How to Find a Car Accident Lawyer - Stewart J. Guss, Attorney At Law

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ccident l

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ye
s only h
ndle sm
ll c
ses involving mino
inju
ies, but st

t to st
uggle if
c
se becomes mo
e complic
ted o
the inju
ies
equi
e mo
e t
e
tment th
n expected. In
ddition, if
n
ccident involved multiple vehicles,
comme
ci
l t
uck, o
d
ive
s
ho
e
e on the job, the insu

nce cl
ims c
n immedi
tely become mo
e ch
llenging. You
l

ys

nt to find
c
ccident l

fi
m
ith plenty of expe
ience h
ndling l

ge complex c
ses, even if youccident seems stightfod
t fi
st. But ho
do you go
bout finding th
t c
ccident lye
—the one
ho’s
ight fo
you? The
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ho is the best choice fo
you
c
se? Fo
tun
tely, m
ny
esou
ces out the
e c
n help c
ccident victims n
o
do
n the extensive list of pe
son
l inju
y
tto
neys
v
il
ble.

Se

ch Google

hen it comes to finding info

tion, Google is the king of the inte

net. You p

bly hit up Google fo

ecipes, the hou

s of

by sto

e, fitness tips, d

iving di

ections,

nd so much mo

e. So, it only m

kes sense th

t you

ould tu

n to Google to find leg

l se

vices. Ho

eve

hen you type “c

ccident lye

” into the Google se

ch field, mo

e th

n 260 MILLION

esults

ill come up. M

ny people simply stt

t the top of the list, though

nking high on Google doesn’t necess

ily me

n th

lyeill be

good fit. You could spend hou

s combing th

ough Google

esults

nd l

ebsites, but it’s difficult to get the info

tion you need this

y. The good ne

s is th

t the inte

net

lso h

s m

ny othe

tools th

t c

n help you find

tto

ney to help you.

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ough the St
te B
ebsite<
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Eve
y
tto
ney
ho p

ctices l

should h
ve
v
lid license in th
t st
te. The b
ssoci
tion fo pticul st
te h
s
eco
ds of
ll
ctive
tto
neys
nd this c
n be
g
e
t
esou
ce fo
c
ccident victims. Fo
ex
mple, the <
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s St
te B
ebsite<> h
s
“Find
L

ye
” function th
t helps the public connect
ith potenti
l leg
l help. This se
vice c
n t
ke into
ccount the follo
ing info
m
tion:

hy do you need
l

ye
?<
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You
loc
tion

Educ
tion o
ce
tific
tion p
efeed<
li>

L
ngu
ges spoken
nd
ccommod
tions<
li>

Fee options offe
ed<
li>

You c
n fill out the
elev
nt fields th
t

e impo
t
nt to you
nd
list
ill pop up. Ho
eve
, kno
th
t this list c
n be intimid
tingly long,
s
ell. The st
te b
ebsite c
n
lso se
ve
nothe
impo
t
nt pu
pose
hen se

ching fo

l

ye
. M
ybe you liked the tone of some
ebsites you found th
ough Google
nd h
ve the n
mes of those
tto
neys. But ho
do you find out mo
e info
m
tion
bout these l

ye
s? You c
n bet th
t
tto
neys en’t going to put
ny neg
tive info
m
tion
bout themselves on thei
o
n
ebsite, though the st
te b

publishes
ddition
l info
m
tion
bout licensed
tto
neys
ho h
ve h
d difficulties.

You c
n sech fon
tto
ney by n
me
nd len
hethe
they h
ve h
d
ny compl
ints, suspensions, o
othe
ethic
l issues. This c
n give you
good ide
of
h
t to expect f
om
lye
’s se
vices. Some ethic
l compl
ints m
y include:

F
iling to communic
te
ith clients<
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Not filing petitions o
motions
ith the cou
t on time<
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B
e
ching
tto
ney-client confidenti
lity<
li>

Not info
ming clients of
ll of thei
options<
li>

Losing impo
t
nt p
peo
k

F
iling to comply
ith the
tto
ney-client
g
eement

tto
neys c
n
lso get suspended fo
othe
issues, including subst
nce
buse p
oblems, c
imin
l c
ses, o
othe
types of unethic
l
ctivity th
t c
n put
client’s c
se in jeop

dy. The
e e plenty of lye
s
v
il
ble
ho
bide by the
ules of ethics
nd
l

ys put thei
clients’ inte
ests fi
st. It’s
good ide
to look into
l

ye
’s histo
y th
ough the St
te B

befo
e you hi
e them to h
ndle you
c
ccident cl
im.

B
o
se Online Di
ecto
ies

The

e e

lso m

ny comp

nies th

t focus on putting togethe

online di

ecto

ies of l

nd l

ms to help consume

s. Some of these di

ecto

ies

e simply

efe

l se

vices

hile othe

equi

e lye

s to p

y fo

membe

ship. They c

lso p

ovide

tings,

evie

s f

om p

st clients,

nd mo

e info

tion

bout the fi

nd thei

business. The

e e m

ny options fo

online lye

ecto

ies,

nd the follo

ing

e some of the most common:

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Seve

l di

ecto

ies

e specific to pe

son

l inju

y lye

hich is the type of l fi

m th

t should h

ndle you

ccident c

se. Conside

looking

t the follo

ing:

Find
Pe
son
l Inju
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tto
ney
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l
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demy of Pe
son
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s ><
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son
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y.com/”>Pe
son
lInju
y.com<><
li>
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.enju
is.com/”>Enju
is<><
li>
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C
ccident
tto
ney
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son
linju
yio
s.com/”>Pe
son
l Inju
y io
s ><
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These

e only some of m

ny lye

ecto

ies th

t could be helpful

fte

ccident.

sk fo
Pe
son
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ls<
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M
ny of us kno
othe
people
ho got inju
ed in c
ccidents. Even if they didn’t t
lk
bout it, they likely h
d
l

ye
help them
ith
n insunce cl
im o

l

suit. T
lking to them
bout thei
expe
ience c
n be helpful. Fi
st, if they h
d
b
d expe
ience, t
lk to them
bout
hy. Pe
h
ps they
e
e
nnoyed they he

d f
om theitto
ney so
egully even if nothing s h
ppening. If you
ould like th
t qu
lity of const
nt communic
tion, m
ybe th
t doesn’t count the lye
out. If they thought the
tto
ney didn’t communic
te enough, you might like th
t
s you don’t need to ste time on the phone if the
e

e no ne
developments in you
c
se. If the b
d expe
ience s due to se
ious p
oblems, it’s
sign th
t the l fi
m is not fo
you. The follo
ing m
y indic
te you shouldn’t bothe
c
lling
pticul
tto
ney:

They
e
e diso
g
nized
nd lost p
peo
k

They missed impo
t
nt d
tes o
de
dlines<
li>

They
efused to
ns
e
c
lls foeeks<
li>

They t
ied to chge mo
e th
n the fees in the
g
eement<
li>

They didn’t fight h

d enough

Kno
ing
ho you SHOULDN’T c
ll c
n s
ve you time
nd ene
gy. On the othe
h
nd, if
t
usted f
iend o
f
mily loved thei
expe
ience
ith thei
c
ccident
tto
ney, th
t c
n be
good pl
ce to stt.
emembe
th
t people look fo
diffe
ent qu
lities in
l

ye
, so someone
ho

s
ight fo
them m
y not be
ight fo
you. But it’s still
g
e
t ide
to spe
k
ith th
t l

fi
m since you h
ve
pe
son
l
efe
l. Be
e of people
ho t
y to suggest l

ye
s
hen they h
ve no expe
ience
ith c
ccident cl
ims. You
ill find th
t
nyone
ho kno
s
NY
tto
ney
ill come out of the
ood
o
k
nd tell you
ho to c
ll. Ho
eve
, just bec
use you
f
iend liked he
divo
ce lye
doesn’t me
n th
t l

ye
c
n h
ndle
c
ccident c
se. You
cousin’s best f
iend just g

du
ted f
om l

school
nd stted
pe
son
l inju
y fi
m, but do they h
ve the expe
ience needed to h
ndle you
cl
im?
l

ys use disc
etion
hen othe
s give unsolicited
efe
ls,
s they might not be in you
best inte
est
nd follo
ing those le
ds c
n be
ste of time.

e
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m’s
ebsite C

efully

hethe

you find

ebsite th

ough Google,

son

efe

l, o

n online di

ecto

y, you should c

efully ex

mine the site befo

e deciding to c

ll them.

tto

ney c

n p

y someone to design

nd c

shy

nd shiny

ebsite,

nd this doesn’t necess

ily

eflect the fi

m’s

eco

d of success, expe

ience, obility. You should

ys dig deepe

to find

ddition

l info

tion. Lye

’s bio –

hile

n p

ovide

lot of info

tion on thei

bio p

ge, keep in mind th

t they c

lso be selective

bout

t they choose to s

y o

not to s

y. Some

tto

neys

ill p

oudly put thei

school info

tion on thei

site to sho

thei

yes of expe

ience

nd th

t they

ent to eput

ble institution. Ho

eve

, if

lyeecently gdu

ted o

ent to

–

nked school, they m

y choose to le

ve th

t info

tion off.

lso, if

lye

doesn’t specific

lly mention theieput

tion, expe

ience,

nd othe

ctive qu

lities, it m

y be

sign th

t they don’t h

n est

blished

eput

tion o

extensive expe

ience. Size of the fi

m –

hile the size of

m does not gu

ntee success o

good custome

vice, it c

n be one indic

son

l inju

y l fi

m is

t le

st good

nd highly expe

ienced. Just

ith

ny othe

business, it does t

ke some level of success

nd p

ofession

l skills to build

l fi

m to

in level. The one possible do

nside of hi

ing

m, ho

eve

, is th

t you m

y end up getting “lost in the shuffle” o

y h

ve difficulty

ith communic

tions. Fo

this

son, you should

bout these issues up f

ont,

nd m

ke su

e you do you

ese

ch.

elev

nt p

ges - If you e looking fo c

ccident l

, you ce

inly nt to visit the c

ccident p

ge of theiebsite. Does it seem

utho

tive? Is it

sho

t blu

b o

does it p

ovide comp

ehensive info

tion

bout c

ccidents in you

lso, look to see if the fi

m h

s only one c

ccident p

ge o

othe

types of c

ccident p

ges,

ell. Some lye

ill h

ve m

ny specific p

ges, such

18
heele

ccidents
Pedest
i
n
ccidents<
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Moto
cycle
ccidents
D
unk d
iving c

shes
Bicycle
ccidents<
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If you see

ge th

esses you

specific type of

ccident, you c

n h

ve mo

e confidence th

t the fi

m h

ndles th

t type of c

se. Blog ticles - M

ny l

ms h

ndle

ide v

iety of c

ses, such

s pe

son

l inju

y l, c

imin

l defense,

nd est

te pl

nning

t one fi

m. Often, these fi

ms h

ve e

s they focus on mo

e th

n othe

blog c

n be

ong indic

tion of this. Does the fi

m p

imily blog

bout c

imin

l defense o

mily l

e the pe

son

l inju

y blogs mostly

bout medic

l m

ctice o

oducts li

bility? This m

y be

sign th

t they don’t h

ndle m

ny c

ccident c

ses

On the flip side, if

m does

egully blog

bout c

ccidents, it c

n sho

this

t of thei

pctice.

d some to see if the fi

m seems kno

ledge

ble

bout the subject. Do they discuss

elev

nt leg

l development o

s sto

ies? Do they

ess ide nge of c

ccident topics, including some th

t pe

in to you

situ

tion? These e

ll good questions to

sk you

self.

The ove

ll tone of the site – The choice of

lye

should be b

sed on you

n pe

son

l p

efe

ences. Some people like

to t

t them like f

mily

nd give them highly pe

son

lized

nd comp

ssion

ttention. Othe

ll business

nt the b

sic info

tion they need up f

ont,

nd then fo

the l

to only cont

ct them

hen necessy. You c

n often le

lot

bout

lye

’s deme

nond

hethe

they might be

good fit by the tone

nd feel of theiebsite. Once you find some

ebsites you like, m

sho

t list

nd st

t c

lling. Initi

l c

se ev

tions should

YS be f

ee fo

ccident victims

ith no oblig

tion to hi

e th

tto

ney.

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