We find that some potential clients are afraid that a lawyer will make important decisions about their cases, such as what settlement amount is fair or whether to file a lawsuit. This is not true. A personal injury claim belongs, at all times, to the client. The lawyer is hired to gather the facts and the law, and to show the client how the law will likely be applied and how the facts will likely be interpreted. As the owner of the claim, the client has the right to make the final decisions about things like whether to settle.

Experienced personal injury lawyers know litigation is a means to an end, not an end in itself. The end is justice for the injured client - full financial compensation for his injuries and the satisfaction of holding wrongdoers responsible for their actions. Litigation is simply the means that must be applied when there is no voluntary settlement along the way.

An experienced personal injury lawyer will begin with the end in mind - preparing the claim from the outset in such a way that both the lawyer and the client are ready for litigation and trial - if necessary.