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The Story of One Jailed Attorney Showcases the Import of Working with a Scrupulous Attorney

A story coming out of U.S. Court shows us just how important it is that you hire the right personal injury attorney. At Law Offices of Fernando D. Vargas, we are proud of our track record of success and the fact that we have gotten there the right way. If you have a strong personal injury case, it’s likely that there will be plenty of firms willing to take it on. Make sure that you’re choosing the right one. Read on to learn why that’s so important and then reach out to us at 909-982-0707 for a free legal consultation.

An attorney and his co-conspirators will spend years in jail

The attorney in question, Joseph Haddad, was sentence by a U.S. District Judge to 51 months in jail. He worked in conjunction with others, including two chiropractors and a doctor who was not even licensed, all of whom were found guilty of insurance fraud. The total amount of their fraud is estimated to be just shy of $2 million.

The specifics of the case are alarming. Attorney Haddad and the doctors mentioned above, fabricated medical reports. They took the cases of car accident victims who had been barely injured and gave them prescriptions for strong narcotics. They also gave them chiropractic care that wasn’t needed, all to get insurance settlements. This went on for years as the group of criminals worked within an entire network of corrupt healthcare professionals and corrupt legal professionals.

There can be real consequences to working with an attorney who has no ethics

You may wonder why this should concern you. After all, if you hire a personal injury attorney for your car accident case and it turns out they acted illegally, that’s not your problem – or it? The truth is that an attorney is require to follow the Rules of Professional Conduct. If they don’t, then their clients – even those who knew nothing about the fraud – could have catastrophic consequences.

Those clients could lose their legal and professional rights. This may include losing money already awarded to them, losing a case that’s pending, losing benefits they’ve already won, missing case deadlines, and even losing the ability to appeal a court’s decision.

Working with the wrong attorney can completely derail your personal injury case. It can create an impossible situation in which you have no resource, no matter how serious your injuries are. This is just one of the reasons that it’s so important to consider all your options and hire an attorney who has the experience and integrity to help you.

Call us today for a free consultation

At Law Offices of Fernando D. Vargas, we are proud of our decades of service to California and our clients. We are here to fight for your rights and get you the best possible outcome for your case as is allowed by law. We put you first and would never do something that would jeopardize your case. Please call us today at 909-982-0707 to request you free legal consultation.