How to Choose an Attorney
There are right ways and wrong ways to do
just about anything. If you’ve been
seriously injured and lost time from work, making the right choice can be the difference
between just getting by and living well, for the rest of your life. The wrong way is to accept a card from a
“therapy place” from a seedy looking person haunting the scene of your
accident. It’s pretty unlikely that any
high quality medical practice would employ somebody like this, isn’t it? What’s even worse is to sign a retainer with
their lawyer, who you’ve never even met.
Clearly the wrong, so let’s talk about the right way to find a Bronx Car Accident attorney,
a Staten Island Wills and Trusts Attorney or any other type of lawyer you might
need.
Referrals From Friends and Family
Prior to the advent of the internet,
seeking referrals from your family and friends was always the place to start.
If somebody you trust speaks very highly of a Manhattan divorce lawyer or a Brooklyn car accident
attorney, it’s worth it to follow up with this strong referral, but
often people just recommend somebody because they know them. The doctor your
friend plays golf with or your cousin plays tennis with might not be the best
one in town, so it’s a good idea to look at their website to see what their
specialty is. If you are looking for a
criminal attorney for a DUI, and your cousin’s tennis friend handling mostly
real estate, keep looking. You’re always
best off with an attorney that specializes.
It’s also a good idea to read as many reviews as possible to back up the
referrals.
Attorney Referral Services
Some attorney referral services are better
than others. Avvo is an excellent
service where you can ask attorney’s questions and get an idea of their
philosophy and style from their responses.
You can also search for a Bronx Car Accident Attorney, Queens Real
Estate Attorney or any other type of specialty.
Most of the other attorney search sites are advertising based, meaning
that they refer you to attorneys based on how much they pay the service for
placement without any vetting at all.
Googling an Attorney
Google’s algorithm has gotten so smart that
you have a better chance of finding the right attorney using their engine than
with paid referral services. For
example, you can be more specific about what you are looking in your
search. You can search for a “women
divorce attorney Kew Garden Hills” or “largest commercial law firm on Long
Island.” You can read the reviews from
multiple sources such as Google itself, Yelp and many others. You can save money this way by limiting your
search only to attorneys that offer free consultations by searching for
“Brooklyn car accident attorney free consultation.” If your case might produce a money damages
award and you don’t have much cash on hand, you can search for “Staten Island
attorney contingency fee.”
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