Gordon Fenderson is an attorney in Jacksonville, Florida specializing in personal injury accident claims and DUI defense. After receiving a degree in Political Science from Appalachian State University, Fenderson went on to earn his J.D. from Florida Coastal School of Law. He is currently the owner of the Fenderson Law Firm, and a member of the Florida Bar, Jacksonville Bar Association, Middle District of Florida, and Florida Justice Association. Here, he explains the benefits of hiring an attorney who specializes in personal injury law.
When someone is looking to a hire a personal injury lawyer, there are a few benefits to finding someone who specializes in the area of personal injury law. By hiring an attorney to take your case who specializes in this field, you will hopefully have found someone who has years of experience in dealing with this type of law, and can use that experience to improve your chances of success with your case.
Along with finding an attorney who has experience in the personal injury field, it is also helpful to find someone who has had hands on experience in dealing with whichever particular entity, business, or corporation you are planning to file suit against, as well. For example, let’s say you are suing Walmart. By hiring an attorney who has successfully sued Walmart, you are going to be hiring someone who understands how that specific company handled the case last time, and how that company reacted to getting hit with a lawsuit. This kind of experience is invaluable, and will have hopefully prepared your attorney and made him or her better equipped to handle your case now.
Overall, there are just certain nuances and ins and outs that only qualified attorneys understand when it comes to making the decision to file or the decision not to file your personal injury claim. And knowing those ins and outs can really help the consumer save money in the long run and put more recovery money in their pocket.
The right attorney is someone who has done this before—whatever “this” may be. It is also someone who has the experience so that he does not file the case too soon, he does not take too long to file the case, and he definitely knows everything that needs to be done in the case—including how to handle the nuances that come with filing a personal injury lawsuit. By dealing with an experienced attorney, you are hiring someone whose opinion you can trust when it comes to reaching a financial settlement amount, as well.
Knowing that you have an attorney who you can depend on and trust to give you the best advice in settlement issues is key, since most clients do not really know how much their case is worth. Many clients may sometimes think their case is worth much more than it actually is or much less. But only an experienced attorney who specializes in that particular area of law knows for sure what a good settlement amount really is for your specific case.
So, to put it simply, hiring a specialized attorney is important for a lot of reasons. But essentially it boils down to the fact that hiring someone with experience in your field is the best way to maximize the financial recovery that you can expect to get from your case.
