I need to hire a lawyer in a personal injury case. Should I take age into consideration? I am worried about hiring a law who lacks experience.
I happen to think that 53 is a perfect age for a personal injury or wrongful death lawyer. In a couple weeks, I will think that 54 is the perfect age.
Seriously, age is a relevant factor, but age can be misleading in several respects. I remember about 25 years ago I was hired in a case and the opposing lawyer was at least 20 years older than I was. He was confident and forceful and attempted to use his age as an advantage. I looked him up in a legal directory and found out that he finished law school two years after I did – he attended law school after finishing another career.