When you are wrongfully injured, finding an experienced attorney to hold someone accountable can be daunting. Attorneys are expensive, and it can be difficult for laymen to know what indicators make one attorney better than the next. Gambling with your damages when serious money is at stake by just picking one and hoping it works out is never a good idea.
Record Awards and Similar Cases
When you consider attorneys who are best qualified for your personal injury case, it is important to look at the types of cases the attorney has handled in the past. Have they successfully litigated claims similar to yours? If they have, how big were the awards?
Online Reviews
Customer service is one aspect of sorting out the good from the bad. Many online reviews can indicate that a particular attorney is focused on developing a good reputation by going the extra mile to ensure satisfaction.
Dedicated Staff and Systems
Attorneys can do a good job and still lose or settle for much less than a claim is worth. The most important factor to consider is how diligent the attorney may be in preparing your case.
The most qualified attorneys will have staff to help investigate and develop claims. Relying too heavily on a single attorney with no staff often means shortcuts will be taken.
A good attorney will have systems in place to methodically process and develop personal injury claim lawsuits. These organized systems make them successful and virtually guarantee the best outcome in your case.
Free Consultations
Many attorneys offer free consultations. This allows clients to shop around and find an attorney who seems knowledgeable and experienced in a particular facet of law. Many attorneys may be anxious to take a case and settle it out when you have sustained provable injuries and the offending party reasonably fits the paradigm of someone at fault.
Special Focus on Particular Facets of Law
Attorneys who limit their practices to focus on particular claims are often the best situated. This is because there is so much case law shaping the contours of delicate civil claims that it is impractical for a law firm to keep up with every area of law.
Attorneys Who Prepare for Trial
The difference between an attorney who prepares for trial and one who simply settles cases in large volumes at the clients’ expense is all the difference in the world. A skilled attorney won’t even enter negotiations if the defendants are unwilling to offer at least half the damages sought.
Attorneys Who Fully Apprise You of Your Rights
Damages can vary between actual damages, emotional damages, and legal damages. Actual damages include lost income from an injury and medical bills. Emotional damages constitute the pain and suffering that many injury victims experience after an accident.
Legal damages can be more abstract, such as violations of civil rights. Punitive damages for particularly egregious acts by a defendant can multiply the awards.
An attorney who makes you aware of all your rights under the law is truly seeking your interests and is more trustworthy than an attorney looking to make a few phone calls to settle a case for pennies on the dollar.
Published by: Holy Minoza
