Can someone please tell me what should I look for when hiring an attorney?
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The link below is from the website of the State Bar of California.  It has all kinds of tips on what to look for in a lawyer and how to get recommendations.  The tips they have can be applied in any state, not just California.
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get a good legal team
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A suggestion:  Look in the yellow pages for attorneys and see if any say they do workers' comp.  Call a few, set an appointment, go and tell them your story and get advice directly from someone who knows the field and can ask you questions if anything isn't clear.\nSecond suggestion: If you are in a union, or know someone who is find out who the union thinks is a good attorney.
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Since the attorney is supposed to be working for you, it should be given to you.  Just call and be firm and ask for what you need and if you should put it in writing.  If your attorney doesn't talk to you, call his superior.  If none of these work, seek a different attorney, one that will meet your needs not theirs.
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Check with an attorney in your state.
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The procedure varies from state to state, and you may be able to find out more by visiting your local lawlibrary/library/lawschool.\n\nIf it's a simple matter, you might be surprised at how cheap an attorney can be (it really is a consumer's market).
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You shouldn't leave something like this up to a template that may or may not be completely legal in your state.  Please hire an attorney who will protect your interests in thie situation.
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go to phone book and find a lawyer who works on a contingency basis
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You need an attorney.
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http://www.dcbar.org/\n\nIf the attorney is licensed in DC, ths is the place.
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A good attorney is like a good woman.\n\nThey are rumored to exist but no one seems to know any.\n\nA trial attorney's primary responsibility is to keep his client out of court, but if he did that, he would go broke and end up stocking shelves at Walmart.\n\nWith close supervision.\n\nGood luck.
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Check with your local county (or state) bar association.\n\nMany attorneys are willing to do pro bono work to satisfy their bar requirements.\n\nOnline advice is usally not a good idea however, because the lawyer who answers may not be licensed to practice in your particular state, and thus may not be applying the correct law.
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Yikes... what a way to find a lawyer!  If you go about hiring a lawyer the same way you buy a used car, all you are going to find are the kind who behave like used car salespersons.\n\nFirst of all, your boyfriend is entitled to a public defender, in each state where he will stand trial.  They are the greatest, most overworked and unappreciated attorneys in the country.  Don't dismiss them so quickly.  \n\nBut if you want to hire private counsel, at least do it responsibly.  Contact the bar association in the city where he will be tried and ask for a referral.  One counsel may be more convenient for you, but its not necessarily the best thing for your boyfriend.  Unless these are federal offenses (and they don't sound like it), he is probably better off with a local criminal attorney in each state, because the law and the court system is different in each, and local connections DO make a difference.
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I would find an attorney and go into more detail about what you wrote and see what his/her advice might be.
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My gosh.  What a great lawyer you'll make.  You already know how to research.  Just come on Yahoo Answers.
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contact your local bar association tell them what you are looking for. they will connect you with what you need
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Attracting clients when getting started in any business can be a challenge.  In Southern California there is an organization called BNI :  Business Networking International.  They have groups that meet weekly in different communities with the sole purpose of meeting other professionals and discussing needs and talking about their specific businesses.\n\nI understand that they only have one of each profession in each group, so your challenge would be to find a group local to you that would have an opening for an attorney.  \n\nCheck the BNI website and then see if there's a group near you where you can visit or get information.\n\ngood luck