Every law firm is offering no win no fee option and everybody out there claims to have dozens of cases that actually match yours. Amidst your loss and suffering how do you go about hiring that one lawyer who can win your case? This is an important decision because your lawyer can win you huge compensation or worst, nothing at all in case your compensation claim is proved to be null and void.
Before you zero on any potential candidate, make a collected call to friends and families who have prior experience with a personal injury lawyer or law firm. This way you can pick up those firms about which you can get first hand reviews.
Percentage of wins
The first attribute you need to look for is the percentage of wins and losses. You are putting your life in that person's hands. So there is nothing wrong in scrutinizing these details. Obvious fact is the more the wins, the better the personal injury lawyer is.
Types of personal injury compensation cases handled
There are 100 different types of personal injury claims. Your lawyer should have handled and won some considerable number of cases in maximum types. He or she should definitely have experience and won 10 or more cases similar to yours with maximum compensation being granted. If not, at least look for similar attributes and make sure they impress you.
Credentials
Academic background of the lawyer is not necessarily an important attribute because in most cases experience compensates for the law degree. But a law degree from a good institution reflects the basic intelligence of the solicitor. Intelligence is a highly sorted after trait in a lawyer as it shows shrewdness and ability to grasp details.
Client feedback
All lawyers and law firms should give references of previous clients whose cases they had handled. You should ask for contact number of the client whose case matches with yours because, it is highly likely you might experience the same kind of judicial circumstance as they had faced.
Skills
Skills reflect on how well do they grasp your case, what is their opinion of your case and how confident they sound while presenting you with their ideas. It should match with yours and they should take effort to create good rapport with you.
These 5 attributes make a good personal injury attorney. Sometimes all these attributes cannot be found in one person. Two heads are better than one and so hiring one more from the same firm does not hurt. Make your choice carefully with deliberation. It is better to show perseverance here than haste. Once you hire them, leave the rest of the case handling to them and co-operate to the maximum to help them win your case.
Source by Jacob Bainton
