Top 5 Things to Consider in a Personal Injury Attorney
Written by SBF on July 21, 2009 – 6:11 pmIf you are in the unfortunate position of needing a personal injury attorney, here are 5 things to remember.
1. Experience matters. Find someone with a long, varied history of personal injury work. The process will be hard enough on you without having to deal with and wait for an attorney that doesn’t know this field well.
2. Find someone local. Getting recommendations from friends or online reviews is fine, but find someone you can meet with in person easily. If you live in upstate New York don’t hire a lawyer in Miami, look for a Rochester personal injury lawyer.
3. Shop around. Set up meetings with as many attorneys as you can manage. See who you like, likes you, and feels the best. Don’t be pressured into committing to anyone until you are ready. This is not an area to make a snap decision.
4. Research. Don’t just take the attorney’s word on their record and history. That will only get you the good stuff. Check state bar associations and the internet for information about the attorney.
5. Make sure their practice matches your case. If you’ve got a small simple case a firm of a few attorneys may be fine. But if you’re looking at years of process and millions of dollars at issue, bigger is probably better. You need a lawyer with the resources to do everything you need – when you need it.
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