I'm Wondering Whether I Chose the Right Attorney

You made a decision when you were scared and in pain and you had no real way to evaluate it. You picked someone based on a billboard, a Google search, a friend's recommendation, or just a name that came up first. That's how almost everyone does it.

Lack of communication with your attorney

Now a few weeks or months have passed. Maybe a few calls have gone unreturned. Maybe you spoke to a paralegal who seemed to be reading from a script. Maybe nobody has explained what's actually happening with your case, what the next step is, or what your case might be worth and why. Maybe you signed something you didn't fully understand and nobody walked you through it.

Maybe nothing obviously wrong has happened. You just have a feeling.

That feeling doesn't always mean you have the wrong attorney. Sometimes cases move slowly for legitimate reasons. Insurance companies delay. Medical treatment takes time to reach maximum improvement. There are parts of this process that are slow by nature and have nothing to do with your attorney's effort.

But sometimes the feeling means something.

A good attorney relationship has a particular texture to it. You know your attorney's name and they know yours. When something significant happens in your case, you hear about it from them directly, not from a paralegal three days later. The staff handling your file knows your story, not just your case number. They know you have a job that makes scheduling difficult, or that you have kids, or that you're anxious about the process and need things explained twice sometimes. That kind of familiarity doesn't happen by accident. It happens in offices where the caseload is managed carefully and the people working your file actually have time to care about it.

If that description sounds nothing like your current experience, that's worth sitting with.

Changing attorneys mid-case is possible in Georgia and happens more than people realize. The process involves what's called a fee division or a lien on the file, and it's something a new attorney can walk you through before you make any decisions. You don't have to stay somewhere that isn't working just because you started there.

Knowing what stage your case is in changes how you evaluate everything else. What the next ninety days should look like. Who should be doing what. If your current attorney can answer those questions clearly and to your satisfaction, you may have more than you think. If they can't, or won't, that's information too.

If you want a second opinion on how your case is being handled, call (678) 201-1256.