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Attorney Referral
THE IMPORTANCE OF ATTORNEY
REFERRAL
Attorney referral is essential
to members of the legal profession who believe that every
potential client who contacts their office is entitled to
representation by an attorney qualified to handle their
case. More importantly, it is essential to consumers who
want to hire the right lawyer, but do not know how to go
about choosing the best attorney for their particular case.
HOW DOES ATTORNEY REFERRAL
WORK?
Attorney referral for the
legal profession is much the same as doctor referral for the
medical profession. Just like family practice physicians
refer patients needing surgery to surgeons, lawyers refer
clients needing legal representation outside their field of
practice to lawyers who are experienced in the area of law
for which representation is being sought. For example, a
probate, real estate, criminal, or divorce lawyer would
refer a client with a serious personal injury or wrongful
death case to an attorney experienced in the handling of
personal injury and wrongful death cases.
Lawyers also use attorney
referral when they are contacted about a matter which they
may routinely handle but which will need to be handled
outside their geographical area. It is a common practice for
lawyers to refer cases to other lawyers when the court where
the case must be processed is too far away for them to be
able to attend to the case.
HOW DO LAWYERS CHOOSE OTHER
LAWYERS?
For well over 100 years,
lawyers have been choosing other lawyers by referring to the
Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory, which is regarded by many
as the most reliable peer review publication in the world.
Another preeminent referral guide for lawyers seeking to
refer cases to other lawyers is The Best Lawyers in America,
also based on peer review in which the top lawyers in the
United States evaluate their fellow members of the legal
profession.
DOES THE HENRY LAW FIRM USE
ATTORNEY REFERRAL?
At the Henry law firm, we have
been involved in attorney referral for decades- getting
referrals from some of the best attorneys in the country as
well as making referrals to some of the best attorneys in
the country. If you contact our office and we do not take
your case, we will be glad to try and refer you to another attorney
we think is qualified to handle your legal matter.
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