Surviving Lawyers - Survey 1

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Please complete the Survey below.

For: “Consumers’ Guide to Surviving Lawyers – E-survey”

Thank you for responding to this E-survey. Our aim is to collect and verify useful data regarding a familiar subject: lawyer-client relations. Compiled survey results will serve as statistical illustrations for our forthcoming book “Consumers’ Guide to Surviving Lawyers.” This how-to book will offer insider secrets and much useful information designed to improve consumers' experience in dealing with lawyers, and maximize the prospect of working successfully within the legal system.

Please take your time and feel free to supply as much information as time permits. Answers to questions calling for explantions may be short or long (1-300 words).

Thanks again for participating in this important survey. (Note: Survey responses are completely confidential. Individual survey responses and any information obtained by Probizwriters, LLC about respondents will not be published or shared with any third party for any purpose.)

1. Have you hired a lawyer in the past 5 years? Yes No

2. On how many occasions? 1 2 3 4 or more

3. Have you been a party to a lawsuit in the last five years? Yes No
    If yes, were you a Plaintiff ? Defendant? Both?

4. Have you needed a lawyer, but not hired one? Yes No
    If yes, explain why you did not hire a lawyer?


5. What did you hire a lawyer to do for you?
Divorce
Real Estate
Consumer Claim
Personal Injury
Business / Corp / Contract
Wills / Trusts / Probate
Other (Please specify )

6. Were you satisfied with the outcome? Yes No
    If no, briefly explain why not


7. How did you find your lawyer? (Check those that apply)
Referral by someone I know
Referral by bar association or other lawyer referral service
Phone Book
Internet
Advertisements
Other (Please specify )

8. What is the most you have paid a lawyer for handling a single legal matter?

9. Were you surprised by the fees your lawyers charged? Yes No

10. Do you think the attorney fees you paid were a good value? Yes No

11. Do you think the attorney fees you paid were: too high? too low? about right?

12. Next time you hire a lawyer, will you hire the same individual or firm you have worked with previously? Yes No
    If no, briefly explain why not


13. Do you have a general opinion of lawyers? Yes No
      If yes, which of the following most closely matches your opinion?


14. Overall, has your experience with lawyers been

15. Overall, has your experience with lawyers been a

16. What was the most positive aspect of your experience with your lawyer?

17. What was the most negative aspect of your experience with your lawyer?

18. Next time you hire a lawyer what one thing will you do differently?

19. What was your biggest mistake in dealing with your lawyers?

20. In your experience with lawyers or the legal system, did you feel overwhelmed, confused, or intimidated at points during the process? Yes No

21. Have you ever filed a grievance against a lawyer? Yes No
      If yes, what was the outcome? Lawyer was disciplined Lawyer was not disciplined

22. Have you ever filed a malpractice claim against a lawyer? Yes No
      If yes, what was the outcome? I won I lost We settled

23. Do you have a general opinion of judges or the judicial system? Yes No
      If yes, which of the following most closely matches your opinion?


24. What was the most positive aspect of your experience with a judge or the judicial system?

25. What was the most negative or frustrating aspect of your experience with a judge or the judicial system?

26. If you could change one aspect of your lawyer’s behavior during his representation, what would it be?

27. What was the most important lesson you learned through your experience with lawyers?

28. What important lesson did your experience with the judicial system teach you?

29. How would you rate your lawyer’s general communication skills?

30. Did or does your lawyer communicate well with you and keep you informed about your legal matter?
     Yes, always No, never Sometimes

31. Did or does your lawyer leave you in the dark or confused about your legal matter?
     Yes, always No, never Sometimes

32. Do you know a good lawyer joke? If so, send it in to jokes@probizwriters.com, and we may add it to the "Consumer's Guide."

Thank you for completing this E-survey. To be eligible for a free copy of our forthcoming "Consumer's Guide to Surviving Lawyers," please enter your name and email address and then submit.

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