After a car accident, your phone might start ringing—and not just from loved ones. Injury clinics often reach out quickly, offering “help” that’s really just a sales pitch. But it’s not just clinics you need to be cautious about. In some cases, lawyers may also reach out in ways that violate the very ethics rules designed to protect you.

When you’re injured, the last thing you need is to be targeted by people who see your pain as an opportunity.

🚨 The Real Danger Behind Some Injury Clinics

After a crash, some clinics make it their mission to reach you first. Why? Because your injury isn’t just a medical issue to them—it’s a business opportunity. Injury clinics that contact accident victims after a car accident sometimes:

• Impersonate insurance representatives
• Pressure you into treatments that inflate bills (and their profits)
• Partner with unethical lawyers in ways that compromise your legal rights
• Steer you toward settlement mills or shady attorneys

Some even engage in the unauthorized practice of law—offering legal advice when they have no license or training to do so.

But these shady practices often extend beyond the clinic walls.

From Clinics to Cold Calls: The Unethical Lawyer Pipeline

If an attorney contacts you out of the blue—especially by phone—be cautious. Why? Because direct contact from a lawyer after an accident may violate Rule 7.3 of the Arkansas Rules of Professional Conduct, which governs how and when lawyers may solicit potential clients.

📜 What Rule 7.3 Says:

Under Rule 7.3:

• A lawyer shall not solicit professional employment from a prospective client by live telephone or real-time electronic contact, unless the person is a lawyer or someone the attorney already has a personal or professional relationship with.
• Written communication (such as a letter) may be permitted under strict guidelines—but cold calls to strangers are not.

This is about more than rules—it’s about respect. A good attorney doesn’t chase tragedy; they earn trust.

In short: If a lawyer calls you and you’ve never met or contacted them first, that lawyer is likely behaving in an unethical way. Also, if a business contacts you or directs you to a lawyer after you’ve been injured in a car or truck accident, be on alert.

Real-World Example: The Tony Pirani Scandal

Take the case of Arkansas attorney Tony Pirani, who was at the center of a recent legal and ethical firestorm. In Hatfield v. Pirani et al., a federal jury awarded $6.58 million against Pirani for participating in an illicit client solicitation scheme involving funeral homes.

These businesses targeted grieving families after a fatal car crash, allegedly funneling them to Pirani’s firm without any prior relationship or consent. This wasn’t just unethical—it was a gross exploitation of people at their most vulnerable.

📰 Arkansas Business: Jury Hits Arkansas Lawyer with $6.58M Verdict

This case is a powerful reminder that not every lawyer plays by the rules, and some will stoop shockingly low to get your case.

What You Should Do

When you’re injured, you deserve real help—not pressure or deception. Here’s how to protect yourself:

✅ Be skeptical of calls from anyone you didn’t contact first, especially injury clinics or lawyers.
✅ Don’t sign any documents without understanding them or without a trusted, independent attorney’s advice.
✅ Know that a legitimate, ethical lawyer will never cold-call you to get your business, nor will an ethical lawyer have someone call you on their behalf.

✅Call the Reed Firm. Here’s why:

• We don’t cold call. We don’t buy leads. We don’t cut corners.
• We fight for real people, not case numbers.
• We give you straight answers, honest advice, and a path forward.
• Our obsession with justice drives everything we do. If someone’s already tried to take advantage of you—we’ll help make it right.

📞 Contact Us Today

If you’ve been injured—and especially if someone else has already contacted you about your case—now is the time to act.

👉 Call the Reed Firm now or fill out our contact form for a free, no-pressure consultation. We’ll make sure you’re treated fairly—and fight relentlessly to get you the justice you deserve.