How to Sue the Empire...And Win

So you have been injured at work--it could have be a faulty tractor beam coupling, a slippery deck, or a Force choke by an agitated senior leader.  And you think to yourself: "Hey, I work for the Empire--an authoritarian hegemony of epic proportions, led by an ageless Sith Lord of near unimaginable power and unparalleled cunning--what can I possibly do to get help with my medical bills?"  The truth is, just because you have decided to become an insignificant expendable resource in an enormous military-industrial apparatus does NOT mean you that you have checked your legal rights at the door.  

In fact, the law might be the only thing you have on your side.  Consider this--what does a near-deity who can cut a Jedi down with one blow and shoot Force Lightning out of his fingers at will--fear?  The answer is: disorder and chaos--the exact elements that the law was created to avoid.  Whether the Empire likes it or not, its very existence is based on rules, regulations and order.  Oh, and fear...lots and lots of fear.  But with that, the Imperial leadership needs to keep people in line through structure and processes, which are guided by laws.  And those laws can be used as both a lightsaber as well as a shield in the hands of a skilled advocate.   I am one of the few galactic attorneys that have gone head-to-head with the Empire on numerous occasions and not only managed to come out with all of my limbs attached and my windpipe uncrushed, but also have gotten substantial legal relief and remuneration for my clients.  You need a lawyer that will literally go to battle for you, and I have consistently been willing and able to do so.  

May the law be with you (TM).  




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