4 Reasons You Should Consider Replacing Your Work Injury Lawyer In Orange County

It’s not easy to find a great work injury lawyer in Orange County. If you don’t have any friends or family members to ask for recommendations, then finding a good lawyer can be like looking for a needle in a haystack  (also known as the internet).

Despite your best efforts to find a good lawyer, sometimes you end up with an attorney that isn’t working out for you, despite the fancy website, TV ads, or billboards.

Fortunately, you have the right to replace your current work injury lawyer in Orange County with one that can handle your case to your satisfaction.

1. Does Your Lawyer Return Your Calls?

You deserve to know the status of your case and the major developments that occur.

If a lawyer isn’t returning your calls, and won’t even respond to your letters and emails, consider interviewing another lawyer to take over your case.

2. Is Your Lawyer Familiar With Your Case?

Many lawyers use paralegals to manage your case. Some firms even have non-lawyers make appearances in court. Your lawyer may not even know who you are.

You are entitled to speak with the lawyer you hired.

If you have never even spoken to your attorney, and you are forced to deal with non-lawyer assistants, you may want to consider contacting a new work injury lawyer in Orange County. After all, you hired a lawyer to handle your case, not non-lawyer assistants.

3. Does Your Lawyer Practice More Than One Area Of Law?

The Workers Compensation system in California is complex and the laws are changing constantly.

Would you hire an electrician that also claims they can tune up your car and prepare your taxes? No.

Yet many people hire a lawyer that claim they can handle many areas of law. If you have a lawyer that claim they are the “best” at workers’ compensation, but also handle auto accidents, trip and fall, personal injury, products liability and dog bite cases, ask some questions. Do they appear in court on your case? Are they recognized by other lawyers as competent to handle workers’ compensation cases? Are they rated by Martindale Hubbell as AV “Preeminent”?

If you are not satisfied that your current lawyer really knows workers’ compensation law, consider interviewing another work injury lawyer in Orange County.

4. Does Your Lawyer Engage In Unethical Behavior?

DANGER. An attorney should never pressure you to lie about your injuries, accident, or medical treatment. If an attorney asks you to twist the truth, or outright lie, you’ve got the wrong lawyer.  

If you believe that your lawyer has issues in any of the above areas, consider reaching out to Thomas F. Martin, PLC for legal representation in your Orange County Workers Compensation case. Mr. Martin is rated by Martindale Hubbell as AV “Preeminent”, the highest rating given.