I’ve always been of the opinion that 99 percent of lawyers give the rest of them a bad name.

Which explains a situation I found myself in a last year. My car got banged up pretty badly by a pizza chain delivery truck that took a corner too tight at a corner where I was waiting for a red light. I was ok, but my dog was injured from the impact. My insurance covered everything but the $500 deductible, but the vet bills came to about $2200. Both my insurance company and the pizza company’s lawyers fought this one tooth and nail – supposedly I should have had her in a restraining seat belt device in the back seat??? – and I got stuck with the bill.

This did not come at a good time, financially speaking, but my beautiful dog needed follow-up surgery and I needed money to cover it and the deductible. I went on the internet and found Mount Prospect Title Loans, a car title loans company that loaned me the cash based on my car’s value. It was easier than going to a car title loan store like the kind you see on Higgins Road or in the city. It’s all online, and you get your cash in a day.

My car and dog are fixed, and next time I’m finding a better lawyer.

By the way Mount Prospect is also near Arlington Heights, Wheeling, Des Plaies, Rolling Meadows, and Palaine.