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Hiring a Lawyer You Trust.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
A study by Yankelovich Partners for lawyers.com, a legal website, revealed that Americans spend more time researching purchases of major appliances than they do finding an attorney. In fact, 67% spend two hours or less gathering information before choosing a lawyer.
Consumers often turn to people they know when searching for legal counsel. Seventy-five percent rely on friends and family when trying to find a lawyer. The next-most-often-utilized source ...
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