Badvertising Hall of Shame / ADA
From the website of Andy Nolen, who practices in the Harris County Criminal Justice Center:
RATED BY GOOGLE AND YAHOO AS ONE OF HOUSTON’S:
BEST CRIMINAL ATTORNEYS
BEST CRIMINAL DEFENSE LAWYERS
BEST CRIMINAL DEFENSE ATTORNEYS
BEST CRIMINAL LAW FIRMS
BEST CRIMINAL DEFENSE TRIAL LAWYERS
I suppose he would say that his name pops up in a search for “best criminal attorneys Houston” and so forth. Because, of course, Google and Yahoo don’t rate lawyers.
For this blatantly deceptive bit of advertising garbage, Andy has earned today’s Asshat of the Day Award (ADA).
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Seems kind of harsh. I mean, what if he is one of the Top 10 Criminal Defense Attorneys in Houston?
Seriously, he’s an asshat just for the Google nonsense? Is there more to the story? Is he, perhaps, this guy’s lawyer?
Never heard of him.
Windy, my ADA readers can jump in here, but I’m pretty sure he’s not in the top 250.
And I can’t identify this guy because of privilege issues.
There are certain defense attorneys that prosecutors are courteous to out of respect. And there are certain defense attorneys that prosecutors are courteous to because they are harmless and there is no need to get combative with.
I will let you guess which category Mr. Nolen falls under.
He’s put the Harris County seal on his page??
Bad move. Indicative of bad judgment and lends credence – inferentially at least – to the asshatt moniker.
Who is this Andy Nolen guy? I’ve got shoe leather that has more trial experience than he has — and I am not a lawyer.
Mark,
In reference to your father’s comment “:I’ve got shoe leather that has more trial experience than he has”
Mark, quit being being such a cheapskate and buy your father a new pair of shoes. after all, he paid your way through life until you were 30 without you having to do anything whatsoever except be a rich guys little boy.
Anywayz, hi, how have you been.
Andy
Welcome, Andy! You got it right, except for the “rich” part (and the 30 part, but I won’t nitpick). I’ll buy dad as many pairs of shoes as he wants.
Mark,
Is that photo next to your name, you or your dad, because the guy in the photo looks like he’s in his late 60’s.
No, that’s me. The practice has turned me prematurely gray (some of us whom Google hasn’t rated as Houston’s Best Criminal Lawyers fight for our clients’ freedom) and laughing at deceptive lawyer advertising has given me a few wrinkles.
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