What this lawyer guide helps you evaluate
File transfer, liens, and timing questions.
Before changing counsel, protect active deadlines and understand file transfer, withdrawal, and any fee or cost claim under the current agreement.
Questions to ask
- What does the current fee agreement say about withdrawal?
- How will the file and expert materials transfer?
- Could a fee lien affect the case?
- Are any court or filing deadlines approaching?
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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