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What do people consider when hiring an attorney?

Details: DMK Editorial; Legal Guide; 03 December 2021; Hits: 1947

Top things people consider when shopping for an attorney

Choosing an attorney to represent you in a divorce is a very important decision. It helps to know what people consider about an attorney before they hire someone to represent them. Based on a survey done by ILawyerMarketing.com "New Study: How People Hire Lawyers in 2017", the average legal consumer has many considerations. They range from experience and legal fees to pictures of the attorney and his/her social media activity. Check out the entire list from the survey below.

What do people want to know about their future attorney?

Years of experience
Price/rate/structure of fees
Past case history with similar cases
Legal information available related to their own legal issues
Client testimonials
Reviews on 3rd party websites like Google®, Facebook® & Yelp® (in order of most utilized)
Negative reviews (Majority of consumers said they would hire an attorney with negative reviews if the majority of the reviews were positive.)
Office location (Majority of the consumers said they would travel between 15-30 miles for legal representation.)
Pictures of the attorney and/or staff
Endorsements by a judge or retired judge
Awards and memberships
Pictures of the office
Videos about the law firm
Social Media activity

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Most people find their attorneys online

Based on a professional survey of 1000 American consumers on the methods of searching for legal representation, the internet was the primary source to research and hire attorneys.

Accessed 3/2019 from 4/17/2014 FindLaw Survey, www.thomsonreuters.com

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Legal Process Facts

1. Debts incurred during a marriage are usually considered marital debts.

2. Responsibility for marital debts is allocated according to the property division laws of the state.

3. If you earn a higher income and/or have lower living expenses the court may consider you to assume a higher portion of the marital debt.

4. Interrogatories are written questions the spouse must answer in writing, under oath.

5. Depositions are when a spouse or party must answer questions under oath before a court reporter.

6. Many times depositions are requested when there are suspected hidden assets.

7. When one spouse’s legal team requests the other spouse to produce documents like bank statements, tax returns, financial documents or otherwise it is known as a request or notice for the production of documents.

8. Subpoena orders a witness to appear before a court or at a deposition.

9. Requests for inspection is when a spouse is in possession of some asset or financial documentation relevant to the settlement and the other spouse has reason to review or otherwise inspect or have access to them.

10. Hiding assets can have criminal and civil consequences.

11. It is very expensive and complicated to appeal your Final Judgement of Divorce (Divorce Decree). There usually must be compelling circumstances specific to legal error, abuse of discretion and/or fraud. Most have a low chance of success. There are often time limits to file an appeal.

12. Formal Modifications to your Judgement of Divorce (Divorce Decree) may be possible and are generally straight forward when both spouses agree. A Petition to Modify must still be filed and the modification must be granted by a judge. If both spouses do not agree, then the spouse seeking the modification would need to demonstrate to the court a convincing and on-going change of circumstances (e.g. loss of job, job transfer, medical event) as a reason to seek the modification. If you and your spouse agreed to a Settlement Agreement, the court will usually expect a reasonable amount of time to have passed in order for there to have been significant changes to induce the Petition to Modify.