Legal Blog of Attorney Lawrence B. Saftler

Not Happy With Your Present Attorney? Don’t Worry, Be Happy!

By lsaftler on May 13, 2010

You should be happy and confident with whomever you choose to represent you. Communication with your attorney is one of the most important aspects of representation. Hopefully, your trust in your attorney’s opinion will allow your attorney to help guide you with important decisions throughout any litigation or legal matter. We, at The Saftler Law Firm,  have taken over many cases from other attorneys where the client becomes unhappy with their prior attorney  for their simple failure to respond to their phone calls. Making an appointment to see your attorney so that you can be updated with what’s going on should be routine.  Our office prides itself on responding to all calls within 24 hours and seeing clients as, if and when called upon. We never shy away at giving answers on what is the present status of a case.

Whatever the reason for your unhappiness with your present attorney, you have a right to choose new counsel at anytime without consequence to you or your case. In a personal injury matter, your agreement on fees remains the same and the outgoing attorney obtains an attorney’s lien for the share of work he did on your file. What’s most important is that you have the attorney you want working for you with the confidence and competence you want working for you as well. The contingency fee arrangement remains the same and your interests are otherwise protected by your new attorney.

 At the Saftler Law Firm, we are prepared to answer any questions or issues you have relating to your matter, whether new or not. While we prefer to take a matter from it’s inception, we examine each case based on it’s individual merits and decide accordingly. While we can’t take them all, we do want to make you happy if we do take your case.

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Choosing the Right Attorney

By lsaftler on August 19, 2009

When seeking legal help of any nature and particularly in litigation matters,  but no more or less in personal injury matters, you should understand that before approaching an attorney,  the attorney you will choose, will bear the burden of presenting your case the right way and in the best light while being your spokeman before a court and a jury, as well as the other side, in order to obtain the best result for you. Your attorney should be someone you like, respect and trust and someone you interact with well, since his opinion will help influence the development of your case and someone who’s advice, while not required, you would want to listen to when it comes to  his recommendations when the appropriate time comes, whether during settlement negotiations or during trial. This is important to know and understand early on, since you must draw on your attorney’s experience and knowledge of the field and his expertise in the subject matter, which should also form the basis for your decision to hire him in the first place. Experience and knowledge of the law and how to handle your case are most important factors in your consideration of any attorney. Ask any attorney you choose to meet whether they have handled a case like yours, what results they have gotten in the past and whether they are capable of bringing a case like yours all the way through trial. Experience in the field develops over time, just like reputation, and when all that one does is specialize within a single field, i.e., personal injury matters, it allows the attorney to focus on such matters exclusively, know the limits of how far to proceed, how much to obtain, knowing the parameters of everything involved to judge the value of a case based upon the totality of a case, not just a singular aspect. To learn about your attorney, it is important to communicate and know who you have hired so that in the end, you know you can trust his advice. With the Saftler Law Firm, you will always have access to open communication and answers to any questions you have. With more than 30 years of experience and results to prove it behind us,  we look forward to helping you in this time of important need.

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