Attorney Tom Carse was quoted in the recent Houston Chronicle article discussing cases of barratry in regards to the Houston warehouse explosion Friday, January 24. Mr. Carse has filed 39 lawsuits against lawyers who illegally solicited business in the wake of disasters, often showing up at victims’ homes unannounced.
“The bottom line is it’s the underbelly of this profession,” Carse said. “You’ve got lawyers who can’t make an honest living doing it the right way so they cheat in various ways. … They hit these people at the time when they’re the most vulnerable and they don’t make intelligent decisions.”
Read the entire article at the Houston Chronicle.