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If a person has been seriously injured, or a loved one's
been killed in an accident. Choosing an attorney to handle the case
can be one of the most important decisions that person will ever make.
The person needs a personal injury specialist. For
example, if you needed open heart surgery, you wouldn't want a general practice
doctor to perform the operation, you'd get a surgeon who specializes
in heart surgery. This same principle applies in the serious
personal injury and wrongful death case. In Texas, attorneys
are certified as personal injury specialists by the Texas Board
of Legal Specialization. And this is only after they have accumulated
enough experience, they've tried a sufficient number of jury trials
and they've been recommended by judges and lawyers with whom
or against whom they've tried cases. Finally, they have to pass
a rigorous comprehensive written examination, in personal injury
trial law. Fewer than 3% of Texas attorneys have been
able to become board-certified in personal injury trial law.
Now once in an attorney becomes board-certified in personal injury trial law,
he or she can maintain that certification, only by attending
continuing legal education in personal injury law, receiving
continuing recommendations from judges and lawyers, and continuing
to handle a sufficient number of personal injury matters.
Now another thing to consider when hiring a personal injury attorney
is the attorney's reputation among his or her peers. What do other
lawyers think about this lawyer? Lawyers are rated by
other lawyers in a publication called Martindale Hubbell. Has the lawyer
achieved the highest possible rating in ethics and legal abilities?
Has he or she been voted as a super lawyer? Or top
attorney by his or her fellow attorneys? Another
consideration when hiring a lawyer, is whether the attorney has the resources
the expertise, the experience, and the technology
to take on a large corporation or insurance company.
Serious personal injury and wrongful death cases can be extremely
time-consuming, very complex, and extremely
expensive, and they can overwhelm even the most competent attorney.
The advantage of hiring Bailey & Galyen, is that you know you
will have a highly-skilled team on your side, that will put you on an
equal footing with even the most powerful adversary.