Does Your Personal Injury Attorney Have Your Best Interests In Mind?
Being an accident victim is not easy. After an accident, you have to, among other things, take time to seek medical treatment, get your car fixed (if you were in a car accident), and miss valuable time from work. Fortunately, if another party’s negligence caused your accident, you can file a personal injury claim and recover compensation.
After suffering injuries due to the negligence of another party, it is a good idea to retain a personal injury attorney. An attorney can provide legal guidance and help you recover the compensation you deserve. However, to have a good chance of recovering the compensation you deserve from the at-fault party, you need to work with an attorney who is looking out for your best interests.
So, how do you know if a personal injury attorney is looking out for your best interests? The following are signs that your personal injury attorney has your best interests in mind.
Sign #1: Compassionate
As much as you are a client to your personal injury attorney, your attorney should not only be about business. Your personal injury attorney should also be caring. They should be motivated by the chance they have to help you solve your problem. Usually, this entails working extra hours when the need to do so arises and going above and beyond to recover fair compensation from the defendant.
Sign #2: Effective Communication
If your personal injury attorney effectively communicates about your case progress, it is a sign that they have your best interests in mind. If you have no idea what is happening in your case, it is a sign that your attorney is not looking out for your best interests.
However, remember that effective communication does not mean that whenever you call or email your attorney, they should be available to immediately give you the information you need. It means that when, for example, an attorney misses your call, they return it within a reasonable amount of time. Effective communication entails responding to emails within a decent amount of time.
Sign #3: The Attorney Has the Respect of Others in the Legal Field
The respect of others in the legal field usually comes with achieving successful outcomes and having experience in the field. So, if others in the legal field respect your personal injury attorney, you can be confident that you have someone by your side who is experienced and has helped other clients recover the compensation they deserve. In other words, you can be confident that you have someone by your side looking out for your best interests.
Sign# 4: Loyalty
You can tell your attorney has your best interests in mind if they represent you with undivided loyalty. For instance, suppose the at-fault party approaches your attorney and offers them a good amount of money to represent them. If your attorney turns down the offer to avoid a conflict of interest, it is a sign that they have your best interests in mind.
Contact Us for Legal Help
If you need a personal injury attorney who’ll look out for your best interests and do their best to see you achieve a positive outcome, look no further than our Tampa personal injury attorneys at The Pendas Law Firm. Contact us today to schedule a free consultation and discuss how we can help you with your case.
The Pendas Law also represents clients in the Bradenton, Daytona Beach, Fort Myers, Fort Lauderdale, Jacksonville, Miami, Melbourne, Naples, Ocala, Orlando, and West Palm Beach areas.
