According to some of the best trial lawyers who have ever set foot in a courtroom, dedicated trial lawyers are men and women of conviction. People who help people. Our attorneys have the skills and the nature to make a difference.

When you consider our law firm for your case, or any lawyer, you should seek these attributes of an attorney -- the 10 "C"s of a great trial lawyer:

		Capacity (is intelligent)
		Candidness (is honest)
		Credibility (is sincere)
		Confidence (knows the law)
		Creativity (is willing to experiment)
		Charisma (has control and presence)
		Courtesy (follows rules of etiquette and decency)
		Caring (is devoted to clients, the system and others)
		Conviction (believes in the case and the process)
		Courage (will to fight on behalf of others in the face of adversity)

If your lawyer does not exude these characteristics, choose again. Your choice of counsel is the most important decision that you can make about your case. We consider our trial lawyers to be those who have the character and courage to win justice. We adopt these principles as our mission, or reason for being.

Thanks and credit to the Association of Trial Lawyers of America's Trial magazine July 1998 issue dedicated to attorney professionalism as written by Jim Perdue who is a famous trial lawyer from Texas. Reprinted with requested permission from Mr. Perdue.