So what do doctors have to do with figuring out who the right attorney in Illinois is for your case? Think about how you would choose a doctor if you had a problem. If you needed back surgery would you trust your spine to someone who mostly operates on elbows and shoulders? If you were undergoing cancer treatment would you ask your internal medicine doctor to call the shots?
Of course you wouldn’t. It’s not that these doctors couldn’t do the job, it’s that they don’t give you the best chance of success. Same holds true for picking the right lawyer. If your divorce lawyer also wants to handle your car accident case and your job injury plus your DUI, it’s a bad sign. He might be able to do a good job for you, but wouldn’t you be better off with a divorce attorney that does nothing but divorce and a different attorney for your other areas of concern? It might be easier to work with one firm for everything, but that doesn’t give you the best shot of getting what you want.
It’s not uncommon on TV or in the movies for someone to say “I’m going to call my lawyer.” Who “has a lawyer”? It really makes no sense. The person you call should be based on the situation, not based on whether or not you have used that person in the past. You wouldn’t run to your chiropractor for help the day you got diagnosed with meningitis. You shouldn’t run to your DUI lawyer the day that you need to write a will.
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