How Can I Tell Whether I Can Trust a Lawyer?
ANSWER: We think there are 23 crucial questions to ask yourself about any lawyer you consider hiring. We invite you to visit us, without obligation, and determine for yourself how we measure up. If you’re not satisfied with your answers to these important questions, keep looking until you find a lawyer that satisfies these critical factors:
- Will this lawyer handle my need to get my vehicle repaired or replaced - or an interim rental vehicle - immediately and free of attorneys’ fees?
❏ Yes ❏ No - Do I feel comfortable with this lawyer?
❏ Yes ❏ No - Does the lawyer answer my questions in a way that I understand?
❏ Yes ❏ No - Do I understand the lawyer’s explanation of what my case involves?
❏ Yes ❏ No - Is the lawyer patient with me when I don’t understand?
❏ Yes ❏ No - Will the lawyer advise me of what measures to take with the insurance company, repair shops, and medical professionals?
❏ Yes ❏ No - Will the lawyer immediately assign to me and my case an investigator and paralegal to photograph injured parties and damaged property?
❏ Yes ❏ No - Has the lawyer talked frankly with me about the potential value of my case — without making definite promises?
❏ Yes ❏ No - Does the lawyer him/herself have years of experience in handling my kind of case?
❏ Yes ❏ No - Does the lawyer listen to me?
❏ Yes ❏ No - Do the lawyer’s assistants treat me well?
❏ Yes ❏ No - Does the lawyer answer my phone calls promptly?
❏ Yes ❏ No - Does the lawyer treat me with respect?
❏ Yes ❏ No - Does the lawyer rush me during our conversations?
❏ Yes ❏ No - Am I satisfied the lawyer will keep me informed about my case and give me the opportunity to make critical decisions about my future?
❏ Yes ❏ No - Has the lawyer tried to pressure me in any way?
❏ Yes ❏ No - Has the lawyer promised me how much money I will get in my case?
(An impossible and illegal promise.)
❏ Yes ❏ No - Do I understand what the lawyer expects of me, and am I willing to do it?
❏ Yes ❏ No - Do I feel good about this lawyer and his/her law firm?
❏ Yes ❏ No - Do the lawyer and all persons in his/her office treat my family with full and total respect?
❏ Yes ❏ No - Does this law firm have lots of experience doing court trials in accident cases, so I can trust that their “threats to sue” will carry weight with
opposing parties?
❏ Yes ❏ No - Is this law firm totally focused on representing accident victims — and not distracted by the needs, pressures, and demands of also representing
insurance companies who oppose accident victims?
❏ Yes ❏ No - Does the cumulative experience of the lawyers in this firm exceed 100 years of representing accident victims?
❏ Yes ❏ No
