While lawyers have until mid-October to comment on the proposed changes, there were quickly calls from some members of the personal injury bar for a total ban on lawyer advertising. PI has seen an explosion of advertising in recent years, which has undoubtedly cost some law firms millions of dollars they might have preferred to pocket or spend elsewhere. Competition in PI is fierce and there is certainly a level of mutual resentment among some of the firms whose names you’ve seen on the sides of buses.
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