Selecting an attorney is an important decision and you should conduct extensive research regarding fees, reputation and experience before making your selection.
Consider seeking recommendations from friends and family, reading online reviews and visiting attorney websites for guidance.
Martindale-Hubbell and Avvo are among the premier online review sites, providing client and peer reviews respectively.
Reputation
When deciding who to hire as their lawyer, it is crucial that clients consider their reputation. A great way of doing this is through their online reviews; though please keep in mind that not all reviews are created equal; some may be genuine while others can be biased. Furthermore, check for consistency within review content: genuine lawyer reviews typically include specific details and examples while biased reviews might omit this detail or emphasize positive or negative aspects too heavily.
One way lawyers can manage their reputation is to gather feedback from satisfied clients when their case has concluded. This can be accomplished in many ways, from asking them directly to review on one website to using third-party tools that track reviews and monitor reputation when necessary.
Fees
Fees charged by attorneys vary based on hourly charges, flat fees for simple cases or percentage of money recovered in cases. When selecting an attorney to hire, it is important to discuss his or her fee arrangement in depth as well as gathering references from other lawyers within his network – this will speed up finding specialists more quickly than someone without connections can do.
