Have you ever found yourself in need of legal advice? Did you know how to go about finding the right lawyer for your needs?
Finding the "right lawyer" is a great challenge, even for lawyers themselves. When you have a medical problem, a doctor will help decide whether you need specialized care and assist in providing immediate and necessary care. On the other hand, when you are in need of legal assistance, you are on your own. Few states recognize a vast range of legal specialties and outside of the Yellow Pages there is little readily available information to help in the selection of an experienced lawyer. Unfortunately the advice offered by bar associations, such as The State Bar of California, is so general that it is of little value. After you have read this article and the specific advice provided here, open The State Bar of California's advice on how to hire a lawyer [http://www.calbar.org/2con/3conhowc.htm] and compare. It is a well intended piece but it is so general and lacks specific recommendations that it is not very helpful. The purpose of this article is to provide specific advice and to explain how lawyers find the "right" lawyer.
Finding Legal Specialists
If you were forced to bet your home on the outcome of an athletic event between two players in boxing, tennis or golf, you would do a substantial amount of homework. You would do a literature search, call coaches, talk with players, call Las Vegas to learn what the professionals had to say, and find videotape on film of previous matches. The same approach applies when it comes to finding the "right lawyer."
Lawyers find the "right lawyer" by networking with the members of their profession who have experience in related areas. After making multiple calls they develop a "short list" of attorneys with special expertise. There are many ways that you can achieve the same goal.
When talking with a lawyer pretend you are talking with your auto mechanic and ask the same questions:
How bad is it?
How soon do I have to do something?
Have you done this before?
Are there any options?
What are the odds of getting it fixed?
At what price?
When will it be done?
Who is going to do the work?
When can you get started?
THESE Are the TYPES OF cases that are mostly found in the Courts of THE USA :
Class Actions Groups of people suffering similar harm or losses caused by corporate misconduct, consumer frauds, defective products, business frauds and discrimination. (See additional cases below.)
