When you feel the Lawyer or Advocate or
Attorney hired by you is not adequately representing your interest or not
providing proper services for which he/she was hired, the following are the
steps you can take to help you determine whether or not this is the best Lawyer
for you.
1. Before you avail required services,
keep all your records documented and in proper order.
2. Make short notes of your documents and
issues for which you require legal solution.
3. Keep track of the events happening in
respect of your issues or case matter.
4. Talk to more than one Attorney or
Lawyer before deciding whom to hire, even if you feel great about the first
attorney with whom you speak.
5. Make notes of when phone calls are
made to the Attorney or Lawyer and keep track of how long it takes for the
Lawyer to return your phone calls.
6. Make list of all questions you have
before talking to a Lawyer.
7. After identifying suitable Lawyers,
narrow your list down to your top three. Then, set up meeting or interviews
with each to gauge your comfort level with them on personal and professional
level. Make notes of the answers, solutions and advises made by the Lawyers.
8. The Lawyer or Attorney who
communicates by written document (email, letter, postcard etc.) at each hearing
dates or stages of your case or matter is best when compared to the oral
communications.
9. If the calls are not returned timely
or if emails are not responded timely address this concerns by writing mail.
10. Whenever any red flags (problem or
danger) are noticed, always address this in writing (through email or letter)
and provide the concerned Lawyer a time frame to respond.
11. Obtain clear statement with regard to
the profession fee charged by the lawyer or attorney for your matter.
Prepared
by: S. Hemanth
Advocate
at Hemanth
& Associates
