Injury Claim? Hire and Injury Attorney

In theory, anyone who went to medical school can give medical advice about any medical condition.

In theory.

The reality is that the practice of medicine is so specialized and detailed nowadays that you are best served talking about your heart with a cardiologist, your brain with a neurologist, etc.

The practice of law is similar, though not nearly as regulated.  Yes, most attorneys know a little about a lot.  We all went to law school and learned tons of stuff about tons of stuff.  But in practice, we tend to be better at the fields that we focus on.  In some cases that particular practice area is regulated enough by the bar that they have a Specialization Test that you can take (click here for a list of those particular practice areas) to be able to call yourself a “specialist” in that area.  But for the most part, practice areas aren’t regulated by the bar, so as attorneys, we can all technically give advice on any practice area.

But should we?

The way I practice law is very simple: If I know about it, I’ll talk about it.  If I don’t know about it, I don’t talk about it.

Here’s what I do: I handle injury cases.  I also handle traffic tickets, but frankly, I only handle those to increase my client base for marketing so as to get more injury cases.  The overwhelming majority of cases I handle are motor vehicle accident injury claims.  And I’ve handled A LOT of them since I started in 2001.  I also handle dog bite claims, slip and falls, and pharmacy negligence cases.  So when you call me to ask about your injury claim, there’s a darn good chance I’ve dealt with it or know how to quickly find out how to deal with it.  By the way, there is no NC Bar Specialty in personal injury law.  There is one in Worker’s Compensation, though, so if you’re looking for one of those, click here.

If, however, you have a question about something other than those areas (injuries or traffic tickets) I’m going to tell you either whom to call to get help or that I flat out just don’t know.  If it’s outside of my bailiwick, I don’t want to take the chance of messing up your case and costing you money and making you worse off than you were before you got my advice.  That is anathema to me.

My focus is on handling a few types of cases well and getting good results for my clients.  My focus is not on handling tons of cases in a mediocre manner.

So think about this:  When you look at an attorney’s website and s/he’s got 14 different practice areas listed there, what do you think their focus is? Do they really have one? If they have a focus, is it getting good results for you, or is it on getting as much business as possible?

Here’s the point: It’s easier to be good at a few things than it is to be good at many.  When you’re looking to hire an attorney, keep that in mind.

Call me at 919-929-2992.