seattle personal injury attorney

Being an attorney, you are a member of one of the most important professions in society. But of course, you must be able to generate business for yourself to earn a living, especially if you are a new lawyer. You may not be trained in sales, but you do have to sell yourself. This article provides information on generating "attorney leads" for yourself to find new clients. The scope of this article entails using the internet to generate leads. The easiest internet resource to use is Google's Adwords program, where you place ads on Google's search results to draw vistors to your website.

Google Adwords - Generating attorney leads through Google is quite easy, wether you are a family lawyer, intellectual property lawyer (patent, trademark, copyright), corporate lawyer, litigation lawyer, real estate lawyer, criminal lawyer, personal injury lawyer malpractice lawyer, or any other specialization. Google's Adwords program allows you to purchase specific keywords that will place a link to your website in the search results when someone searches those keywords. Of course, you will need to have a website for Google to send visitors to to be able to use this program. If you do not already have a website for your law practice you can hire a website designer to create a professional looking site for under $100. Then you purchase keywords (usual cost is between 5 cents and $2 per click) that you think internet users are searching when they are in need of your services. Some examples of keywords that you can buy are: New York litigation lawyer, Chicago corporate lawyer, Dallas bankruptcy lawyer, Seattle family lawyer, or Toronto business lawyer. Or you can even use general law terms like the following: DUI, structured settlement, insurance, mesothelioma, asbestos, liability, libel, and slander.

If you've ever browsed through the "yellow pages" of your Seattle-area phone book, you'll find numerous advertisements for personal injury attorneys. These ads say the same things: "Aggressive Representation!" "No Recovery, No Fee" "Free Consultation" "We'll Protect Your Rights!," or "Need a Lawyer?"

How does someone who has never had to hire an attorney sort through all of these ads and find a qualified personal injury attorney? Finding a good Washington state personal injury attorney can be challenging, but not impossible. Here are some guidelines that should make your search easier and also relieve some anxiety.

*Choose an attorney who demonstrates expertise in the field of personal injury law. There are too many different types of the law for any one attorney to claim specialty in multiple areas. No one can do everything well. Most people want to see a specialist. The same is true for lawyers. The attorney you choose should limit his or her practice exclusively to personal injury law.

*Choose an attorney who specializes in personal injury cases. There are many attorneys who represent personal injury clients in addition to other practice areas, such as divorce, criminal defense or real estate. You should pick an attorney whose practice is devoted 100% to personal injury law. Don't take chances with your personal injury claim by hiring a "generalist."

*Choose an attorney who actually goes to trial. I know, I know. If you're like most people who have a claim for injuries, you'd rather not have to go to trial. So why pick an attorney who actually does regularly try injury cases? Essentially, the insurance company is in the business of "risk." That is, it accepts your money with the promise that it will pay you money if you encounter certain risks of harm or damage. The risks are usually low, which is why the insurance company can earn enormous profits. When it comes to paying a claim, the company only pays a "settlement" if there is a "risk" that the company may have to pay more if the person files a lawsuit and goes to trial. Attorneys who regularly go to trial increase the insurance company's "risk" that it might have to pay much more money if the jury awards more than the last settlement offer.

Choose an attorney who understands the medicine involved in your case. This is a no-brainer, right? But you would be very surprised at how many attorneys who claim specialty in personal injury have little understanding of the medicine and treatment involved with the client's injury. For example, take a case involving neck and back injuries. These types of injuries can be difficult to prove in court because spine medicine is extremely complex and the diagnostic imaging may show very little or nothing at all. If you have a neck or back injury claim, you obviously want an attorney who understands spine medicine so proper treatment and diagnoses can easily be pursued or presented to the insurance company in negotiations, or made part of a persuasive presentation to a jury on your behalf. You would be surprised at how few personal injury attorneys really understand this area of medicine yet neck and back injury claims make up the bulk of accident cases that exist in Washington.