In selecting an attorney, great care and deliberation are essential.
Most attorneys are extremely well-qualified in the areas to which they devote their practice.
Attorneys have been well-trained by law schools, their law firms, and the individual lawyers with whom they have had associations. Most State Bar Associations require not only the successful completion of law school, but they also require the passing of special bar exams to be certain that attorneys understand both the basic precepts of the law which apply to various fields of law and also the appropriate ethical considerations. The State Bar Associations and the local Bar Associations assist in the policing of its members to make certain that attorneys comply with ethical considerations, comply with certain rules and regulations, and correctly apply the practice of law. In many localities, attorneys are permitted to advertise in the yellow pages for an area of specialization. Often the area of specialization is regulated by the Bar Association.