How to hire a corporate attorney?

Hiring an attorney for your business is not an easy task. You can spend days phoning friends and browsing the internet and paging through Yellow Pages and still not find the person you think is capable of representing you in court. Sometimes, the opposite can happen. You get so many recommendations that it becomes all but impossible to decide whom to hire.

If you find yourself in a situation described in the paragraph above, then here is a relief: this blog will help you choose a lawyer best suited for your needs.

Three qualities to look for in a lawyer:

●      Relevant Experience

Start with relevant experience. If you run a business and need someone to help you negotiate a deal; a criminal lawyer can’t help you much. You will have to hire a corporate lawyer or someone with an long experience in corporate law.

●      Reviews

Once you have settled down on a few lawyers who fit the experience that you need for your case, start asking for reviews. If you friend has recommended a lawyer  and says the person is a professional, you can more or less take your friend’s word for it. But if you have found a lawyer online or through Yellow Pages, ask him or her to let you talk to his or her previous clients.

●      Cost

For peanuts you get only monkeys. But that doesn’t mean you have to mortgage your home to hire a lawyer. You can get a good lawyer who will help you win your case relatively inexpensively. It doesn’t mean that good lawyers come cheap. But it doesn’t mean either that good lawyers ought to cost you an arm and a leg.

About Hartley Bernstein: Mr. Hartley Bernstein represents clients in regulatory and enforcement proceedings. Also, he regularly represents the law firm’s clients in state and federal court proceedings. He previously served as a Trustee of Temple Israel of the City of New York.