Choosing a Wrongful Death Attorney

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We got a call recently from somebody who was looking to hire an attorney for a wrongful death case. She was concerned about how to go about determining who the best attorney is for her and her situation. She asked how she should make that decision. We mentioned a couple of things to keep in mind. One, you want to make sure that the attorney that you choose has a core focus in wrongful death cases. The attorney that you know that has handled things for you in the past, maybe a traffic ticket or something like that, while they may be a very nice attorney, if they’re handling a variety of different things, legal matters, they don’t have a core focus in wrongful death cases. We really want to make sure you do have somebody who is really focused on handling wrongful death cases. There are certain details in the law that an attorney who focuses on wrongful death cases will know and will be able to present for you and get the best recovery for you.

You also want to make sure that you hire somebody that is skilled, experience, and has success in handling wrongful death cases. You want to make sure that you have somebody who has experience handling these, who knows how to work with the insurance carriers involved on these cases and knows how best to present your case to get you the best recovery. You also want to make sure that you find a trial attorney. A trial attorney is an attorney that will take your case to trial and to a jury trial if necessary. Not all attorneys out there will take a case to a jury trial or even know how to trial a jury trial. You want to make sure that you find an attorney that is a trial attorney. They will work your case up with the jury trial in mind from the get-go so that if your case has to be presented to a jury, they will be prepared to do that and will be able to get the best recovery for you. If you have any questions about your wrongful death case, give us a call. We’d be happy to talk to you about that.