Questions To Ask A Lawyer Before Hiring Them

Getting ready to hire a lawyer and thinking to yourself “What questions should I ask before hiring a personal injury attorney?” Thinking up questions to ask a lawyer can seem like a challenging task, but it doesn’t have to be. Questions will depend on your specific case, but here are some generic questions to get you started: • What areas of law do you specialize in? • Have you taken cases similar to mine in the past? How many? How did they turn out? • Will other attorneys beside yourself be working on my case? • How long will it take to resolve my case? • Do you work on a contingency basis? • Can I do anything to improve the chances of my case being successful? • If I try to contact you how long will it take for you to return my call? • Who will answer my questions if you are unavailable? • How frequently do you go to trial? • If I am offered a settlement and you recommend I settle, but I disagree, will you still take the case to court? • Conversely, if I am happy with the settlement offered, but you think we can get more by going to court, will you agree to settle out of court? • Have you ever been censured or disciplined by any legal or ethics committees in the past? If so, why? • Can you provide me with references to past clients?

About the Author

Toni R. Arnona, Esq. is a partner at Arnona Rose, LLC, a personal injury firm in the Greater New Orleans area. A New Orleans native, she earned a Bachelor of Arts in French and Linguistics from Newcomb College at Tulane University and her Juris Doctor from Loyola University New Orleans College of Law in 2009. She was admitted to the Louisiana Bar that same year, after interning with Judge Robin M. Giarrusso and later clerking for Judge Lloyd J. Medley, Jr. in the Civil District Court for the Parish of Orleans. Toni joined Arnona Rose in 2014, where she focuses her practice on personal injury and related matters. She is a member of the American Bar Association, the Louisiana Bar Association, the Jefferson Parish Bar Association, and the Federal Bar Association.