The problem that I faced was that I had never met anyone who had used an attorney before, so I had no one to ask for a recommendation. With the most services that I hire out for, I simply ask members of my friends and family who they have used and what they thought about that person, and then hire accordingly.
However, when it came time to hire a civil litigation attorney, I did not have that luxury. Therefore, I had to look on Internet directories were previous clients of various attorneys had left reviews of the services that they received and make my judgments from their. I decided that, because of the gravity of my situation, I was not going to take the fee schedules into account and was going to make my decision based solely on reputation. The review directories were invaluable in gathering the information that I needed to make an informed decision.
