Does William Shatner shill for a local attorney in your town?

[pokerfan]

I wonder how many of these commercials he made.

"Call the law offices of <insert firm here> and thell them you mean business."

[Kutjara]

1. No, but I wish he did.

The shyster ads we get on TV here are usually fronted by the lawyers themselves, and they are a universally scary bunch. "I'm Ronnie Deutsch, and if you don't hire me to kick the IRS in the nuts, I'm gonna kick you in the nuts! Motherfucker!" "I'm Tom Runne of Sue, Grabbit & Runne. Has anyone ever looked at you funny? You might be entitled to substantial compensation. Call me and I'll make their life a living hell."

Honestly, I think these guys do themselves more harm than good by appearing on TV. The Shat might bring them some much needed class.

[pokerfan]

2. In the ads, the scary lawyers are played by actors

They're sitting around talking about how they're going tp screw someone by making a minimum a offer. The the senior-partner-looking dude asks who they have representing them. When he hears that it's <insert local lawyer> he gets a stricken look and asks how much they think it will take to settle. Then The Shat appears and makes his spiel.

They've been running for several years now.