If you have been involved in a car accident and need someone to represent you, you are going to have to interview and find the right car accident attorney to handle your case for you. You need to know what you are looking for in a car accident attorney and be clear about what you want.
Accessibility
The first thing that you need to determine is how accessible you want your attorney to be. Do you want to have to set up meetings in order to see your attorney? Do you want an attorney who you can casually email and text about your case? How often do you want to stay in contact with your attorney? Think carefully about how often you want to stay in touch with your attorney, and use that to guide you in asking questions about accessibility when interviewing potential attorneys. Find one who's accessibility meets your needs for access.
Transparence
Second, you want an attorney who is going to be transparent with you. When you interview attorneys, ask them to explain the basics of pursuing a car accident personal injury claim to you. Pay attention to the different ways that each attorney answers this question. You want to go with an attorney who is transparent about the lawsuit process and who explains things in a way that you understand and feel comfortable with.
Realistic
Third, look for an attorney who is realistic. When you ask an attorney how they think your case will do or what type of settlement they think your case could win, pay close attention to what they say. An attorney who talks about how the cost of your medical bills, time off work, and long-term consequences of your injury will affect your settlement outcome is being a lot more realistic than some attorney who promises you millions of dollars.
Unless you suffered a life-altering injury, your chances of getting millions of dollars out of your lawsuit are pretty slim. An attorney who talks in the terms of thousands or tens of thousands of dollars is being a lot more realistic about your case.
When looking for a traffic law attorney to handle your car accident case, you are going to want to interview two or three different attorneys. When you interview the attorneys, make sure that their accessibility, transparency, and explanations matches up with your needs. Finally, make sure that the attorney offers realistic expectations about what you can expect from the settlement process.
Share9 January 2018
