 Mesothelioma
Lawyer
Choosing
a lawyer for your asbestos or mesothelioma case is a very significant step.
Following are some ideas to keep in mind.
1.) Mesothelioma
Lawyer Legal Fees
Asbestos
legal matters vary widely. No two cases are exactly alike. Thus, a lawyer's
fee depends upon a variety of factors. Some of the factors involved are:
- The amount
of time and labor spent on your mesothelioma case. To a lawyer, time
is money. Most lawyers keep very careful records of the amount of time
they and members of their staff spend on your case. Different attorneys
rate their time differently depending upon their experience, training.
skills, and workload.
- Ability,
experience and reputation. These are important factors in determining
an asbestos lawyer's fee. If the methotheleoma lawyer is well known as
a highly competent lawyer who has settled many mesothelioma cases, his
fee is likely to be higher. Remember, the cheapest lawyer may not always
be the best. Of course, unless a lawyer takes your case on a contingent
basis, he will expect to be paid, win or lose.
- Results
can never be guaranteed. Nonetheless, some lawyers will handle a lawsuit
for money and damages on the condition that they be allowed to take a percentage
of the recovery if success is achieved. Under this contingent arrangement,
a lawyer does not collect a fee if the case is lost. The client must still
pay court costs, however.
- Office
overhead costs. Remember, when you hire an asbestos attorney, you are
hiring the entire office staff. Legal secretaries and other office help
are highly paid. Usually. from 36% to 50% of the fee helps to defray office
overhead.
2.) Choosing
a Mesothelioma lawyer
Now that
you're aware of the above fees for your mesothelioma litigation, consider
some crucial points regarding choosing your asbestos attorney.
- Mesothelioma
Cancer Network Recommendation - Have you joined any mailing list for
mesothelioma or cancer in general? If so, ask for personal recommendations.
Why did the person choose that mesothelioma lawyer? How was their personal
attention? What's their track record in settling asbestos cases? etc.etc.etc.
Lawyers depend on good client relations and word of mouth reference for
good business. However, you should not expect any type of guarantee just
because a fellow mesothelioma patient may have done well in their case
- everyone's circumstances are different, and therefore so are the results.
- Check
records - Check background, experience, disciplinary record of any
potential mesothelioma lawyer candidate. Many states currently require
all lawyers to graduate from college and law school, pass a written exam,
pass a character and fitness review, and be licensed to practice law. Also,
many lawyers take continuing legal education classes each year. You can
find out about many mesothelioma lawyers' backgrounds by checking legal
source books in your local law library or public library.
- Consider
the mesothelioma lawyer's training and experience - Ask if the lawyer
has handled similar asbestos matters, and what the outcomes were. Also
ask if the lawyer has taken any continuing legal education courses regarding
asbestos law and mesothelioma lititgation which relate to your problem.
- Consider
mesothelioma specialization - Can you uncover lawyers who concentrate
exclusively or almost exclusively in the representation of individuals
and families of individuals with mesothelioma and lung cancer? If so, this
can be very advantageous because mesothelioma is the main focus - the lawyers
won't be subjected to distrations of other legal, non-asbestos cases.
3.) Resources
for finding mesothelioma lawyers
There are
several ways for uncovering lawyers who specialize in asbestos and mesothelioma
cases. They include:
Next, I've
uncovered the following mesothelioma lawyers on the Internet:
Easly Ludwick
Sweeny & Strauss
360 Lexington Ave., 20th Floor
New York, New York 10017
http://www.mesothelioma.com/index.html
Willis Law
Firm
(One Houston Center right)
1221 McKinney at McKinney One Houston Center # 3333
Houston, Texas 77010
http://www.peritoneal-mesothelioma.com/
Dean A. Hanley
Jerry Neil Paul
Philip A. Harley
http://www.phhlaw.com/mesothelioma/
Kazan, McClain,
Edise, Abrams, Fernadex, Lyons & Farrise
171 Twelfth Street, 3rd floor, Oakland, CA 94607
http://www.kazanlaw.com/Mesothelioma
The Hendler
Law Firm
816 Congress Ave
Suite 1230
Austin, TX 78701
http://www.mesotheliomaadvice.com/index.html
The O'Brien
Law Firm L.L.C.
One Metropolitan Square
211 North Broadway, Suite 1500
St. Louis, MO 63102
http://www.obrienlawfirm.com/mesothelioma.php
Cliff Roberts
and Roberts law office
8191 Southwest Freeway, #116
Houston, TX 77074
http://www.mesotheliomalawyerdirectory.com
http://www.attorney-mesothelioma.com
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