How should I choose a lawyer to represent me in my divorce?
Posted on 24. Apr, 2009 by Alabama Divorce Lawyer, Jim Jeffries in You & Your Lawyer
Choosing the right lawyer is vital to the satisfactory resolution of your divorce or family law case. In my opinion, there are a number of things that you ought to consider. In fact, I dedicate an entire chapter to this topic in my upcoming book on divorce in Alabama.
For this article, I just want to focus on one thing:
Expertise – You should hire a specialist, not someone who dabbles in divorce work. The area of family law has become increasingly complex. A lawyer that tries to do a number of different practice areas cannot develop the depth of knowledge necessary to represent you in such a critical and complex matter as a divorce. The analogy to medicine is apt – if you need brain surgery, you don’t go to a general practitioner, you go to a specialist. In a divorce case, the stakes are high – you are determining what will happen to your children, your house, your retirement and your income for starters. That sounds more akin to brain surgery than to a chest cold to me.