Questions To Ask Your Bankruptcy Lawyer In The Initial Consultation

by | Apr 3, 2012 | Lawyer

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If you are in the market for a bankruptcy lawyer Temecula you may want to consider setting up a meeting to discuss some things with each of the lawyers you are considering before making a decision on which one you will hire. There are many capable attorneys out there that can handle this type of situation for you, however, they are all in differing circumstances and have differing personalities. You will want to do some checking around to find out some information about them before you allow one of them to handle this situation in your life for you since it is a fairly big deal.

The first thing you may want to discuss with the bankruptcy lawyer Temecula you are considering is whether or not they will be the actual attorney to handle your case. Often, you will hire an attorney only to find out they hand off your case to another attorney in the firm and they aren’t even the ones who will handle it at all. This is a good up front question to find out about so that you can meet with the lawyer who will actually be the one handling your case.

You can also ask how the bankruptcy lawyer Temecula will charge for your case. Do they charge by the hour or by the case or just how do they do it? You will want to know if they will itemize the bills and let you know just what you are paying for, or if they just have a blanket charge that covers a bankruptcy of your type, that just covers whatever needs to be done. There are different way attorneys bill for cases and you will want to be aware of the details before making a commitment to go with someone. You may also want to get an estimate in writing that spells out just what you will pay. Another factor to consider along these lines is how you will pay for the attorney’s charges to you.

You can also ask for references so you can call some previous bankruptcy clients that the attorney has handled cases for and see what their feelings are regarding the attorney and the work they received from the attorney. You can also find out how competent the attorney is by asking the client references how knowledgeable they feel the attorney is.

 

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