Saturday, May 11, 2013

Different Types of Lawyers


Nearly everyone is going to need to hire a lawyer at some stage in their life. There are many kinds of lawyers available, and it is often quite difficult for people with no experience to know what kind of lawyer they are actually looking for. Each lawyer has a field that they specialise in. It is important that you know what each kind of lawyer specializes in, and what they can do for you.

Lawyers can be basically separated into two categories. Civil and criminal. Civil lawyers generally deal with issues such as adoption and divorce, domestic issues, and criminal lawyers deal with personal injury, crime, and corporate law. Although here you will find a list of the main types of lawyers that are available, be aware that there are many other smaller specialties within each specialisation. Therefore you need to ask a lot of questions to find out which lawyer is actually right for you.

o    Divorce Lawyers specialise in divorce and annulment. They can provide many services during these hard times. There are many issues that you may not even know about that a divorce lawyer can help you with. These include, mediation, financial planning, avoiding going to court, visitation and custody.

o    Civil Lawyers deal with individuals and businesses, organizations between individuals. For example they may handle marriage and divorce, property disputes, malpractice and wrongful death.

o    Bankruptcy Lawyers help individuals and businesses file for bankruptcy and work to help them get the best possible terms for their situation. They maybe be able to help them keep their homes and cars, or avoid personal items being repossessed.

o    Family lawyers cover quite a wide range of services. All issues that relate to families. There are many family related problems that can occur that a family lawyer can help you with. Domestic violence, child visitation rights, paternity, divorce and adoption.

o    Criminal Lawyers work with criminal offenses. Often people need someone to defend them, as they have been charged, this may be in or out of the court, it simply depends on the crime. The range of crimes that criminal lawyers defend is large, ranging from murder to sexual assault to fraud.

o    Accident Lawyers help people that are victims of injury or accidents in order to get compensation.

o    Malpractice Lawyers help people that have suffered from medical malpractice. Often, medical professionals don't do the job they are supposed too, for whatever reason, however the results can be disastrous. Problems that can occur are health and personal problems and can often affect an individual or their families greatly.

o    Immigration Lawyers provide assistance regarding any immigration issue. They often work with government agencies.

o    Personal Injury Lawyers help get compensation for many different kinds of accidents. Construction site accidents, automobile accidents, and things such as even nursing home abuse.

o    Tax Lawyers help people do their tax returns and basically deal with all issues of tax.

There are a large variety of lawyers available to help in any situation, and it is wise to know what kind of lawyer you need for your specific case.

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