When you’re dealing with an accident or injury that affects you or your loved ones, it’s important to find a personal injury lawyer that will work tirelessly to win your case. However, with the excess of personal injury lawyers in the world and your community, it can be almost impossible to find the firm that’s the best choice for you and your situation. With all the options available, and the dozens of personal injury firms you see advertised every day on billboards and television, how can you know which one to choose? What qualities should you look for? While good personal injury lawyers will have many qualities, the top firms all have these three things in common:
1) Approachability
When choosing an attorney, you need to make sure you hire someone who is going to take the time to listen to you and your needs. Yes, an attorney is an expert on the law, and because of that, it’s not uncommon for lawyers to sometimes think they always know what is best for their clients. However, in the end, it is about what you want that is important. That’s why you need to choose someone that you can actually talk to. If the attorney assigned to your case hides behind paralegals and assistants, then that’s a red flag that your lawyer might be interested in your case’s financial settlement, but ultimately isn’t interested in what you want.
2) Tenacity
Bottom line: you want to choose a firm that is going to fight for you, through thick and thin, no matter what. You can’t pick someone who is going to throw in the towel the moment things get difficult — or worse: try to get you to opt for a settlement at the first opportunity, rather than going the distance. If you’re lawyer is looking for an easy out, then that’s a sign it’s time to look for someone else.
3) A Record of Success
The proof, ultimately, is in the pudding. It does you and your family no good to hire a lawyer, to spend time building a case, and to spend the time and money it takes to go to trial if your attorney can’t seal the deal when it really matters. Can the firm you choose deliver a win? What is their track record? Make sure you are choosing a winning law firm to represent your interests.
