3 Questions to Ask Before You Hire an Injury Lawyer

Hello, internet. Three things to ask a lawyer before you hire them for your injury case. I'm Henry

Beam, Arizona injury attorney and former prosecutor. Number one, who is actually going to handle my

case? Yes, you can ask that, and in fact, you should ask that. Law firms are different. Not all law

firms operate the same way. If you connect with that lawyer, the one you talk to, make sure. That's

the lawyer reviewing all the documents and everything that your case entails to get the settlement

you need, right? You can also ask them about an AI policy. Hey, how much of my case is going to be

handled via AI? And does my lawyer review the AI output before they put their name on it and ship it

off to the insurance adjuster or the court? Right? We are an AI native law firm in Arizona. We work

with AI all the time because we believe it gives our clients faster resolution and better results.

But there is not one single output my agents kick out without me reviewing it. I work with them, I

edit, I critique it. There is nothing that leaves our desk that isn't reviewed by the lawyer working

your case. And when you hire our law firm, yes, you work with me directly. Number two, how do the

fees work? This is such a common question. These are typically contingency fee cases, basically

across the country. If you get hurt in an accident, you see those signs on every billboard and bus

stop. Hey, no fees unless we win your case. No fees unless we win your case. That's technically

true, right? People don't charge attorney fees unless they get a successful outcome. However, case

costs are different. You still may be charged case costs even if you're not successful. So ask the

law firm that you are working with, hey, how do all the fees work? Right? Not just the attorney

fees, but how do the case costs work? And what are the case costs that I'm expected to have? Is it

medical record retrieval? Right? Is it process server? Is it other types of investigation? You

should know that before you sign up. And most importantly, you should also get a clear answer. About

that, right? Not I'll get back to you, or maybe, or just sign. No, no, no, no, no, no. This is law

at the end of the day. There are great injury attorneys all around the country. It's not that hard

to find one. Three, how will I hear from my lawyer? And is it from my lawyer, right? Is the

communication done via AI? Is it done via paralegal, a legal assistant, a junior associate? Is it

just emails coming in that the attorney gets to review? Will the attorney review them? Who reviews

the messages that I send? These are all questions that you're going to want to know going into the

case. Right? Some people want to set it and forget it. Hey, here's my stuff. Leave me alone. Let me

know when the check comes. Some people are very involved in their case. particularly think all

clients need to be involved and work one-on-one with their lawyer. Why? Because the case sometimes

is only as good as what you can get out of the client. You can do a whole lot with medical records,

accident reports, accident recon, you name it. But that human element that's missing is almost

exclusively derived from your client. From the client. Work with your client. The better you work

with your client, know what they went through, know how this injury affected their life. The better

you are positioned when it comes to a demand letter, a settlement, and even a lawsuit, right? So you

should always know who is handling the case, what your update schedule is going to look like, and

never be afraid to pick up the phone and contact your attorney or your law firm directly. And hey,

my clients get my cell phone. I love it when they text me because they've got something that's going

to keep them up at night. I wanna be the one to say, No, it's okay. We've already handled that.

Here's the next step. Don't worry about it. Let's touch base next week. So if you're in Arizona and

you're dealing with an auto injury, call me. I'd be happy to talk to you. Consultations are always

free. You can schedule directly on the website, or you can just call the firm and see if I'm

available. And guess what? I'm pretty darn available unless I'm in court or sleeping or at the gym.

Right? But I don't work out for hours every day, so. Even if I'm at the gym, I'm probably giving you

a call back in pretty darn short. Give me a ring if you're in Arizona. If you're not in Arizona,

call a good, reputable law firm and you'll be in good hands from the start.