Important Questions To Ask A Potential
Lawyer For Your Case
Before hiring a personal injury attorney, you'll want to schedule an initial consultation, which is a meeting intended to help you learn more about the lawyer and for the lawyer to learn more about your case. Make sure you have with you a series of important questions to ask your lawyer.
- Where did you attend college and law school?
- When did you graduate from law school?
- How long have you been practicing law?
- Approximately how many personal injuryvictims do you represent each year?
- Do you handle any other types of legal work or just injury law?
- Do you belong to any bar associations and professional organizations? If so, which ones?
- How would you describe your personality as a lawyer?
- What is your approach or philosophy in handling personal injury cases?
- What is your style when working with accident victims? Will you present all of the options and ask me to make a decision? Or, will you recommend a course of action?
- What is your opinion and assessment of my case?
- Is my case more likely to settle or go to trial? Is mediation or arbitration an option?
- What percentage of personal injury lawsuits do you settle each year? What percentage do you take to trial?
- What is a realistic settlement or judgment?
- What potential problems could affect the outcome of my case?
- How long would it reasonably take to resolve my case?
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