Personal Injury Attorney Qualifications
5 Personal Injury Qualifications You Should Consider
If you have sustained injuries due to the negligence of another person, government authority, company, or any other entity, you deserve fair compensation to ensure that a financial burden is not added to the physical burden you have already. It is important to find a good personal injury attorney to ensure that your rights are protected.
To find the best personal injury attorney, you should be looking for one with success in litigating cases like your own. Some personal injury attorneys specialize in certain types of injuries and accidents, which means that it is in your best interest to find a lawyer who is familiar with your kind of case.
Personal Injury Qualifications to Consider
If you are not sure about where to find a good personal injury attorney, here are a few tips to effectively find the most qualified one:
Educational Qualifications
A personal injury attorney typically has the same education and training as any other lawyer. He/she has to first earn a law degree and subsequently pass a written bar exam. A personal injury lawyer’s area of specialization is ‘tort law’.
Personal injury lawyers also study to become certified in civil trial advocacy. For this, they are required to complete a National Board of Legal Specialty Certification accredited, specialty certification program. The board is an American Bar Association accredited non-profit organization.
In-Depth Personal Injury Law Knowledge
The field of personal injury law is incredibly vast in the United States. Becoming a successful personal injury requires a good track record handling cases of different types, which is only possible if he/she has a deep understanding of both state and federal personal injury laws.
Board Certification
A good personal injury attorney should be certified by the Board of Legal Specialization. The certification is an acknowledgement of the successful efforts in ensuring that clients are properly and adequately compensated.
The certification also means that the lawyer is capable of dealing with a wide variety of personal injury cases, which range from car accident injuries, workplace-related injuries to injuries caused by medical malpractices.
Verifiable Personal Injury Law Experience
A good personal injury attorney is ideally one that has had his/her practice for several years and has a track record of winning cases and producing exemplary results. You can check the lawyer’s website for a list of past case results. If they are not posted on the lawyer’s website, you can ask the office for these directly.
For more information contact one of our highly qualified Attorneys in the Oklahoma City area call (405) 253-4478 or our main office in Ardmore (580) 798-0447.