As attorneys why don’t we have more candid conversations with opposing counsel? No, I’m not a boomer and this isn’t one of those “back in my day” rants. I have been able to settle cases faster when I’ve been able to get OP on the phone to discuss the case. Yet, since Covid, it’s like pulling teeth to get attorneys to pick up the phone and talk about the case and when you do, they refuse to discuss the facts. It’s maddening.

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Because they’re financially incentivized to drag it out.

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Bc I’m a widdle millennial baby and I don’t like talking on the phone 👉🏼👈🏼

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Bc most defense attorneys have to make some money on the case through billables.

They’re not totally to blame though; I’ve seen plenty of shitty plaintiff’s side attorneys that put off working on a case because they have so many others that they took on.

Have you tried taking them to lunch or drinks? Not joking. I especially like doing this when I have more than one case with the same defense attorney.

I have to agree with you on the pulling teeth to answer the phone thing. Although I will say that I think getting anyone to pick up the phone these days is some sort of miracle.

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