Speaking to an Attorney About Your Accident

You’ve had an accident and wonder if you have a case. Your best friends, and even distant friends, aren’t lawyers, and with some hesitancy, you go on-line to find an attorney. You may procrastinate. You may start thinking, “What if I don’t have a case?” “I’ve never spoken with an attorney before. What information will he want from me?” “Will I appear foolish and be embarassed?” Relax! Without you, the client, there’d be no attorneys. Attorneys want, encourage and hope that new clients will call. The first contact has two purposes:One is for YOU to learn if you have a case and whether the attorney you’re speaking with is the person you want to hire. Second, reciprocally, the attorney needs to decide whether to take on your case. Since a personal injury case has two parts - liability (first is negligence, also known as wrongdoing) and damages (case value), the attorney will be listening to the facts in each area. To make the first contact go smoothly, consider the following advice.

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