When is the best time to hire a lawyer?

The best time to retain a personal injury lawyer or wrongful death case attorney is right away. Cases are won or lost on the evidence, and the sooner the lawyer can get started taking statements from witnesses, shooting photographs of important things, and preserving essential evidence in the case, the better. The fee is a percentage of the recovery, so it does not cost more, and in many cases, the fee is lower if a case is settled earlier without extensive litigation, which can result in more money to the client from the settlement.

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