her emotions.
Relief of stress: Going to a lawyer is not a pleasant experience. It is like going to the dentist. You go to a dentist when you have a sick tooth. You go to a lawyer when you have a problem you can't resolve on your own. Sometimes those problems are very stressful, at least until they are resolved. We care about you, and would like to relieve the stress as much as we can. Let us shoulder your burdens, and do the worrying for you. We believe that is a very important part of our job.
Keeping you informed: We do a number of things to try to keep you informed about what is going on with your matter. Obviously, we can't call every client every day, or we'd never have time to get the work done. But, to make up for that, we send you copies of correspondence and documents so that you'll know what we are doing for you. All billings are fully itemized so that our clients are fully informed as to the basis for our fees.

One reason we do that is to try to keep our clients informed so they do not need to call in just to ask us what is going on. Lawyers are notorious for not returning calls promptly, and to fully understand why that is sometimes true you need to understand what goes on in a law office. A lawyer can get twenty or thirty phone calls in a day. Sometimes they come when the lawyer is in conference with a client, taking a deposition, in court, or fighting a filing deadline. Under those circumstances it is impossible for the lawyer to speak with you without jeopardizing another client's matter.

If you call in, we have competent staff members who can answer some of your questions. If we can't, and we are in our office and not on another phone call, we are delighted to speak with you and answer your questions. If we are out of the office, in court, or fighting a filing deadline, we try very hard to call you back just as quickly as possible. If you don't receive a prompt call-back it may be because we are playing "telephone tag," and we invite you to call us again so your questions can be answered promptly.
Technology. Abbott & Associcates employs the latest in computer technology. Our networked computer system allows all attorneys and staff members instant access to all documents and research that have been generated in every case we have handled. Dictation is accomplished by state-of-the-art equipment, linked with our computers, that permits direct and instantaneous digital transmission of dictation to the secretarial staff, thus eliminating delays in transcription caused by reliance on old-fashioned tapes. Much of our law library is on CD Rom, allowing word-searches for the law and eliminating the time-consuming process of having to search through printed indexes in printed texts. Through Westlaw we have the ability to access, on-line, federal laws and statutory and case-law of every state. The purpose of it all is to be able to take advantage of past work-product and research, improve the speed and thoroughness of our research, and at the same time reduce the time it takes to get the job done. This benefits our clients not only by improving the quality of our representation, but by reducing fees.

If you would like to speak to one of our attorneys, please call us at (800) 366-2040, write to us at 3651 North 100 East, Suite 300, Provo, UT 84604 (USA) or send us email at info@abottwalker.com

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