You have a lot of choices. "Who's the best?" "Who has the most experience?" "Who can get you the most money for your case?" "How do I know I can trust him?" "What does it cost to hire an experienced trial attorney?"
These are all valid questions and I'm going to write back each one here:
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"Who's the best?"
In New York, there is no definite write back for that question. There are a lot of good attorneys. However, lawyers in Ny are not permitted to say "Come to me because I'm the best..." The best at what? With what type of case? Under what circumstances? What set of facts? Which court? As of when? There are too many variables and it assuredly becomes impossible for whatever to say "I'm the best." Anyway, if a lawyer says that, they'd probably get in trouble with the ethics committee that governs what attorneys can say. Yes, it's true; there is an ethics committee that controls what New York lawyers can say in their marketing messages.
"Who has the most experience?"
That's easy to find out; just ask. "How long have you been handling and trying curative malpractice cases here in New York?" Warning: Just because a lawyer has been in custom longer than someone else, does not necessarily mean they are automatically "better" than a lawyer who has been in custom for less time.
"Who can get you the most money for your case?"
The write back to that question is impossible to answer. I know of lawyers in a trial law firm in New York City who privately comment on large jury awards and settlements and quietly boast that they could have gotten more money on a particular case. Could they have done so? Who knows? Is there any way to assuredly know? No. Is there any way for a buyer to get an educated and moving write back to that question? No. Why not?
Each case is different. Each case has its' own peculiar ups and downs. Each case is settled in a separate court before a separate judge. Each defense attorney and their guarnatee firm has their own peculiar standards. If an attorney tells you that they can get you "X" dollars for your case, or that they can get you more money than any other attorney, ask them to put that in writing. It will never happen, because no lawyer, no matter how good or experienced, can ever certify a result.
"Trust"
This is clearly the hardest thing to judge. You'll make a judgment about the lawyer when you walk into their office. From their furnishings to the attorney, you are enduringly thinking about how this lawyer can help solve your problem. There is no central lawyer directory where you can check to see which lawyers are trustworthy. Satisfied clients are just one way to judge the potential of a law firm and the lawyers that work there. However, you will probably not get very far to ask for a list of unhappy or disgruntled clients. You can all the time check with the grievance committee to see if there were any disciplinary actions against that attorney. However, that only proves a negative. If the lawyer has never had a complaint or been disciplined it only means that there's never been a problem. It does not mean that the lawyer is worthy of your trust.
The best way to write back that question is to talk to the lawyer yourself; meet with the lawyer and judge for yourself. Obviously, you can't all the time accurately tell that by talking and meeting with an attorney. However, it will give you a much great sense of who you're dealing with compared to you never having met the attorney.
"What does it cost to hire an experienced New York trial lawyer?"
Nothing; at least not upfront.
"What does that mean?" It means that you can hire an experienced attorney without having to pay a dime out of your pocket when you begin. If you have a valid case and you start a lawsuit, the attorney and his law firm will pay all the expenses to prosecute your case till the end. Only if you are successful, and you receive money as a follow of your lawsuit, will your attorney receive a division of what you win. This is ordinarily known as a contingency fee. The lawyer's fee is contingent on you getting compensated. If you are not successful in your case, your lawyer gets no money and has spent a principal whole of money to prosecute your case, without ever getting repaid. That is why most experienced attorneys will be very selective about which cases they accept. An attorney will normally only take a case if he reasonably believes you have a valid case (and must confirm that with an master physician). Otherwise, he will never recoup the money he has paid to prosecute your case, or receive any attorney's fee for the hundreds and thousands of hours of time he will put in to prosecute your case to a conclusion.
By becoming an educated buyer about who to choose as your attorney and studying about how cases like yours work, you'll be able to make an moving decision about which lawyer is right for you.
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