Selecting the proper employment lawyer for your case

When it comes to winning a battle with your former employer, the most important decision you make is selecting the proper lawyer. Most lawyers argue that the success or failure of a case, is predicated on a combination of the facts and merits of the claim, the prevailing law, the financial and psychological stability of the parties, the relative strengths and weaknesses of the counsel involved and, not least, some luck. In my view, however, luck should have little or no impact on the ultimate outcome of negotiations or a lawsuit. Rather, great preparation, diligent research, foresight and an infallible strategy is a prescription for winning the case that will compensate for even the worst twists of fate.

Client’s decision leads to poor result

One individual’s experience, related below, confirms two of my favourite rules in law: people get what they pay for, and clients hire lawyers to get better results than they could get for themselves.