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Thinking of hiring a personal injury lawyer? Ask the hard questions first. Rocky Walton shares the red flags to watch for and why trial experience really matters. Our biggest verdict of $15 million speaks for itself.
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I would urge my clients or any clients
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to interview your lawyer.
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That means you ask him questions,
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like if someone is looking
for a personal injury lawyer,
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I would ask him,
how many times have you been to trial?
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Because most of them
haven't been to trial ever.
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Not one single time.
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If they say they have been to trial,
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say, "What's your biggest verdict
you've ever had?"
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Our biggest verdict
we have in House is 15 million.
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If your lawyer,
his biggest one is 250,000,
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don't get him.
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He doesn't have enough experience,
enough good experience.
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That's one question you ask.
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Also, have you ever been punished
by the State Bar of Texas?
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In my 50 years, we have
never been punished by the State Bar.
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We do everything the right way,
the ethical way,
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so we follow all the rules,
and all the recommended rules
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comes back to us.
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Because if we're cooperative,
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and we're professional
with the other lawyers,
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they tend to reciprocate
and do the same back to us.
