22 Questions to Ask When Choosing a Personal Injury Attorney

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  1. How many years have you been in practice?
  2. Do you have actual experience handling my type of case?
  3. Where can I read about your other cases?
  4. What is the hardest part about my case?
  5. Have you won any large verdicts or settlements?
  6. Are you board certified by any state or nationally recognized organization?
  7. Are you listed in Best Lawyers in America?
  8. Do you carry malpractice insurance? (In Virginia, this information is also available at www.vsb.org.)
  9. Are you an active member of any state or national trial lawyer organization?
  10. Have you been disciplined by your state bar association?
  11. What is the process for handling my case?
  12. Who in your office will be working on my case?
  13. How will you keep me informed about my case?
  14. What is my case worth?
  15. Do you represent any insurance companies at all? You really need to know where their interests lie. Some lawyers do most of their work for the insurance companies. This may suit you just fine. For other, the appearance of bias would be too much.
  16. Do you represent any corporations (besides “mom and pop” local businesses)? Again, if you are calling about an injury case, you may want to find an attorney who is passionate about representing individuals – not big business.
  17. 1Can I take a copy of the written fee agreement home with me to study? (There is no “standard” fee and no standard fee agreement. Do not assume that if you have seen one, you have seen them all.)
  18. If you are looking for an injury, disability or malpractice attorney, ask, “Do you spend at least 90% of your time representing individuals against insurance companies in injury, disability and malpractice cases?”
  19. Do you regularly attend Continuing Legal Education courses in your area of expertise?
  20. Do you teach Continuing Legal Education courses to other lawyers?
  21. What is your Martindale-Hubbell rating?
  22. Have you published any articles, guides or books for consumers or other attorneys?

 

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633 Main Street
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Orford, NH 03777-0263
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Concord, NH 03301
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