Virginia Beach Lawyer

The Best Virginia Beach Lawyer

Even in the fun and sun of Virginia Beach, many are in need of a good Virginia Beach lawyer for many reasons –

• Divorce
• Real Estate
• Probate
• Copyright
• Criminal Charges

• Custody
• Mutual Funds
• Taxes
• Court Martials
• Billings
• Personal Injury

You name it. It’s all there. The legal industry is a big industry, putting everything into everything. Is someone in need of an effective Virginia Beach lawyer? Any one of these (and much, much more, honestly) can apply. So then the next question is simple:

How Does One Find a Good Virginia Beach Lawyer?

There are appropriate steps to take. Just know this: it’s not as easy as flipping the phone book open and looking for a plumber.

Typically, all plumbers are the same, and all plumbing problems are the same: so a client’s not going to necessarily miss out on getting good experience. In all honesty, the law is a lot more complex than a clogged drain.

Here are the steps to finding a good Virginia Beach lawyer:

• Do the Right Research
• Schedule the Free Consultations
• Watch the Virginia Beach Lawyers Work
• And Then Finally Make the Important Choice

That’s basically it. That’s all it takes to find the best Virginia Beach lawyer? Yep. Don’t be fooled, because each of these steps is a process, and it can take some time. And believe when I say that I understand the fact that time is of the essence for some cases, disputes, or lawsuits. But understand this:

All the time in the world is worth the hiring of the right Virginia Beach lawyers for the job. Period. So no worries. Take each step carefully, and any client will come out on top. Starting off with….

The Research

As mentioned, Virginia Beach lawyers aren’t plumbers. So it’s not an easy read of the Yellow Pages. A client, though, will most likely start in that book to look for some simple information –

Contact information.

Generally, a client’s job to start off the research for Virginia Beach lawyers is to set up a “shortlist” of five, maybe six listings. But a client shouldn’t randomly list numbers haphazardly.

The key to finding the right Virginia Beach lawyers in the phone book is to list the ads that only have the basic info –

• Full Name of Firm or Office
• Valid Phone Number
• E-Mail Address
• Web Site URL
• Location

If a client finds any ads of Virginia Beach lawyers trying to sell, sell, sell, making promises and sounding like car salesmen adding in that trendy 1-800-ACQUITS number or something like that, stay away. Chances are those attorneys have little to no experience at all.

Why? Because good lawyers know that they don’t necessarily have to ‘sell’ their services. The demand for services has definitely not gone down in the industry. In addition, the supply will always be up. And there’s likely no sense of competition either.

In fact, I’d venture to say that lawyers – good lawyers – always have a full plate of clients to take care of. So they’re not starving for work, especially if they work in a firm.

The bottom line? Once a client has five or six listings, the client’s ready for the next step….

The Free Consultation

This is priceless for one simple fact: a client gets to know quite a bit from meeting with a lawyer, free of charge no less.

Think of it as an employment interview. The reality is the client’s hiring the lawyer. So it’s up to the lawyer to present himself or herself in a good-enough light to allow the client a chance to say ‘yes’ or ‘no.’

In addition, the lawyer can accept or reject the case after hearing the details. That’s the other important part of the free consultation.

It’s a chance to get a feel for the whole situation, and the bottom line is this: a client can shorten the shortlist considerably and hopefully come up with two, maybe three, candidates when all the consultations have been taken care of.

This then brings us to the next step:

Seeing the Lawyers in Action

Typically after getting all the pertinent information about each attorney – everything from experience, rates and fees, workload, etc. etc. – it might still be a little difficult to make a choice as to which Virginia Beach attorney to hire.

That’s okay. That’s what this next step is for. And it’s a gold mine of experience for a client.

It’s called the courthouse. Why? A client’s going to visit it. The key is to actually get the chance to observe the rest of the lawyers on the shortlist, watch them work right in the court room. Seeing a lawyer weave in and out of opening and closing statements, discuss topics with the judge, answer or give objections, and persuade a jury can very well determine for a client right away which lawyer to hire.

In addition, a client gets a real good inside look on what the legal system is like, especially if this a client’s first go-around in the legal industry for a claim, dispute, settlement, or charge.

And there would be no need to be embarrassed or shy or thinking that there’s an intrusion for sitting in a court room during a case or hearing that doesn’t involve particular issue in question involving the hiring of the lawyer. Technically all hearings and even cases are public. People can sit in if they choose to, and they don’t necessarily have to be involved in the case.

Therefore, it should bring a client to this very last step, the most important step of all:

Without a Doubt, a Client Must Then Make the Proper Choice

It’s all about the proper feel now. But more importantly, a client must make a choice. This is crucial. By law, a client can actually represent himself or herself without a lawyer.

But this is the general consensus, especially for very serious cases: hire a lawyer.

Any client would be thankful that he or she did.