Once that determination has been made, the client and attorney will discuss the method of paying the attorney. There are several methods of payment which can be utilized. First, the attorney can work on a contingency basis, receiving a percentage of the total recovery. The attorney could also be hired on a contractual or hourly payment basis. Once the attorney has been hired, the client will review the record of the incident and facts pertinent to the cause of the accident.
All facts are important for the process of review by the attorney.
No facts should be considered irrelevant. Hiring an Expert Witness Expert witesses provide testimony concerning the injury at issue, as well as any other factors which may have caused the injury. An expert, who should be should be qualified in the area to which he is testifying, is important because an expert can contest the allegations of the defense, which will argue that the injury was not a result of the settings of the hot water heater but the carelessness of the plaintiff. Failure to obtain an expert can result in the failure of the case. The expert's statement as to the cause of the injury will be a large factor in deciding whether or not to file suit.