To become with a good attorney you have to go through a lot of things, here are some things you need:
- you are not afraid to turn down a case that is outside my practice area. I don’t have a problem telling a potential client that I am not familiar with a certain area of law. I don’t mind referring clients elsewhere when the need arises.
- you are not afraid to tell a potential client that they don’t need to spend money on me. Many times, they have a remedy available for free, they don’t need an expensive procedure, or the remedy they want simply isn’t available.
- you are not afraid to give an amount of time, for free, to see if a client has a case that I can help with. I don’t mind talking to a client on the phone about a case, to see if something is there. I also don’t mind if I talk them out of hiring me.
- you don’t mind telling a client that spending money on me is a waste of resources. Many are pleasantly surprised at my candor when I tell them that I will not take their money to pursue a remedy that they’re not likely to get.
- you don’t have to take every case that comes to my office. I also don’t have maximize billing on every capable client. I also tend to look at billing clients on a value added basis, and I try to do most of my work on flat fees vs hourly.
- you are not afraid to take a case that is goofy, messed up or otherwise out of the norm. A lot of my practice is repairing work done by well meaning, but inexperienced counsel, non-lawyers who are in over their heads, and DIY gone wrong.
- you are not judgmental. Whatever you tell me, it’s not the worst thing I’ve heard that day.
- you have excellent staff who are kind, compassionate, intelligent and hard working.
- you don’t just “tell you what you want to hear.” If your case stinks, or you’re being foolish, I have no problem telling you so.
- you will answer the phone, return your calls and emails. It might not be immediate, but I will communicate with you. I actually enjoy talking to clients.
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