7 Tips to Help You Hire a Good Attorney

You need to hire a personal injury lawyer if you have an injury, which suffer very much damage. But in a certain town, there are probably over 20 pages of injury attorney lists in the phone book. How to choose the right one? What are you looking for? What questions should you ask?

Here are 7 things you should know before hiring your injury lawyer ...

1) The sooner you hire your lawyer the better. Search for your personal injury lawyer within a week or two after your accident. If you are not physically able, you should start looking for a friend or loved one. The earlier you start your case the best.

2) Hire a personal injury attorney who specializes in your specific type of injury. Do your homework before signing the retainer agreement. Visit the company and learn about its history and biographical information of each lawyer. Ask the lawyer for some Referrences and ask how much experience they have in dealing with cases of similar injuries. What settlement price they have to get in these cases?

3) Do you have a meeting face to face with your prospective lawyer. Your injury lawyer will be your closest advisor, in this difficult time. You need to feel comfortable and trust your lawyer. The only way to get an idea of ​​the lawyer, is a sit-down to discuss your case. Each personal injury lawyer will give you a good free initial consultation.

4) an attorney of your case will take place on a contingency basis. This means that your lawyer does not pay when you get paid. He is his fee from the money you receive for your injuries. You can expect your lawyer to take about 33% of your final settlement - that is to be taken up on cost. Make sure you understand the payment structure before signing the retainer agreement.

5) the persecutor ambulance care. The goal of these lawyers to get a lot of minor personal injury cases and settle them quickly is - they make their profit from high turnover. So naturally they will not spend too much time and effort into each case as it should. (If you are looking for a quick fix is ​​ready, less than what your case is worth to really accept.)

6) an attorney with a good Martindale-Hubbell rating. This service evaluates lawyers in the U.S. and Canada based on peer review. The website has a helpful lawyer locator service Martindale.com and explain the scoring system.

7) Always be open and honest when it comes to your case with a lawyer. Tell the lawyer as much as possible about what happened. Try to remember all the details. All documents and images that you have your injuries and treatment will be of great help in the assessment of your case.

Bonus Tips:

Never give a recorded statement to a representative of an insurance company until you have consulted a lawyer. As the representative. an application simply say: "I am not prepared to make a statement right now." A recorded statement as evidence, and if you're not ready, you may forget important details that can be used. Anything you miss (or illusion) can be used in settlement negotiations and trial against you. (Joey's WeGe)