sued for $800,000.00.. how to find a lawyer

[2MD]

What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? PA

hi .. my tenat's lawyer had slip and fall case with my insurance, asking for $250K in damages . .since my insurnace did not agree to pay, they now want to sue me .. my insurance will defend me but since the amount is over my coverage, i need to get a lawyer .. can u please tell me what kind of lawyer i need to get and how to find a good one?

i called the state bar association and after listening to my case for like 2 minutes the referred me to a lawyer .. i don;t know if they randomly just select a lawyer or what .. i need to know i am getting a good lawyer.

thanks.

 

[CraigFL]

I'll be interested in the answers you get. The last time I tried to find a defense attorney like this I was told that most defense attorneys were employed by companies because most plaintiff attorneys would not work on a defense case because they didn't want that reputation...

 

[BL]

The Bar Accusation should set you up with a consult of the correct type of Lawyer .

That's why the referral .

 

[ecmst12]

You could talk to the lawyer that your insurance company is assigning you. Depending on the strength of the case, you may not even need another lawyer.

 

[Mrs. D]

I hate to be the one to state the obvious...you might want to consider slightly higher liability limits. My renter's insurance policy came standard with $1M of liability coverage (and, honestly, insurance companies consider those w/too little insurance a higher risk, so the extra coverage should cost little to nothing).

 

[2MD]

my insurance had already told me that if they sue for more than what i am covered for, i need a lawyer.

i was served with the papers today, and can't stop shaking over this. that's why i am anxious to search for a lawyer now .. i just feel like i have to do something .. but like i said, i don't even now what practice area i should be looking for. if i go to one of these lawyer referral websites, what practice area should i select? I can't wait until monday!

 

[ecmst12]

The FIRST thing you need to do is report the suit to your insurance company, and let them assign you a lawyer. Talk to that lawyer for advice on finding your own.