The Ideal Client Meets the Ideal Lawyer
The ideal client is probably like the ideal lawyer – organized, pro-active, a good listener, focused and accountable. The client expects the lawyer to be responsive, prompt and well-prepared; the client should be, too. As your attorney assigns “homework” – collecting documents, preparing financial statements, making decisions – commit to being organized, prompt and pro-active, this will go a long way towards making the most of your attorney's fees.
If you deliver your financial records in a garbage bag (don’t laugh, it’s happened) for your attorney to sift through, one of two things will happen. Either she will hand them back to you with a request to return the documents in an organized fashion, or she will take them and bill you for staff and lawyer time to review and organize them. The client is far better served by becoming familiar with the records herself and turning them over organized as she would for an employer. The client learns her case and reduces her bill, i.e. makes the most of her attorney's fees. She’s better empowered to understand the facts of her own case, discuss them with the lawyer in an efficient (and less expensive) way, and make decisions that concern them.
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So, take it from the lawyer who bills by the clock – save yourself the attorney's fees and improve your ability to manage your own case – get to know your case, get organized, and work together with your lawyer for a better result and lower bill.
Give us a call at (301) 790-3600 or contact our personal injury firm online to get started on your case today!
