Tips For Selecting A Business Attorney
- Do not choose a law firm. Select the lawyer who will be giving you advice and doing your work.
- Make certain that the attorney’s practice is heavily concentrated in representing businesses, and that the attorney has been representing businesses for a substantial length of time.
- Select an attorney who manages his or her own law firm, and thus understands the challenges of running a business.
- Question a prospective attorney extensively about what services he/she provides for his/her business clients.
- Ask the attorney for client references, and ask those references about the attorney’s services, availability, etc.
- A social service background is a good sign.
- An overriding personal interest in money is a bad sign.
- The attorney should have the capacity to personally handle all regular phases of your business affairs.
- The attorney should have close working relationships with a network of experts, in or out of the attorney’s firm, covering all auxiliary fields, such as intellectual property.
- The attorney should have an extensive network of contacts who can help you with any phase of your business – accounting, insurance, technical support, marketing, vendors, etc.
