Gary Halbert - Halbertism 18

He did and the problem was solved immediately. Here is
the script I wrote for him:

Dirtbag
Lawyer: "Mr. Halbert, this is Dirtbag again. I'm calling about the
car accident and..."

Kevin:
(butting in and interrupting the Dirtbag:) "Mr. Dirtbag, please hold on just
a moment and I'll get right back on the phone."

(Then, he puts Dirtbag on hold. After about two
minutes he picks up the phone again:) "Mr. Dirtbag, I needed to get off the
phone long enough to set up a tape recorder to record this call. It's recording
now. The reason I did this is because of one of your previous phone calls to me.
I believe you are trying to extort money from me and I want to send the tape of
this call... and any future calls from you... to the Bar Association. Now, you
go ahead and tell me what you're calling about."

Dirtbag
Lawyer: "Turn that damn thing off! It's illegal to record telephone
calls!"

Kevin:
"No it's not illegal... just as long as you let the other party know you are
recording the call. And I told you I am recording this call."

Dirtbag
Lawyer: "Turn that damn thing off!"

Kevin:
"No."

Dirtbag
Lawyer: (ballistic babble and gobbledy gook)

Kevin:
"Hey, you got anything to say or not?"

The dirtbag lawyer hung up and never
called back.

MORAL: People always act differently
(VERY differently) when you let them know they are being recorded and/or video
taped. This is a GREAT "lawyer taming" tool.

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