New lawyers sometimes are too excited to accept cases that they run the risk of being called the “Ambulance Chasers.” The following pointers are adapted from Jay G. Foonberg’s book How to Start and Build Law Practice:

Advise your prospective clients to engage you as soon as possible and often when you are meeting with the potential client and / or their family initially.  In order to verify that there is need for representation and to protect a client’s interest, work will need to begin as immediately as possible.  You should also instruct your client to consult with you before discussing the case with anyone regarding facts and possible fault, with the possible exception of police officers.  Your potential client must be made to understand the importance for the investigator to photograph every evidence before they get cleaned or repaired. Before the potential client cleans up or engages in repairs, they should understand that the investigative team will need to photograph all evidence and that this is of utmost importance.  Third-party witnesses must be interviewed as soon as. The scene of the accident must be reviewed and photograph before it is altered. Remind your client that torn and blood-stained garments or other evidences must not be thrown away at the hospital. Bruises and other physical manifestations of the injury must be photographed immediately.

The injured person must be reminded that insurance company’s primary concern is to defend a claim for damages rather than getting any funds for the insured for personal injury. The defendant must be told that the letter of claim begins a timetable and acknowledgement of receipt of letter must be within 21 days. The letter of claim must be sent in duplicate and the defendant requested to send a copy to the insurance company. Ensure that the medical records are accurate and has been fully reviewed by your client. Allocate enough time for the review of medical records. Keep in mind that insurance companies pay much more attention to a report that comes from a doctor rather than from a nonphysician.

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