We’re completely transparent about our free case evaluation process because we know that it’s critical for us to help you — and for you to help us — determine whether or not your case has potential, and if you should seek legal counsel.
Before we dive into the specifics, here’s a quick outline of what you can expect during your free case evaluation with our law firm:
- Schedule an evaluation: A lawyer with our law firm will reach out to you to talk about your situation or, if you’re busy, to schedule a good time for a call or meeting.
- Tell your story: When we talk, we’re going to ask you about what happened and get a good understanding of what you’re going through.
- Provide our evaluation: We’re going to tell you what we think about your case—do you have a good case, do you even need a lawyer right now, have we encountered situations like yours before, and is this something that we can help with.
- Ask your questions: You’ll probably have questions, and we’ll answer them.
- Explain our process: If we can help you, we’ll explain the process of how we become your lawyers and what to expect will happen as we represent you.
- No fee charged: Whether we become your lawyers or not, you’re never going to pay us for this case evaluation.
The Cliff Notes: Key Takeaways From This Post
We provided a guide on our free case evaluation; however, here are the key bullet points if you are in a rush:
- Herman & Wells provide free case evaluations for people looking for legal counsel.
- Evaluations are conducted by an experienced lawyer to understand the individual’s unique situation and determine if there is a case worth pursuing.
- During evaluation, the lawyer will explain the process of how they become your lawyers and what is to be expected while representing you.
- Evaluation also serves as an opportunity to ask questions related to the law, plus it comes with no fee.
- Use online form or call (727) 440-3991 to schedule a free case evaluation with Herman & Wells.
Why You Should Speak With an Experienced Lawyer
We think it’s important for people who are thinking about hiring an attorney to actually get the opportunity to speak with them beforehand. You’re not going to be talking to a case manager, paralegal, or investigator during your case evaluation. You’ll be talking to a lawyer who knows about the type of case you’re dealing with — one who can help determine whether you’ve got a case worth pursuing and what your options are.
We don’t think you should wait to hear whether a law firm is willing to represent you. That’s another reason why we think it’s important for you to talk directly to an attorney. When we are evaluating your case for you, we are also evaluating it for ourselves. If we think we can help you with your case, we’ll tell you right there on the call so you’ll know you have the option of hiring us. If we need more information from you to make that decision, we’ll tell you exactly what we need and we’ll schedule a follow-up call with you.
What to Expect From This First Conversation
When we talk, we’re trying to understand what you’re going through. Usually, that means we’re listening first and then asking questions. Sometimes we ask about little details that are big legal issues. We’re also interested in why you think you need a lawyer and what you’re hoping happens in your case. We’ll be taking notes so we don’t have to ask you to repeat yourself later.
Even though we handle a lot of cases with many similarities, each situation is unique, just like every person is unique. We think it’s important to learn about your unique situation before we give you our evaluation of your case.
How Our Legal Team Evaluates Cases in Florida
Once we’ve got a good understanding of your case, we’ll tell you what we think about it. We’ll talk about whether we think you have a good case or not. We’ll also talk about why we feel that way—how the law works and what our experience has been with similar cases. If we think you’re dealing with something that doesn’t really need a lawyer or doesn’t need one yet, we’ll tell you that too. Sometimes it looks like someone is going to recover money on their own, and we’ll set up a follow-up call down the road to see if that happened or if they really do need legal help.
Time For Questions & Answers
After we tell you how we evaluate your case, we’ll ask something like, “What questions do you have?” We typically get a lot of questions, including:
- How long does everything take?
- What are the downsides to a lawsuit?
- How long do I have to sue?
- Have you ever dealt with this insurance company before?
- What steps do I need to take?
- How do settlements work?
Just like we ask questions so that we can better understand the facts, we encourage you to ask questions so that you can better understand the law and the legal process. We know that it’s really stressful to be dealing with unknowns. We hope that by answering your questions, we can help with that stress.
During This Free Case Evaluation, You’ll Learn If Our Law Firm Can Help You
If we can help you with your case, we’ll talk about how that works. We’ll go over how you can hire us. Most of the time, clients want us to work on a contingency fee, meaning we only get fees if we recover money for you. If we don’t recover any money for you, we don’t get paid anything. That’s why when we’re evaluating your case for you, we’re also evaluating it for ourselves, too.
If you’re interested in hiring us, we’ll also walk you through the steps we’ll be taking on your case, and what we need from you to take those steps. We don’t want you to be in the dark about what’s happening or why. It’s important to us that you know what to expect.
Schedule A Free Case Evaluation Today
Our law firm does not charge anyone if they come in for a case evaluation. We have offices in Pinellas and Sarasota and we’d love to speak with you if you think you have a case.
There is no risk to you to schedule a free case evaluation with Herman & Wells. Use the form on our website or call (727) 821-3195.