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Unfortunately lawyer advertising has permitted all lawyers to imply that they are experienced, knowledgeable and the right
lawyers to represent you. The typical person looking for a lawyer is overwhelmed with lawyer advertising and unfortunately
possess an inability to sift through the myriad of lawyer advertising to find the "right" lawyer for their needs.
When selecting a personal injury attorney, consider asking prospective lawyers the hard questions and measure the responses
carefully. Some of the questions you may consider asking are:
1. What was the largest settlement offer you rejected?
When the stakes get high, do you want a lawyer who will "cut-and-run" when a significant but undervalued offer to
settle is on the table? No. You want a lawyer who will stand tall against a multi-billion dollar insurance company, stare
their lawyers in the eyes and reject an undervalued offer with the intention to either settle for the appropriate value or
proceed to trial.
A lawyer's willingness to recommend that a client walk away from a significant but undervalued offer to settle is the
sign of a lawyer who is willing to push a case to reach its true value. Robert Ferrara, Esquire has walked clients away from
several multi-million dollar offers to settle because the factual and legal circumstances in those cases required that the
clients get more compensation. In each of those cases the rights of the clients were further protected by a steadfast resolve
that the client get full value.
While each case has different circumstances which affect valuation, asking a lawyer that question may reveal the level
of cases in which they participate and their ability to not only assess value, but stand behind their assessment.
2. Are you willing to take my case to trial based upon the facts you see here at the initial consultation?
People would be shocked to know that many lawyers engage clients with the intention that they are not willing to take the
case to trial. Many of these same lawyers take the last offer to settle prior to trial. When interviewing a lawyer, the answer
to this question may expose not only how the lawyer assesses your case, but the lawyer's level of commitment to your case.
3. Who will be working-up my case, a lawyer, a paralegal or a secretary?
You should not worry about the level of education or experience of any non-lawyer underlings who may be working on your case.
Ferrara Law Offices, by design, has limited its practice areas and volume of cases so that one person will be 100% responsible
for working-up your case from engagement trough trial-the firm owner Robert Ferrara, Esquire. This means that Robert Ferrara,
Esquire will have 100% percent responsibility to tactically maneuver and prosecute your case from beginning to end. Indeed,
the buck stops with the firm owner and every discussion you have will be with the firm owner.
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