Checking If You Have Hired the Best Attorney For Your Case
Sometimes you feel as if your attorney is not doing his best to represent your interests or not doing his job in the perfect way. Here are something's you can do to get help with that
1. Always be organized and keep a record of the events. Documenting everything will help in a systematic approach. A event calendar for noting down notes as the case progresses.
2. Keep talking with Attorneys and even if you feel the first one you met was good, keep the search open, you never know when you can land up a good fish.
3. A track of the phone calls made to the attorney and the response time taken by him to return your calls can also determine how good the attorney is concerned about his customers
4. Make a list of all the questions you want to ask and try to ask that in random phone calls thus ensuring satisfaction to your queries and thus reducing the attorney time being billed to you
5. If the attorney says about a deadline for example like 50 days and then no word until 75 days make sure you address this point and this will help to make sure that no important deadline has been missed which wont leave a bad negative impact on your case
6. calls are not returned timely or deadlines start being missed are many of the faults that can be resolved in writing via certified mail. If not taken proper caution these faults are oversights that can lead to a fatal impact on the case
7. If red flags are noticed then always address this issue with a certified mail to the attorney with a deadline may be a week or a fortnight to respond. If the attorney fails to provide you responses or your not satisfied with the services , Do not hesitate to terminate his services and go for a attorney who has the time and experience to handle your case in a effective manner
8. If you wish to terminate the attorneys services then this can be done by a certified mail citing the reason for your displeasure and the reason for the termination, But be sure to ask for the your file and a itemized billing statement for all the services rendered and a refund if the attorney has been overpaid.
9. The above points will help you in your quest of checking if your lawyer is the best for you and your case!.