Geoff Evason » legal http://geoff.evason.name Wed, 30 Nov 2011 03:41:06 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 3 Tips When Looking For a Lawyer http://geoff.evason.name/2008/05/09/2-things-ive-learned-from-talking-to-lawyers/ http://geoff.evason.name/2008/05/09/2-things-ive-learned-from-talking-to-lawyers/#comments Fri, 09 May 2008 17:42:41 +0000 Geoff http://geoff.evason.name/?p=37 I’ve talked to a significant number of lawyers today and there are 3 things that I’ve learned about how to pick a lawyer. I have yet to measure how useful these 3 tips are since I haven’t actually used the services of any of the lawyers, but my decision will be made on these factors.

1. Pick a lawyer that speaks succinctly. A number of the candidates I spoke to would drag on their sentences well after they made there point. When paying by the (6 minute) chuck of time – brevity is golden.

2. Ask about experience in a specific area that you will need. There are a lot of general lawyers. I’m looking for a lawyer that knows about startups. If they don’t have small tech company experience I’m less interested.

3. Try to get a referral (okay – this one is an obvious one.)

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