Three Questions to Ask When Hiring an Attorney

Many of my friends, neighbors, and acquaintances ask me about how to find a good attorney in practice areas in which I do not practice (like family law, estate planning, and defense). The conversation typically turns into some form of referral to someone I know and trust and whom I believe can assist. I suspect many of you out there do the same thing, that is, ask a friend if they have a good lawyer to refer you to instead of searching blindly.... Read More

Why Alternative Fee Arrangements Work

So, you are at a networking event and you meet an attorney.  What is one of the first questions you ask him or her?  “What is your hourly rate?” It seems that the law firms have conditioned consumers to the use of the hourly rate, or the billable hour, as it’s called in the legal services industry.  The billable hour dates back to the founding fathers and, aside from continuously going up, has changed very little since then as the predominant... Read More