How to Find a Lawyer's Credentials
There are many situations in life that might require you to hire a lawyer, including a divorce, an insurance settlement, or a car accident. Finding the right lawyer for your situation can be difficult. There are so many out there to choose from, that it can get a bit overwhelming. You might need legal representation right away, but before you enter into an agreement with a lawyer, you need to make sure he or she has the right credentials.
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Check with the Better Business Bureau to find out the lawyer's credentials. The Better Business Bureau can provide you with complaints made against the lawyer, whether the complaints were resolved, and how quickly they were resolved.
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Visit the lawyer's website. Lawyers will often list schools attended, degrees attained, and organizations they belong to on their websites.
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Contact the court systems in which the lawyer has worked. This will most likely be county, state, or federal courts, or a combination of the three. You can request a list of cases from the court systems to find out how many cases the lawyer has had and how often she wins cases for her clients.
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Visit Lawyers.com, located in the Resources section below, and search for the lawyer you're considering. This resource will provide you with many of the lawyer's credentials, including his practice areas, schools attended, memberships, and a short biography.
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Do a background check on the lawyer if you still need more information. Websites like US Search, located in the Resources section below, allow you to do a background check on a lawyer and pay for the background check only if you get results.
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