302Riz
02-25-2004, 10:11 AM
Sen. John Edwards of North Carolina, the charismatic personal-injury lawyer who would be president -- or, perhaps, vice president -- has done wonders for the image of the lawsuit industry. In more than a decade as his state's most talented trial lawyer, Edwards won an estimated $150 million in jury awards and settlements for powerless people who had been horribly injured by reckless and negligent (and, perhaps, not so negligent) corporations and doctors. He cared passionately for his clients, believed deeply in his cases, and was apparently untainted by the ethical sleaze exhibited by some of the lawyers who have so lavishly financed his campaign. And his extraordinary ability to connect with ordinary Americans works magic on the campaign trail as well as in the courtroom.
http://nationaljournal.com/taylor.htm
http://nationaljournal.com/taylor.htm