Never pick a lawyer based on a television ad. The “Bulldog” and the “Strong arm” might be great if you are looking to hire a professional wrestler or a repo man, but they tend not to impress a judge. And honestly, if you’re the kind of person that is impressed by that kind of bluster and ambulance chasing, you’re probably not going to be reading this article, but just in case you’re tempted-don’t be. The only sure thing you are getting for your money from these lawyers is bad acting-another thing that usually doesn’t go over too well in court.
The second “never” is never hire a lawyer from a phone book ad. Same general principles apply with the ad-the flashy phone book ads have about zero correlation with quality lawyering. Now, certainly, every lawyer is in the phone book, so, unlike television ads, random choices from the phone book could very well lead you to a good lawyer. The reason you never want to proceed this way is that there are simply much better ways to go about finding a good lawyer than random chance based upon what catches your eye in the phone book.
The first place to start when looking for a lawyer is to
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