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Questions To Ask Your Personal Injury Lawyer

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If you are in the middle of a situation that warrants you hiring a personal injury lawyer from a firm like John Tamming Law Office, chances are high that you are overwhelmed and stressed out.  While this is understandable, it is important that you keep your wits about you when choosing and hiring your lawyer.  It is absolutely essential that you ask your potential personal injury lawyer the following three questions before you spend a dime retaining him or her.

"What is your fee should we lose?"

Ideally, you will be hiring a lawyer who is confident enough in his or her skills that losing does not appear to be an option, but it is important to remain realistic about the possibility of losing your case.  You will want to ask your potential lawyer what their fee is, should you lose the case.  Virtually all personal injury lawyers work on a "no win, no fee" plan, meaning that you will not owe him or her any money in fees should you lose the case.  It is important, however, to distinguish the difference between a "fee" and an "expense".  A fee is a surcharge for the lawyer, but an "expense" is something that actually cost the lawyer time or money for the case.  For example, if your lawyer sent a private investigator out to do research on the case, this would be counted as an "expense", and you may still be responsible for the expense, even if you lose the case.

"How many of these specific cases have you tried, and how many have you won?"

Be specific when you ask your questions.  "How many personal injury cases have you tried?" is an entirely different question than, "how many of personal injury cases of this specific nature have you tried?"  As a potential client, it is your right to know this information when making a decision on who to hire, so you shouldn't feel intimidated about asking.  Any experienced and confident personal injury lawyer should have no problem providing you with this information.

"What will be our strategy?"

This may seem like an obvious question, although it is one that is not often considered.  Before hiring a lawyer, you should ask about strategy.  While the potential lawyer will not be able to develop a specific game plan until they are hired and have time to study your case, a confident and capable lawyer should be able to tell you what his or her basic strategy will be when it comes to presenting and arguing your case.


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