But that's not always the way it works these days. A credible physician or engineer can do wonders with a jury. Professional experts also rent booths at attorneys' conventions and advertise in legal trade journals. That means that lawyers and their clients sometimes have a cash-flow crisis while they wait for that big verdict to come in.
Nothing makes a case like a smoking gun.
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