Eron Law Office, P.A.

Eron Law Office, P.A. was founded upon three bedrock principles:

Professionalism, Service, and Integrity.


Professionalism

More than anything, professionalism in the legal world is often misunderstood.  Among other things, Webster’s Dictionary defines “professional” as, “engaged in a specific occupation for pay” or “having much experience or great skill in a specified role.”  While these definitions are not wrong, they are incomplete and create a view of the attorney as a “hired gun.”  This “hired gun” approach to being a professional has taken root not only with many lawyers, but with the public at large.  Webster’s first definition for “professional” provides a more holistic perspective: “of, engaged in, or worthy of the high standards of, a profession.”

Historically, there were considered to be three learned professions: medicine, theology, and law, all of them disciplines requiring great skill and demanding that the practitioner place those skills at service of the general public.  While a professional was entitled to be fairly compensated for the provision of those services, profit was considered an illegitimate motive for a professional.  Even through a major portion of the twentieth century, it was completely illegal for attorneys to advertise their services.  In many places, the fees that any lawyer could charge for a specific service were strictly regulated by local bar associations based upon the nature of the service and the ability and experience of the lawyer providing the service.  Attorneys depended upon referrals and their general reputation in the profession and the community at large to receive business.

While much has changed, some things for the better, there is much to be admired about the older way of practicing law.  Law should be practiced as a service to the community.  The public is ill-equipped to understand and operate in the courtroom environment.  That is particularly true in the context of bankruptcy.  Therefore, the Eron Law Office are committed to providing services, where appropriate, on a low fee or no fee basis for the most financially distressed individuals.  The Eron Law Office will not engage in advertising that is blatantly designed to create the desire for legal services—we seek only to inform those already in need of such services.  The professionals in the Eron Law Office will also strive to maintain the utmost respect for our colleagues in the profession.  We will not engage in personal warfare against members of our profession, whether in court documents, correspondence, or conversation.  Nor will we respond in like fashion to such behavior.    In all of our dealings, we strive to be collegial and courteous.


Service

It is undoubtedly true that most of the general public is hard put to  distinguish between good lawyering and bad lawyering.  Knowing the difference often requires legal ability and knowledge.  Unlike home repairs, for example, where the difference between a good job and a bad job can be obvious (i.e. the faucet leaks, the light doesn’t turn on, there are bare spots on the walls, etc.), the results of a legal proceeding do not necessarily indicate the quality of the legal service provided.  Great lawyers can and do “lose” cases.  Success for an attorney must be judged by other standards.  Our goal is to provide the highest quality service by focusing on three areas.

First, we ensure that our professionals are properly trained and educated.  This means attending conferences and seminars, subscribing to and reading publications relevant to our areas of practice, talking to our colleagues in the profession about new and difficult legal issues, and getting the hands on experience that hones our skills.  This provides the knowledge and abilities to ensure the competence required to handle your case.  If we do not possess that level of competence, we will help you find another attorney who does.

Second, many problems may be resolved by using alternative tools.  We will never try to smash square pegs into round holes.  Ingenuity and creativity can take what may have been a bad situation and obtain positive results.  By  understanding you and your ultimate goals, rather than just the battle at hand, we may find other methods to achieve success not suggested by blunt force legal process.  In those situations where the desired result cannot be obtained, we will discern that at the earliest possible moment in order to save you the time and expense of following a dead end road.  On the other hand, when necessary, we are well-qualified to pursue your case zealously until the very end of a case.  David Eron has litigated numerous cases all the way to trial—many more have been settled on the eve of trial because the opposing party was not as well-prepared for the trial.  We are not afraid to try a case.

Third, in every case and with every client, our focus is on providing you with service.  That means that we will make your matter as important to us as it is to you.  Mr. Eron will be personally involved in your case right from the beginning.  You will not deal with a paralegal throughout the process only to meet with the attorney at the very end.  After all, our services are typically provided in times of our clients’ greatest need.  These matters involve our clients’ businesses, finances, personal endeavors, livelihoods, and families.  Our first and foremost goal is to build a relationship with you.


Integrity

How do you know when a lawyer is lying?  His lips are moving!  So goes one of a million different lawyer jokes targeted at perceived dishonesty in the profession.  Fortunately, after seven years as both a private practitioner and government attorney charged with ferreting out misconduct, David believes that such questionable morality is not nearly as common as many believe.  Unfortunately, some individuals anticipate that a good attorney will help them “get around” the law.  Three years of the Air Force cadet honor code, and another three years as a Cub Scout leader, have ingrained in David a strict adherence to absolute integrity.  This may create some hard choices at times.  However, the alternative is not only wrong, it is illegal.  By helping you work within the law to solve your problem, we will not only stay true to ourselves and obtain the best possible results, we will also protect you from the draconian ramifications of the old “wink and a nod,” which can include legal sanctions and even criminal prosecution.  As it turns out, honesty really is the best policy!