If you’re on this page, it’s likely that you’ve been through a lot lately. You might feel like you don’t have the time to be selective about finding an attorney. Since personal injury attorneys are usually contacted following unpleasant, if not tragic, life circumstances, there is an understandable instinct to rush the process; To get it over with. This is a mistake. If you aren’t careful about who you choose, you might lose the case. Or worse, get paid less than you deserve. Here are some helpful questions to consider while searching for a personal injury lawyer.

Do you know at least one other person who has used this lawyer? In business, as in life, it’s all about referrals. Not being able to corroborate a referral shouldn’t be a deal-breaker, but if you can find at least one, happy customer, you will feel better about your decision.

Does the lawyer have social media presence? Many personal injury lawyers have not stepped into the social media space yet. Their trepidation is understandable; They’re busy people and just don’t have the time to play on Facebook all day. Yet the ones that own LinkedIn or Facebook profiles offer an interesting window into their performance. Chances are at least one of their Facebook friends or fans, or one of their LinkedIn connections, has used their services. Reach out to some of these people and see what their experience was. Just because they are part of their network does not mean they will give them favorable reviews as people often add a connection prior to becoming a client.

Are they on file at the local Bar association? 99% of the time, the answer is yes. But if you stumbled upon that 1%, you had better watch out. We recommend you take this step simply because of how easy it is and how bad things can get if you’ve somehow found an unlicensed legal professional.

Is it a large outfit or a small shop? Though it’s not fair to generalize, there is a general tendency amongst smaller offices to be more available and perhaps work a little bit harder to retain your patronage. But they are not equipped to go to bat on large or complicated cases such as pharmaceutical injuries, defective product cases, or any case really where there are a lot of complexities at stake. You have to make this determination yourself but keep in mind, no major lawsuits are won by solopreneurs- It requires a sophisticated team.

How have they performed in the past? Oddly enough, one of the best kept secrets about jurisprudence is that past cases are almost always public. The local library or county registrar will certainly have a few cases on file where your candidate was the legal counsel. Nowadays, these facilities will be equipped with intranet search, so a five minute stop-off might yield some interesting results.

Do they have any hidden fees? No personal injury attorney should stuff their contract with fee contingencies. The name of the game is no-win, no-fee. In many states adding such clauses is illegal. Another factor to look at is how equitable the settlement share is. If they are taking too much from the settlement, you should consider other options.

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