Hiring a Family Lawyer: 6 Things to Keep in Mind

Posted by Pappas Law on November 26th, 2019

Whether you are thinking to set up a Living Bill, looking a trust for your estate, or want to employ a family law consultation services to assist you through a marital dispute— a law attorney can help you! They serve you with a variety of services that you need to protect your rights, family or assets.

Here are 6 things that you should ask during your first consultation with attorney to help you find the best attorney:

1. Experience

When it comes to divorce lawyer consultation or any other family dispute, the first and foremost thing to be sure that any attorney that you are about to work with is fully experienced in the legal operation or not! Make sure to ask if the lawyer specializes in the family law; put some questions about his past cases and victories. Ask about his passion and the number of years he has been practicing law.

2. Logistics

Don’t skip to ask if the lawyer will be handling your case, or if the actual work will be handed over to some intern at the firm! Also ask whether he knows about child and family law or not? Be intuitive; try to dig out whether he will be giving your case full attention or not? He shouldn’t be that busy that he couldn’t even pull out time to work upon your case. So, keep in mind all these logistics.

3. Payment

If you are not aware of the fact that lawyers can be expensive, then here we are bursting your bubble! They can be really expensive as they help you mitigate legal problems. Hence, always be sure to ask lawyer’s fee schedule and payment terms. Is he able to work on retainer or is there an extra hourly rate? What would happen when your retainer deteriorate? All this is really critical to ask beforehand, prior to employing the family law consultation services!

4. Communication

This is the most crucial part for which you are hiring a lawyer and that is—you want a quick response from him. You want him to make the right decision at right time for your family. Therefore, never forget to ask how your lawyer is planning to progress. Inquire about the systems that he is going to put in place to ensure the communication between you two in a timely fashion.

5. Correspondence

Since you are not that aware of the law and legal actions, you may forget to get the copies of all correspondence regarding your case. But, this is one of the most important aspects that you should always keep in mind. Ask your lawyer to automatically send the copies of the correspondence related to your case.

6. Collaboration

Ask for the goals of your lawyer as they are the one who relate with your case in a deeper sense. Make sure that you ask if he works in a collaborative point of view. This will give you an idea about how he is going to handle your family dispute.  Most lawyers have the tendency to encourage mediation in such legal disputes.