Ambulance Chaser Definition

noun
A lawyer who actively seeks out accident victims to encourage them to sue for damages.
American Heritage
A lawyer who tries to gain clients by instigating accident victims to sue for damages.
Webster's New World
A lawyer who is eager to bring personal injury lawsuits.
American Heritage

(derogatory) An unethical attorney who solicits business at the scenes of accidents or in hospitals, in exchange for a percentage of the damages that will be recovered in the case.

Wiktionary
(by extension) An attorney who engages in unethical behavior.
Wiktionary

Other Word Forms of Ambulance Chaser

Noun

Singular:
ambulance chaser
Plural:
ambulance-chasers

Origin of Ambulance Chaser

  • The origins of this phrase date from 1897, from newspaper articles about attorneys seeking clients through targeted mail solicitation. “Ambulance chasing" was one of the descriptive phrases employed by the media for this activity. It later became a derogatory term for direct advertising.

    From Wiktionary

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