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How Do I Find The Right Lawyer For Me?
This is an age of specialization. If your case involves serious injury or death, your attorney should be a specialist who exclusively handles those kinds of cases. An attorney who routinely handles criminal cases, divorces, wills, and other legal matters is unlikely to be a specialist in serious injury or death cases, and may not have the experience you deserve.
Finding an attorney who is a specialist is easy and gives you some assurance that the attorney has the trial experience and expertise needed. Verify that the National Board of Trial Advocacy has certified your potential attorney as a “civil trial advocate”. Board certified attorneys have to meet rigorous requirements involving trial experience, ethics and legal knowledge. Attorneys certified as “civil trial specialists” and are experienced in serious injury and death make up less than 2% of the attorneys licensed in most states.
DO:
Do your research on which attorneys are specialists
DON'T:
Choose an attorney because they handled a friend or family member’s divorce, DUI, or bankruptcy.
Don’t expect to find the "right attorney' by calling a local bar association. These are voluntary organizations designed to serve the needs of the attorneys and they do not wish to alienate any of their members.