3 Ways to Find a Good Lawyer

3 WAYS TO FIND A GOOD LAWYER
WITH MORE THAN 1,000,000 LAWYERS IN THE
UNITED STATES AND OVER 200,000 IN
CALIFORNIA, IT CAN BE A CHALLENGE FINDING
THE RIGHT LAWYER TO HELP YOU WITH YOUR
CASE.
JacksonandWilson.com 800.661.7044

IT’S IMPORTANT TO FIND A GOOD LAWYER
BECAUSE IN MOST INSTANCES, YOU ONLY HAVE
ONE CHANCE TO WIN YOUR CASE.

ALSO, SELECTING AN EXPERIENCED LAWYER
WHO HAS AN EXCELLENT REPUTATION IS
IMPORTANT TO SUCCESSFULLY PROSECUTING
OR DEFENDING YOUR CASE.

SO LET’S GET STARTED. HERE ARE MY 3
FAVORITE WAYS TO FIND A GOOD LAWYER…

APPROACH #1: PERSONAL REFERRALS

ASK A TRUSTED FAMILY MEMBER OR FRIEND.

ASK A LAWYER WHO YOU KNOW WHO HE OR
SHE WOULD HIRE TO HANDLE THIS TYPE OF
CASE.

ASK FELLOW EMPLOYEES AND SUPERVISORS AT
WORK.

WARNING- JUST BECAUSE SOMEONE SHARES
THE NAME OF A LAWYER WITH YOU DOES NOT
MEAN THE LAWYER IS QUALIFIED TO HELP. USE
THE NEXT APPROACH TO LEARN MORE ABOUT
THE LAWYER.

APPROACH #2: USE THESE WEBSITES

VISIT MARTINDALE.COM AND USE THE
SEARCH BOX TO FIND A LAWYER IN YOUR CITY
AND STATE.

WHEN USING MARTINDALE.COM, MAKE SURE
TO SELECT AN ATTORNEY WITH A PEER REVIEW
RATING OF AV® PREEMINENT™ 5.0 OUT OF 5
(TOP INDEPENDENT RATING IN ABILITY AND
ETHICS).

FOR INJURY AND DEATH MATTERS, VISIT THE
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR JUSTICE WEBSITE
(JUSTICE.ORG) AND DO A SIMILAR SEARCH.
AFTER FINDING A LAWYER USE THE
MARTINDALE.COM SITE TO CHECK THE
LAWYER’S RATINGS.

FOR INJURY AND DEATH MATTERS, YOU MAY
ALSO WANT TO VISIT AND SEARCH THE
NATIONAL TRIAL LAWYERS WEBSITE
THENATIONALTRIALLAWYERS.ORG/

AVVO.COM IS ANOTHER WEBSITE THAT
ALLOWS YOU TO SEARCH AND REVIEW
LAWYERS. LOOK FOR LAWYERS WITH A 10.0
SUPERB RATING AND MULTIPLE (FAVORABLE)
REVIEWS AND ENDORSEMENTS.

APPROACH NO. 3- CONTACT THE LOCAL
ATTORNEY BAR ORGANIZATION

A LOCAL OR STATE BAR ASSOCIATION IS AN
ORGANIZATION OR GROUP OF LAWYERS WHO
SERVE EACH OTHER, THEIR PROFESSION AND
THE PUBLIC BY DEFENDING LIBERTY AND
DELIVERING JUSTICE.

CALL THE BAR ASSOCIATION IN THE TOWN OR
COUNTY THAT YOU NEED LEGAL HELP IN. USE
GOOGLE TO FIND THE SPECIFIC ASSOCIATION
CONTACT NUMBER (THIS IS A GREAT WAY TO
FIND A LAWYER IN ANOTHER STATE).

ASK FOR THE NAMES AND NUMBERS OF THE
PAST TWO PRESIDENTS OF THE LOCAL OR
STATE ORGANIZATION.

CONTACT THE LAW OFFICES OF EACH LAWYER
AND ASK THE QUESTION, “DO YOU HANDLE
(THE TYPE OF CASE YOU NEED HELP WITH)?”

IF SO, ASK IF YOU CAN MEET WITH A LAWYER
ABOUT YOUR CASE.

IF THEY DO NOT HANDLE YOUR TYPE OF LEGAL
MATTER ASK, “WHO WOULD YOU RECOMMEND
THAT I TALK TO OR HIRE IN [CITY/STATE]?”

THESE LAWYERS ARE EXTREMELY BUSY. WHILE
YOU MAY NOT BE ABLE TO SPEAK WITH THE
ATTORNEY DIRECTLY, HIS OR HER ASSISTANT
SHOULD BE ABLE TO ANSWER YOUR
QUESTIONS.

TIP: REGARDLESS OF HOW YOU FIND A
LAWYER, ALWAYS MAKE SURE YOU ARE
COMFORTABLE WITH THE LAWYER AND ABLE TO
“CONNECT” WITH HIM OR HER.

SOME LAWYERS HAVE DYNAMIC PERSONALITIES
AND ARE EXCITING TO BE AROUND. OTHERS
HAVE THE PERSONALITY OF A WET DISH RAG.
FOLLOW THESE TIPS TO MAKE SURE YOU FIND
THE RIGHT LAWYER FOR YOU!

ONCE YOU FIND A LAWYER YOU ARE
COMFORTABLE WITH, MAKE SURE TO ASK HIM
OR HER THE FOLLOWING 9 QUESTIONS FOUND
IN THIS RELATED SLIDESHARE!

MITCH JACKSON HAS BEEN AN ACTIVE TRIAL LAWYER SINCE
1986 AND IS THE 2013 CALIFORNIA LITIGATION LAWYER
OF THE YEAR (CLAY AWARD) AND 2009 ORANGE COUNTY
TRIAL LAWYER OF THE YEAR.
MITCH’S LAW FIRM WEBSITE IS JACKSONANDWILSON.COM
AND HIS COMMUNICATION TIPS BLOG IS MITCHJACKSON.COM

CONTACT INFO:
LAW FIRM: JACKSONANDWILSON.COM
COMMUNICATION TIPS: MITCHJACKSON.COM
TWITTER: @MITCHJACKSON

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