Finding a good personal injury attorney is a critical step in the personal injury claims process. First let’s discuss what a “good” personal injury attorney is and then we will discuss how to find one in your area.

By good we mean: an attorney that you feel comfortable with and who has enough experience to guide you on the path to success. Filing a claim for personal injury compensation is a difficult and emotional process. Having a attorney that you can trust will help a lot. You also need to make sure that s/he has enough experience to ensure that they thoroughly understand the process and can help you achieve the best possible settlement.

To find a good personal injury attorney start with the people you already know. Do you personally know any attorneys? If so, what is their specialty? If they happen to be a personal injury attorney and you are already friends then you could be done. But, even if s/he is not a personal injury attorney, they probably can recommend several good personal injury attorneys that you can interview.

If you don’t know any lawyers personally, then talk to your family and friends. Maybe they have been through the personal injury claim process. Or maybe someone they know has been through the process and they an recommend a good PI attorney.

Even during conversations with strangers, ask them if they (or anyone they know) has had experience with personal injury claimes and can recommend a good attorney. Of course, recommendations from strangers will not be a valuable as recommendations from your family or friends, but, a referral from a stranger who has been through the process is certainly better than using the Yellow Pages to find an attorney.

You should be able to find at least 3 (or more) PI attorneys in your area that sound like they can do a good job. Next, schedule an appointment and meet with each one of them in person. Their personality and how confident and trusting you feel about them is very important in making your decision. Any good attorney will offer a free one hour consultation.

During your meeting with each attorney, ask them about their experience, how many cases they have handled, how many cases they have won, etc. Ask the attorney to describe the overall personal injury claims process to make sure they know and you will learn a lot by hearing it 3 or more times. Discuss your case and see what they recommend. Ask how much they think your case is worth. Ask how long they think it will take to settle. Ask how much they charge and how/when they get paid.

Filing a personal injury claim is not an easy process, full of emotional highs and lows. A strong, capable attorney as your advisor will help guide you in the right direction and even out the emotional bumps. Take the time and put in the effort to find just the right attorney for you.

See also my article on: How To Sell Your Structured Settlement Payments

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