Florida Workers’ Comp Lawyer: How to Switch Attorneys the Right Way

Summary

This video explains the process of switching workers’ compensation attorneys. Clients often seek new representation because they are unhappy with a lack of communication, such as unreturned calls or poor explanations, or because they feel unprepared for depositions or mediations. When evaluating these cases, the firm reviews court records to advise the client on their case status; if the current attorney is performing well, the firm may recommend that the client stick with them. However, if a switch is necessary, the process is described as very easy, involving a letter to the previous attorney and a formal substitution with the court. The firm emphasises quick callbacks, access to four attorneys, and multilingual support in Spanish and Creole.

FAQs

Q: Why do potential clients call the firm when they already have a workers’ compensation attorney?

A: Clients often call because they are unhappy, unable to get a return phone call, cannot get a good explanation or answer to a question, or feel unprepared for a deposition or mediation where things did not go well.

Q: What does the firm do when reviewing a potential client’s existing case?

A: The firm will review the case, check the court website to see what is happening, and explain what has been done so far and what remains to be done.

Q: Does the firm always recommend switching attorneys?

A: No. Sometimes they tell clients to stick with their attorneys if there is nothing they would do differently, as they would hate for clients to switch for no reason.

Q: What is the process for switching attorneys?

A: It is very easy: the firm sends a letter to the prior attorney advising them of the change and files a substitution with the court to notify the court that the client has a new attorney.

Q: What kind of communication and language support does the firm provide?

A: The firm’s motto is to call clients back promptly, and it has four attorneys available to speak with them. Additionally, for those who speak different languages, staff speak Spanish or Creole, or they can find an interpreter to ensure the client understands everything.

Transcription of the Video

“we get a lot of calls from potential clients that already have a workers’s compensation attorney and many times they call because they’re unhappy they can’t get a return phone call or they can’t get a good explanation or an answer to a question or maybe they went to a deposition or a mediation and things did not go very well or they didn’t feel like they were prepared um and so we get calls all the times from potential clients that already have attorneys many times we will look at their case we’ll go on to the court website we’ll find out what’s going on with their case will explain to them what what they have done so far and what they need to do in the future sometimes we tell them they should stick with their attorneys because there’s nothing else that I would do any different and I would hate for them to switch their attorney uh for no reason sometimes the uh clients uh want to switch attorneys they’re they’re have no doubt about it that they’re ready for uh somebody else to handle their case and we’re happy to take a look at your case look at it see if we think that we can help you and if we do think that we can help you we’re more than happy to come on uh and take the place of your prior attorney it’s very easy we send them a letter advising them that you have a new attorney we do a substitution with the court and then let the court know that you have a new attorney and then everything uh continues on and we try to help our clients as much as possible um our motto is to try to call our clients back very quickly after they’ve called um we have four attorneys so if you want to speak to an attorney more than happy to have you speak with an attorney and if you speak different languages and you don’t understand we have people that speak Spanish or Creole or u any other language we can find an an interpreter for you to make sure you understand everything that’s going on”