Wednesday, March 16, 2011

Mesothelioma Attorneys – Some Important Questions to Ask





For over 60 years, industries that manufacture products which contain asbestos were aware that asbestos may cause serious diseases. Since many of these industries wanted to increase their profits, they intentionally kept this information quite, thereby seriously endangering their workers. There are now laws that help protect the workers who have been harmed by their exposure to these asbestos related products. Those who were affected by this disease can get compensation with the help from one of several mesothelioma attorneys.

Since representing mesothelioma can be so profitable to attorneys, it is very important that individuals who have suffered from mesothelioma be careful choosing attorneys. The best mesothelioma attorneys are not only expert at what they do, but they should also be people who are supportive, loving, caring, compassionate and thoughtful.

Your objective is to find out how many cases he or she has actually handled successfully over the years. Here are questions you should ask when you want to choose the best mesothelioma attorney.

1. How committed is he or she to mesothelioma/asbestos cases?
2. What is his or her personal experience in representing mesothelioma patients?
3. Do they have a good success ration?
4. How many of these cases were settled, and how many of these cases went to trial?  What are the outcomes of each case?
5. You should ask the same question about his or her firm. Your aim here is to find out about his or her firm, and also ask if this is an area the firm is specialized on.
6. Is the attorney actually going to handle your case him or herself? What some attorneys do is that they simply refer these cases to another firm and receive part of the fee in exchange. This might not be in your best interest.



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