- Not every personal-injury firm specializes in your type of injury.
- Advertising volume isn’t the same as litigation experience.
- Ask who personally handles the case.
- Determine whether the firm actually goes to trial.
- Understand the contingency percentage.
- Find out whether the percentage changes after litigation begins.
- Ask which expenses are deducted from the recovery.
- Medical liens can reduce your net recovery.
- Health-insurance reimbursement can complicate settlement.
- Workers’ compensation may create competing interests.
- Insurance limits can constrain recovery.
- Multiple defendants may create different strategies.
- Evidence should be preserved early.
- Social-media activity can become relevant.
- Medical documentation is critical.
- Gaps in treatment can become an issue.
- Settlement offers aren’t necessarily equivalent to case value.
- Ask how damages will be calculated.
- Future medical costs may require expert analysis.
- Lost earning capacity differs from immediate lost wages.
- Pain-and-suffering valuation isn’t a simple formula.
- Tax treatment can vary depending on the recovery.
- Ask how long comparable cases typically take.
- Beware promises of a specific settlement amount.
- Biggest mistake: assuming the lawyer promising the largest settlement is necessarily the best lawyer.
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