Top 3 Questions to Ask Your Attorney

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Top 3 Questions to Ask Your Attorney
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• While there are several things you may need
  to know from your lawyer, there are three
  questions that should be on your priority list.
  The questions will help you gauge the suitability
  of your potential lawyer in representing the case
  you present him. Your lawyer should be
  comfortable in answering and discussing these
  issues so that you maintain a fruitful
  attorney-client relationship. It will also
  determine your chance of winning the case.

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For how long have you practiced in similar cases?

• You will want to know if the attorney is just
  a beginner or a veteran in the field. The nature
  of the legal issue will determine how good either
  of the two can be in representing you. Its not
  to mean that beginners shouldnt handle any case
  at hand but some cases may be too complicated for
  them to manage effectively.

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• In this type of question, you may also be
  interested to know if the attorney has handled
  similar cases. A simple yes may not necessarily
  be a sufficient answer hence you need to find out
  more about where and when the attorney
  represented a similar case (four cases would be
  ideal) and what the outcome was. For example, if
  its help on divorce cases or adoption cases, the
  most appropriate lawyer would be a family lawyer.

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What is your opinion about this case?

• Its important to get the attorneys view on
  the situation at hand based on an honest
  preliminary assessment that gauges how the case
  the case might turn out. Honesty about how strong
  or weak your case looks like is essential since
  it prevents cases of later dissatisfaction or
  financial disaster

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• Its in this evaluation that you also get to
  know exactly how much your attorney will be
  charging for representation. Typically, lawyers
  either charge a fixed amount or an hourly rate
  and there may be other expenses you should know
  at this point. Additionally, get to know which
  strategy your lawyer will be using and the reason
  behind choosing such an approach.

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How will your office handle my case?

• In this type of question, you should get to
  know how much time the case will take although
  lawyers have minimal control over the pace of the
  process. Get to know exactly who will be handling
  your case, which way you will use to keep in
  touch and what are the dos and donts you are
  supposed to observe during this process.

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• For example, you may be required to refrain
  from any communications with the witnesses.
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