People tend to look at lawyers like somebody they can pay to pick a fight for them. They go around calling people trying to find a lawyer who is aggressive.
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Are you one of those? Are you one of those going around saying ”I want an aggressive lawyer.”
I want a lawyer who’s a fighter
I want a lawyer who will go to battle for me
People tend to express themselves in military terms when they talk about lawyers.
There’s one lawyer whose letterhead had a shark on top of it as if to say he is a shark of a lawyer. Why would someone put an image of a shark on their letterhead?
They may be doing this because of client issues or catering to client perceptions. In other words, the client wants to be made to feel like “this is my lawyer”.
“I need an aggressive lawyer!”
The question is, do you really need an aggressive lawyer?
Is that what you truly want?
We’ve seen shows like LA Law, you’ve watched Boston Legal, MCI and all those legal slash police programs on TV. A lot of people watched the trials of Amber Heard and Johnny Depp.
People watch actors playing lawyers, and think “oh that is what I need”.
“I need an aggressive lawyer.”
Here’s the thing about aggression. It’s a very poor substitute for intellect.
So when you look for a lawyer don’t look for somebody who’s a hothead. Who’s gonna scream at everybody. This is the kind of aggression that may well turn against you as a client during trial. That’s really something that you don’t want.
Here’s something you do want.
Obviously you want somebody who has a reputation for knowledge of the law. You want somebody who you identify with. Somebody who you have a rapport with. He should be someone you can work with on this project successfully. A case by definition is a project. You need to work successfully with your lawyer on this project.
The more important thing is not about having an aggressive lawyer. It’s about an attorney whose vision of the case is the same as yours.
If you both have the same vision of where your case is going to go, then it’s simple to map out the steps necessary to get from point A to point B. Point B being the desired place. Your point B can be an acquittal, the custody of your kids, more parenting time or a successful resolution of your divorce.
Aggressive doesn’t mean anything.
The court has seen all the lawyers. The guys and the ladies who do this for a living are before the court all the time. The court is very familiar with these lawyers’ style and their tactics. The court is not easily impressed with a lawyer barking over another.
The loudest guy in the room is usually not the smartest guy. What you really want to do is make sure you have somebody you have a rapport with? Someone who shares your vision and has a plan on how to get there. It’s really the key.
If you get that, you can trump any aggressive lawyers around.
At the end of the day that is what will carry you across the finish line.
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