Not all personal injury lawyers are created equal\u2014and we should know, we’ve been up against some formidable opponents, and some less-than-formidable opponents. So, what qualifies a personal injury lawyer as formidable\u2014and more importantly, how to find a good personal injury lawyer amongst the crowd?<\/p>\n
What Makes a Good Personal Injury Lawyer<\/strong><\/p>\n A personal injury lawyer that is good at their job will have a number of attributes, including:<\/p>\n \u00b7A large percentage of their business and case load is personal injury cases.<\/p>\n \u00b7They have a successful track record, with both out-of-court settlements and in going to trial.<\/p>\n \u00b7They will have years of experience in personal injury law in Ontario.<\/p>\n \u00b7Their experience will be primarily in representing plaintiffs (or defendants if you are the\u00a0 defendant in a personal injury case).<\/p>\n \u00b7They will be the primary lawyer on your case\u2014and if they work with a partner or team they will introduce you to them immediately.<\/p>\n \u00b7They have expertise in your area of personal injury claim, whether it be in animal law, car accidents, workplace accidents, slip and fall accidents, etc.<\/p>\n \u00b7They won’t have any conflicts of interest.<\/p>\n How to Find a Good Personal Injury Lawyer 1.\u00a0By Referral 2.\u00a0Newspaper 3.\u00a0Google 4.\u00a0Use the above sources to create a shortlist of candidates to meet with, then use the meeting to find one with the same goals as you. And of course, never make a personal injury lawyer shortlist in Whitby without adding the experts at Jane Conte\u2014personal injury is our business.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Not all personal injury lawyers are created equal\u2014and we should know, we’ve been up against some formidable opponents, and some less-than-formidable opponents. So, what qualifies a personal injury lawyer as formidable\u2014and more importantly, how to find a good personal injury lawyer amongst the crowd? What Makes a Good Personal Injury Lawyer A personal injury lawyer […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":5092,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[10,11,12,13,28],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/contelawyers.ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/137"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/contelawyers.ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/contelawyers.ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/contelawyers.ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/contelawyers.ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=137"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/contelawyers.ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/137\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/contelawyers.ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5092"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/contelawyers.ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=137"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/contelawyers.ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=137"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/contelawyers.ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=137"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\n<\/strong>Equipped with the checklist above of what makes a good personal injury lawyer you are now prepared to find them and begin the interview\/meeting process\u2014but first, how to find a good personal injury lawyer. There are a number of ways to locate a good lawyer to represent you:<\/p>\n
\nIf you have worked with a lawyer before\u2014be it a real estate, immigration or family lawyer\u2014then ask them for a referral to one of the best personal injury lawyers in your area. Should you not know any lawyers, ask your friends, family and coworkers if they know of any successful attorneys in your area.<\/p>\n
\nThe most successful personal injury lawyers in your area will likely be in articles in the paper at least a few times a year, so search your local paper for recent publicized personal injury lawsuit cases.<\/p>\n
\nWe find everything else on Google, and lawyers are no different. But, of course, do significant research when finding lawyers online by looking at reviews, their status with the Better Business Bureau and the standing on the website of the Law Society of Upper Canada.<\/p>\n