If you’ve been injured due to the negligence of another, you may be entitled to file a personal injury lawsuit to recover compensation for your damages. Due to the significant financial burdens associated with these injuries, it’s crucial that you choose a highly skilled, experienced attorney who can protect your rights and help you maximize your compensation.
Below are 7 tips that will help ensure you choose the right personal injury lawyer to handle your case:
- Ask for referrals – Friends, family members and business associates can often be a good way to learn about potential lawyers. If you know someone who has filed a personal injury claim, ask about their experience. Would they recommend their lawyer?
- Experience with similar cases – Your lawyer should have extensive experience handling similar cases to yours. You don’t want to work with a criminal defense attorney for your car accident case. In addition to asking how many years the attorney has been in practice, ask how many similar cases to yours they have handled.
- Personalized attention – Who will be working on your case? Ask the lawyer how much involvement they will have. Often, attorneys will have less experienced associates or paralegals handle many aspects of a case. Make sure your attorney will be personally handling all important aspects of your case.
- Resources – Certain cases, such as defective product claims or medical malpractice claims, can be very expensive. In these situations, make sure you work with a lawyer who has the resources necessary to properly handle your case.
- Look at lawyer reviews – Look at the lawyer’s online reviews to learn about the experiences of past clients. Were they happy with the lawyer’s work? Would they recommend the lawyer?
- Track record of success – Look at the lawyer’s prior verdicts and settlements on similar cases to yours. While previous outcomes don’t guarantee success in your case, these verdicts and settlements can give you a sense of the results this attorney has been able to achieve in the past.
- Contingency fee – Most personal injury lawyers work on a contingency fee basis. This means their fee is a percentage of your recovery. If you don’t win, they don’t get paid. Be wary of a personal injury lawyer who charges an hourly fee.
Contact our Prescott Personal Injury Lawyers
Please contact the Jensen Phelan Law Firm using the form on this page or call (928) 778-2660 today to schedule a complimentary consultation. We serve clients in Prescott, Cottonwood and throughout Northern Arizona.
