Choosing a Personal Injury Attorney

Let’s face it:  There’s no shortage of attorneys.  You see them every day if you’re watching television and when you get in an auto accident you get tons of direct mail solicitations.  So how do you choose someone to help you?

When you are shopping for anything, finding what is right for you depends on what you are looking for.

I don’t know about you, but when I pick a service provider the main thing I’m looking for is communication.  I want someone who will be accessible, who will answer the phone, who will return messages and emails in a reasonable time frame, who will help me understand what’s going on, and help guide me to make the decision that’s right for me.

Accessibility is crucial to the attorney/client relationship, especially with auto accident and trucking accident injury claims.  So you’ll want to choose someone who is easy to get in touch with and who readily communicates with you.

Let’s veer off course for just a moment, but I promise we’ll be right back.  There are many ways to run a business but there are really only two ends to the spectrum: you can do the Wal-Mart strategy and go bulk, or you can do the boutique strategy and provide higher levels of service, but in lower quantity.

Let’s look at those business types and ask a few questions:

Who makes more money? Bulk retailers.

Does the fact that they make more money help you? No.

Who generally provides cheaper products?  Bulk retailers.

Does that help you?  Well, it might save you money, but would you be better off with a better product?  What if you could get a better product for the same price?

Who more often than not has hundreds of employees, none of which you find very helpful? Bulk retailers.

Does that make you want to do business there?

Alright, so back to the point…there are big law offices that do injury claims in bulk, and there are tiny boutique law offices that deal with cases on a much smaller scale.

Which do you think is right for you?