You would be hard-pressed to find an average citizen who didn’t know how to find a Plano personal injury lawyer. It seems any of us could throw a rock in any direction and more often than not connect with an available, enthusiastic attorney ready to go to work. Though this phenomenon has bred countless lawyer jokes, it is a convenience that most have come to take for granted. The privilege of good representation has nearly become a right, a situation not common in the rest of the world.

And yet, bad lawyers do exist. In this context, “bad” can mean unskillful and inept, but more often might mean a lawyer who is simply not a good fit - not the best fit - for your case. That there can be so many licensed attorneys and yet still some who are not right for you case is largely the result of specialization.

Most law firms tout “practice areas,” those types of cases about which they are most qualified. One firm may advertise specialty in “Family Law” or “Divorce and Custody Cases,” while another touts “DUI/DWI” and “Nursing Home Abuse.” This is a natural consequence of the free market, particularly in a large city in which there are many law firms.

Too often, firms make everything their specialty. Slip-and-fall accidents; car, bus, truck, train and airplane accidents; workers’ compensation; wrongful death; dangerous drugs; and on and on and on. This listing of areas of practice gives the impression that the firm has carefully chosen those cases it will pursue based on in-house skills. But when such a list contains all possible areas of practice, it is really just a catch-all disguised as a specialty.

This is what can make a “bad” lawyer: a firm trolling for cases with the widest net possible. It is simply the nature of personal injury law that areas of practice each have their own precedents, terminology, history, and strategies - consider medical malpractice and all of its ever-evolving, cutting-edge medical jargon and technology, for example. A lawyer or firm working on whatever kind of case might walk through the door will never have the time nor opportunity to get to know the medical malpractice specialty intimately and will thus never be as good as a lawyer who focuses exclusively or almost exclusively on these cases and skills.

Beware the catch-all firm. The jack of all trades is a master of none. You are much better off finding a firm and a lawyer with the specific skills to match your needs and your case. At The Moore Law Firm, we know the value of deep knowledge, and specialize in Plano trucking accidents, personal injury, and wrongful death. We know what we are good at and we know how to keep getting better: winning your case.

We look forward to hearing from you.