Legal Tips The Gordon Law Firm, P.C. Stephen H. Gordon - Attorney at Law San Antonio, Texas 78201

Legal Tips

There are a few things that are important in almost every case.

#1 - Save your stuff. Always document anything that may come up later in a dispute. Make sure to save important documents like receipts, contracts, bank and credit card statements, insurance papers, estimates of damages, etc. Also helpful are pictures, videotape, audiotapes, and e-mails or text messages. Keep track of witnesses information like name, phone number and address to help back up your story.

#2 - Get organized. Have all the relevant information available about you and the other parties to a legal case. Especially important are social security numbers, driver's licenses, addresses, dates of birth, phone numbers and addresses.

#3 - Plan for the future. Put some money aside for a rainy day for a legal emergency. You never know when you might need an attorney, or face the prospect of going to jail, but if the time comes you will have to have something to start with and enough to post bail. Think of it as an insurance policy.

#4. - Get advice. If a legal problem does come up and you are not exactly sure what your rights are or how to handle it, call us immediatelyfor a free consultation! You may find out you don't really need to hire us yet, but at least you can get some quick advice and find out what your options really are. Also, you can find out if there are any important deadlines in your case you need to keep in mind.

#5 - Shop smart. Be careful about calling around for the absolute cheapest attorney you can find. You don't want to pay an unreasonable fee, but also keep in mind that you often get what you pay for. The cheapest attorney in town may be cutting his costs at your expense. He or she may be quoting you a deceptively low price in the beginning, and only after you go into the office do you discover that the amount he quoted was just a down-payment. When you freedom or rights are on the line, you don't want to skimp so much that you regret the service you got later.

Hopefully, you will never need the services of a lawyer. But if you do, I am ready to help you out.

Stephen Gordon
Attorney at Law

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