How to find the right lawyer for your case’ in an interview.
Most personal injury lawyers offer a free consultation. I think as we discussed earlier, there are lots and lots of lawyers who advertise that they handle personal injury claims. I can tell you that not all of them do. So some of the things that we talk about and the truth about lawyer advertising, you want to find a nationally board certified specialist. Virginia doesn’t certify lawyers, but there is a national board certification. You want to find a lawyer who has an established track record of being involved in big cases, so you want to ask them, show me your verdicts. Show me your settlements. Now look, every lawyer who has been practicing for any length of time has lost cases. We’ve all lost cases, but you want to find someone who has been in the game, who actually goes to trial and get them to show you the papers that say they’ve been there and not just tell you about it.
I have a small practice and so I’ve limited myself to personally injury cases, mainly car accident cases, medical malpractice cases and to helping people who are seeking to recover disability benefits. Grace, when you get sick and you can no longer work. Typically, you’ll have a disability policy through your employer, those cases are tough. I help people get those benefits paid as well. Lots of cases that can be settled without a lawyer and that’s not something that you’ll hear most lawyers tell you. Small case, you get hurt, you see a doctor once, maybe a couple of times, you go get some physical therapy, you’re going to do better settling that case on your own. You should get my book and you should read it so that you can know what the process is about. And where lawyers help is when the case gets more complicated. If you have a herniated disk, you have a broken bone. You’ve got lots of medical bills. There are a lot of stuff that needs to be sorted out and that’s where an experienced personal injury attorney can really add value to your case, help you maximize your recovery from the insurance company.
