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Increased Access? NPOV

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Can the author of this puff piece explain how television advertising increases access to legal services? Normally, advertising is expected to increase demand, not supply. 68.165.204.148 (talk) 15:30, 3 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Making individuals aware of their possible right to seek damages for another's harmful tortious conduct and then providing the means to get in touch with an attorney in their area arguably increases access to legal services for certain segments of the population, especially since many of the cases are taken on a contingency fee basis. DickClarkMises (talk) 17:52, 11 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

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I made several changes to the article.

  • Took out some fluff, like the issue raised above, random facts and figures, reduced parts regarding educational background and family history.
  • added a few sources
  • rewrote Legal Career section and added a section for Criticism. Not one of the sources fails to mention how controversial -- or in some cases even villainous -- he is, but he's been extremely successful and influential. The balance of these is better reflected in the article now.

I found a few other interesting sources someone might find useful to add: