How to Choose an Illinois
Personal Injury Attorney

THE SEVEN QUESTIONS YOU MUST ASK!

PART III
 

6. What issues do you see in my case?

An experienced Personal Injury Trial attorney will be able to recognize the pitfalls of your Personal Injury lawsuit as well as the positive aspects of your case. An experienced Personal Injury attorney will not sugarcoat the facts of your case and tell you what you want to hear in an effort to have you sign the Contingency Fee Retainer Agreement.

David N. Rechenberg will tell you in plain, precise simple terms the problems you may have with your potential Personal Injury claim, including but not limed to: lack of insurance or inadequate insurance coverage by the Defendant, contributory negligence, lack of or gaps in medical treatment, a substandard insurance company insuring the defendant, problems with the Statute of Limitations, and missing or bankrupt defendants.

7. What is the value of my case?

An experienced qualified Personal Injury attorney will not promise you a specific settlement or be able to tell you the value of your case, because it is impossible to be certain how a personal injury lawsuit will turn out. Any other answer you hear is dishonest and you should run out the door from that attorney’s office. An experienced, competent Personal Injury attorney will promise to do his very best in obtaining the most amount of money for your case, whether by settlement, Arbitration or Trial. No attorney wins every case they handle, especially attorneys who try Personal Injury cases. Statistically, approximately 45-50 percent of all Personal Injury cases that proceed to Jury Trial result in verdicts for the Defendant.

IN CONCLUSION

When you are looking to hire a Personal Injury attorney for your case, tell him or her everything you think is important about your case. If your case involves an automobile collision, bring with you copies of the Police Report, copies of your own automobile insurance declaration page, copies of your medical bills, the name and address of your employer, copies of any disability insurance policies that you have, and photographs of your injuries, the crash and photographs of the automobiles involved in the collision.

When speaking with an attorney face-to-face, do not be afraid.  Except in very rare cases, if you are talking with an attorney face-to-face, even before he or she decides to take your case, you enjoy an attorney-client privilege. This means that nothing you say can ever be used against you. If you ever have any doubt that your conversations are “privileged”, ask the attorney immediately.


Experience Counts.  Results Matter.

FRANKS & RECHENBERG, P.C.
1301 Pyott Road, Suite 200
Lake in the Hills, IL 60156
Phone: 847-854-7700
Fax: 847-854-7848


Franks & Rechenberg, P.C. handles McHenry County Automobile accident cases, Personal injury cases including but not limited to construction accident cases, product liability cases, medical malpractice cases and, dog bite cases in the following Cities, towns and villages in McHenry County, Illinois: Algonquin, Barrington, Bull Valley, Cary, Crystal Lake, Fox Lake, Fox River Grove, Harvard, Hebron, Holiday Hills, Huntley, Island Lake, Johnsburg, Lake in the Hills, Lakemoor, Lakewood, Marengo, McCullom Lake, McHenry, Oakwood Hills, Port Barrington, Prairie Grove, Richmond, Spring Grove, Union, Wonder Lake and Woodstock. If you were injured in McHenry County call Franks & Rechenberg, P.C.

Franks & Rechenberg, P.C. handles Lake County Automobile accident cases, Personal injury cases including but not limited to construction accident cases, Product liability cases, medical malpractice cases and, dog bite cases in the following Cities, towns and villages in Lake County, Illinois: Antioch, Barrington, North Barrington, Lake Barrington, Fox Lake, Gurnee, Grayslake, Lake Villa, Ingleside, Lindenhurst, Round Lake, Round Lake Beach, Round Lake Heights, Round Lake Park, Waukegan, Wauconda, Zion, Highland Park, Libertyville, Mundelein, Long Grove. If you were injured in Lake County call Franks & Rechenberg, P.C.