The Expert Institute advises that Every lawyer (and expert witnesses) want a steady stream of cases—not only to grow their practice,
but to advocate for more clients and assist attorneys and client with appropriate science and engineering, respectively. But for personal injury and medical malpractice lawyers (and environmental cases) the tricky part can be recognizing the signs for passing on a case.
It’s tempting to want to secure justice for every injured prospective client and to provide the appropriate science and engineering that turns to you for support. It’s also easy to become emotionally invested in recovering damages, particularly for those who have suffered traumatic injuries or gross misfortune. But the reality is, not every case is a winner becasue the evidence doesn't support the claims made.
Sometimes, the investment will far outweigh the return an attorney can reasonably achieve for their client or their firm. In such cases, it’s important to consider these seven telltale signs you should really say no to a case on your desk. You, as an attorney, should also know that the Defense will spend a great deal of money on developing the evidence, aka a data, which comes in the form of geological, hydrogeological, and engineering investigations that could support your case or it could not. Having a top line consulting expert should be part of your plan to estimate your financial risk.
Think about expressed issues in the 7 signs to see if they apply to your situation.
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