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DO I NEED A PERSONAL INJURY LAWYER?
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Finding a Personal Injury Lawyer

If you're facing a particularly serious or complicated personal injury claim, you'll probably need a personal injury lawyer's advice. But you shouldn't turn to just any lawyer for help. Take the time to find the right lawyer for you and your case by seeking referrals, checking on the lawyer's experience (you want someone who has experience representing injured folks in personal injury claims), and discussing settlement goals in advance.

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My personal injury lawyer won't be straight with me on fees. What can I do?

I was injured in a car accident last year. I hired a lawyer and asked him repeated direct questions that he always answered indirectly. So I got mad at him and told him I was fed up with his indirect answers, especially concerning fees. He told me that I could now find a new lawyer. I'm confused. What should I do?

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pro per

A term derived from the Latin in propria, meaning "for one's self," used in some states to describe a person who handles her own case without a lawyer. In other states, the term pro se is used. When a nonlawyer files his own legal papers, he is expected to write "in pro per" at the bottom of the heading on the first page.

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