Six Questions to Ask When Choosing a Lemon Law Attorney

By Garret Langford

1. The first feature to consider is years of experience. Look carefully, because some attorneys add up all the years of experience from their entire staff and quote this as their own years of experience. You need to find out how many years experience each attorney has. How many years of experience is adequate? Most experts agree five or more years is suitable for you to have a fair chance at winning your lemon law case.

2. Interview as many attorneys as you have time to. Ask them directly how many Lemon Law cases they have handled. If they are reluctant to answer, keep looking for a firm elsewhere. The best Lemon Law attorneys will answer this question without any problem. In addition, the best law firms will also tell you upfront how many cases they have won. You are searching for a law firm that has won at least 80% of their lemon law cases.

3.How were the winning cases resolved? You want to hear about car owners receiving an automobile buy back from the manufacturer. Don't settle for reimbursement for repairs, as the repairs are likely to be needed again. Choose the lawyer that sees buy back as the only good outcome.

4. At first contact you should have been offered a free personal introductory session. If this is not the case, keep looking. The meeting should result in a list of tasks and documentation to complete on your part to succeed with the case in court.

5. Ask how to reach the lawyer after hours. No message service with promise of 24-hour return call? Keep looking until you find a firm that has this. You need full support to complete your repair and documentation tasks on time, and you undoubtedly will have questions when the office is closed. Timely answers are essential to winning your case.

6. Ask who chooses which attorney is assigned to your case, you or the firm. You should have the right to choose who will handle your case. You know best which lawyer is a good fit for you. If the firm thinks it is their choice, start interviewing a different firm. - 31397

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