You are about to take a very important step toward finding an attorney to represent you. It is not an easy decision, because the right lawyer must:

• Be able to understand your needs, and build a trusting and confident relationship with you.
• Provide the best advice and counsel.
• Provide personalized service.
• Defend your rights vigorously to ensure your protection.
• Understand the complexities of the court system to save you time and expense.
• Understand the complexities of legal documents to safeguard your assets and interests.

A qualified legal counselor must have the knowledge and expertise to help guide you in the right direction, present viable options and help develop the strategies to achieve your goals. The fact is, in life and business things go wrong and you want to be protected. It can be defending a business, dissolving a marriage, purchasing a home, borrowing money, protecting your family and heirs, dealing with fraud, even staying out of jail.


Meeting Your Attorney for the First Time

Take advantage of your opportunity to meet the lawyer and acquaint yourself with the law firm, its people, experience and capabilities. Ask questions about your unique situation. Determine if this law firm has the experience in helping people with similar concerns. It is also reasonable to ask for an explanation of the fee structure. Ask for references. Ask for clients who have used their services to help in a serious matter.

With over thirty-five years of professional expertise, the Law Firm of LaFortune and LaFortune is a recognized leader addressing and solving the legal needs of a large constituency in Massachusetts and New Hampshire. Contact us.


What We Can Do for You

Legal matters can be simple, requiring only the careful preparation of documents, or complex, up to and including the stresses of litigation and even a trial. We can often simplify the process, making it easier and more efficient. We believe in a more personal approach, explaining to clients how the legal system addresses your concern, how the court system works and how long the process will take to resolve the problem or complete the transaction.

We understand that clients have unique concerns often involving substantial investment, deeply emotional issues, or both. When representing an individual in a dispute, we know the other parties are going to be far more careful and often more amenable to reasonable negotiation when they know that you have a competent attorney on your side.


Understanding the Complexities of the Judicial System

Effective trial work and litigation on behalf of a client requires a unique talent. Most people don't understand the difference between winning and losing can be a matter of how the attorney influences the strategy of the case, and how the case is presented to the jury. Trial work is one of the few areas in the law where the quality and skill of the representation in litigation can truly make a significant difference. Court officials understand that how an attorney pursues the case is often extremely important in the outcome. Our lawyers understand the process and like any other process it has its strengths and weaknesses. Having both the right experience as well as commitment to the client can be crucial.


How Judges View Cases

We understand that judges are looking for clear, forthright explanations of cases. Judges are often more favorably disposed to one side because the judge understood it better. Sometimes going to court is unavoidable because one side in a dispute will choose to fight. The right trial lawyer has to understand the right strategy, the clients' problems, be able to work with the client, understand and influence the direction of the case, and identify determine what are the risks and what can be gained by a trial. That is why we say you have to have an attorney with whom you feel comfortable and stand by you in this process.