Injury Lawsuits
We Handle Lawsuits Differently
We are different from many other law practices. Of course, to know what different means (and if that is good or bad) you need to know what “normal” is. If you have ever been involved in a lawsuit, the following scenario might sound eerily familiar. (By the way, if you think this is just for injury cases, you are wrong. Statistics show that the issues I am talking about are the number one or two reason for most lawyer discipline.)
First, you look at the yellow pages and see hundreds of ads that all look mostly the same. Lawyers claiming to be “tough” and “aggressive” and all of them offering a “free consultation.” You finally select one, maybe because your aunt Mary told you about one, but basically at random. You call and immediately get put on hold. When the person on the other end of the line finally gets around to set up an appointment it might take several minutes during which “I don’t know” is the most common response to your questions.
When you arrive to your appointment, you sit in the office for what seems like an eternity, and are asked a zillion questions. You are asked about all your documents, which you did not bring because no-one told you to, and then you are given a fee agreement. You sign the agreement, hoping you understand what it means, and a few more forms that you are not really sure about, and then you leave, expecting the lawyer to do something.
Time passes…
And passes…
Then you get a rush call from someone at the law firm telling you they need you to sign a bunch more forms. When asked about the status of the case, you are told “I don’t know.”
More time passes. Your deposition is taken and a lawyer you do not know shows up to the deposition. This lawyer, too, does not know much about the case.
Sometime later you are presented with an offer which sounds low, but your lawyer presses you to take it. When you come to get the settlement check the lawyer tells you that after his fee and costs, you have less than one third of the original amount, which sounded low anyway. But, what do you know? You sign the papers and move on. What a shame.
How do I know this?
Because shortly after I became a lawyer my wife’s grandparents were in a serious auto accident and this happened to them. As I worked in the law I became frustrated with the way the law was being practiced. I always said that if I represented injured people, I would never treat them that way.
Isn’t there a better way?
At Magwood Law we start every case by giving you a clear road map of the exact process and approximate time-lines. Because we prepare every case for trial (we will not take you as a client if you are looking for a “fast settlement” and are unwilling to take the case to trial) we have a good idea of how your case will progress.
We start your case with gathering all of the information that we know will be requested in the case. Then we will prepare a complete case evaluation for you, including expected outcomes. (Of course, at an early stage it is impossible to give you a complete answer, and we can never give you a guarantee about results.) If anything changes that impacts our evaluation of the matter, we let you know as soon as possible.
Clients are provided with a status every month – even if there has been no activity. And your calls are always returned within one business day.
So, if this sounds like the type of firm you want handling your lawsuit, you have two options:
contact us in any of the ways on our contact page by clicking here to set up an appointment;
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send an email to us at accident@magwoodlaw.com and request our Free Report on Five Things You Must Know About Lawsuits.
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