If you have a personal injury claim in Alabama, you need a personal injury attorney who can help you seek the financial compensation you deserve. All types of accidents can lead to significant and long-term costs, and recovering these costs can be critical for living your life comfortably and without unnecessary financial strain.
7 Key Factors When Choosing a Personal Injury Attorney
But, it is important not to hire just any attorney to represent you. Hiring the right personal injury attorney can be the difference between maximizing your financial recovery and recovering just a fraction of the financial compensation you deserve. With this in mind, what should you look for in a personal injury attorney? Here are seven key factors to consider:
1. Does the Attorney Focus on Personal Injury Representation?
When you have a personal injury claim after a serious accident, you need an attorney who focuses his or her practice on personal injury representation. While there are lots of lawyers in Alabama, only a small fraction of these lawyers handle personal injury claims on a daily basis. When your future is on the line, you need an experienced attorney on your side. If you hire an attorney who has years (or decades) of experience helping accident victims recover just compensation, this will help maximize your chances of securing a full financial recovery.
2. Does the Attorney Have a Track Record of Success?
An attorney who has extensive experience handling personal injury claims should also have a strong track record of success. Serious accidents can leave victims facing hundreds of thousands, if not millions, of dollars in financial and non-financial losses, so the attorney you choose should have a record of securing settlements and verdicts in this range.
3. Does the Attorney Serve Your Local Area?
If your personal injury attorney is familiar with the area where you got injured, this can help streamline the process of assessing liability and proving who (or what company) is responsible for your injuries. While the attorney or law firm you choose doesn’t necessarily need to have offices spread across Alabama, your attorney or law firm should have experience serving clients in the location where your accident happened.
4. Is the Attorney Part of an Experienced Legal Team?
Personal injury cases are complex. As a result, beyond looking for a personal injury attorney, you should look for a legal team that has the capabilities and resources required to fight for the financial compensation you deserve. A law firm with a team of experienced personal injury attorneys will be well-positioned to provide efficient and effective legal representation.
5. Is the Attorney Recognized for Success Within the Legal Community?
Whether an attorney has been recognized for success within the legal community is a factor worth considering as well. Some of the most well-respected accolades within the area of personal injury representation include:
- Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum
- Top 40 Under 40
- Top 100 Trial Lawyers
- Super Lawyers
- AV Preeminent® Rated on Martindale-Hubbell
You can check for these accolades (among others) on a law firm’s website. While the fact that a lawyer doesn’t have these accolades doesn’t necessarily mean that he or she isn’t respected within the legal community, if a lawyer has them, this is a clear sign of his or her experience and reputation.
6. Can You Get in Touch When You Need Help?
When you need help after an accident, it is important that you are able to speak with a personal injury attorney as soon as possible. With this in mind, you should look for a law firm that accepts calls 24/7. Likewise, as your case progresses, you will want to know that you can get in touch with your attorney after hours if necessary.
7. Do You Feel Confident in the Attorney’s Ability to Represent You?
Finally, and perhaps most importantly, you need to feel confident in your attorney’s ability to represent you. If you aren’t confident, you will second-guess your attorney’s decisions, and this will compromise your legal representation. The best way to make an informed decision is to schedule a free, no-obligation consultation. Once you sit down with an attorney and discuss your case one-on-one, then you can make an informed decision about whether he or she is the right choice for you.
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Don’t face your injuries alone. If you were hurt as a result of someone else’s negligence, you may be entitled to compensation for your physical, financial, and emotional losses. The personal injury attorneys at Morris, Andrews, Talmadge & Driggers, LLC have extensive experience handling a wide range of personal injury matters. We aren’t intimidated by big insurance companies that try to devalue and deny claims and we don’t back down from a fight.
Contact Morris, Andrews, Talmadge & Driggers, LLC today online or at 844-654-6228 for a FREE case evaluation. With offices in Dothan and Mobile, Morris, Andrews, Talmadge & Driggers, LLC represents accident victims throughout Alabama.
