[Trilby]

I've only neede the services of a lawyer twice in my life (so far!) but I interviewed many before I chose one. I asked about their general philosophy regarding the situation I was in and gave them "for instance" scenarios to see how they'd play. I chose lawyer's who were aggressive and gave me good answers---just like I would choose a doctor. If I were being stalked, threatened, etc., I would want a lawyer who said, "we're going to stop this RIGHT NOW" and do the paperwork right then for a RO and have it served pronto. If I were in pain, I'd want a doc to run tests RIGHT NOW and not RX me pain meds and "wait and see" if it goes away. I guess I just like professionals who DO something rather than put me on the back burner. I've dealt with doctor's who never fix a problem but perpetuate it, masking underlying pathology with meds. I live in a mid-size city (Dayton, OH) but I almost always go to Cincy for treatment because they actually FIX problems in Cincy. Same thing with lawyers--I want it fixed. You could always ask someone on the police force who is a good lawyer...or a law clerk. Ask around, chances are more people than you think have needed a lawyer at one time or another!