How to Choose an Illinois
Personal Injury Attorney

THE SEVEN QUESTIONS YOU MUST ASK!

PART II


3. How many cases the attorney taken to Jury Trial?

During the past decade, the number of cases that have gone to Trial has diminished greatly. In fact, most cases are resolved without a Trial. Attorneys, who tout themselves as “personal injury trial lawyers”, do not always try personal injury cases. A Personal Injury attorney who tries cases will not be afraid of this question.

David N. Rechenberg has 20 years of experience, has tried over 45 Personal Injury Jury Trials. David N. Rechenberg has Tried hundreds of Personal Injury cases through Mandatory Arbitration procedure in the Illinois Court system and has prosecuted numerous uninsured/underinsured motorist arbitration trials against insurance companies.

Not all cases need to go to Trial in order to get the outcome that is desired. In fact your case might not need to go to Trial to get a fair and reasonable settlement.  But if your case is one that needs to go to Hearing or Trial, you deserve an experienced Trial attorney sitting next to you. Insurance companies know which attorneys try cases and they are afraid of large jury verdicts, insurance companies will pay larger settlements to attorneys who are not afraid to try cases to avoid the risk of a large jury verdict, thus it is beneficial to have a real Personal Injury Trial Lawyer.

4. Has the attorney ever been disciplined by the State Bar?

You do not need or want an attorney with a long disciplinary rap sheet. You can check to determine if an Illinois Attorney is licensed to practice law at the following web site www.iardc.org

5. Will the attorney take the case on a contingency fee basis, and if so, what is the percentage?

The attorney you are considering hiring should without hesitation, tell the percentage he or she will charge for handling a personal injury case. An experienced Trial lawyer can also give you a reasonable estimation as to the cost involved in bringing your case to Trial.

David N. Rechenberg charges a contingency fee of one-third of recovery plus costs on most Personal Injury cases. In automobile cases against substandard insurance carriers, Attorney Rechenberg charges a contingency fee between 40-50 percent depending on what stage of the litigation the case gets settled or resolved. If there is no recovery, there is no fee. In hiring a Personal Injury attorney, do not base your decision on the lowest contingency fee percentage an attorney will charge for a case. Remember the old adage: “you get what you pay for.”

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