Attorney Client Relationship Guide

What this lawyer guide helps you evaluate

What starts representation and what does not.

The goal is to evaluate understand when representation begins, what the lawyer agrees to do, and what communications are confidential rather than choose counsel from an unverified ranking.

Questions to ask

• Has the lawyer actually accepted the case in writing?
• What is the scope of representation?
• Who may receive updates?
• What responsibilities remain with the client?

Bring enough information for real screening

• Treatment and discovery dates
• One-page medical chronology
• Key records and a missing-record list
• Provider and facility names
• Current injury, added treatment, work loss, and future-care summary

Verify before signing anything

Check the lawyer's license and status through the appropriate state authority. Read the scope of representation, contingency percentage, cost responsibility, and termination terms. Be skeptical of guaranteed results or fixed case-value promises before record and expert review.

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