Attorney Keith Taylor is a Board Certified Civil Trial Attorney in Florida. The People's Law School is a free seminar program offered by The Law Office of Keith R. Taylor, designed to help you identify when you can handle your own case without a lawyer, and how to handle those cases.
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Monday, June 13, 2011
Friday, June 3, 2011
Handling your own small claims case?
If you are thinking of handling your own small claims case, you should check out the free two-part web seminar from our People's Law School series that can help get you started!
Handling Your Own Small Claims Case
Handling Your Own Small Claims Case
Thursday, June 2, 2011
Spring Newsletter
We are excited to announce that The Law Office of Keith R. Taylor is publishing a quarterly newsletter! This is our Spring 2011 edition of Legally Speaking. Previous issues will available on our website (www.keithtaylorlaw.com) soon. If you would like to receive the newsletter either by mail or electronically, please click here. Thanks for reading!
Tuesday, May 31, 2011
Picking Up At Airport
It's been I while since I blogged... kind of been busy. Someone suggested that occassionaly I add some non-legal stuff. Hence this post. Driving from Citrus County to Tampa International Airport to pick someone up, and on the way find that the flight is delayed. Being roughly 1.5 hours from airport, its a turnaround trip, and if you hit it right, you really don't have to park. Parking at TIA is not really bad, however, today I discovered something really cool... Cell Phone Waiting Lot. It's on the airport property, where folks like me sit in their cars waiting for their loved ones to arrive. Very secure lot (just saw Tampa Police Officer cruising the lot). There are a couple of scoreboard size flight boards listing all the incoming flights and their status. You can see when the flight lands as well. Best part of it, I'd say is that there is free wireless service... while sitting in your car listening to your chosen tunes. Tampa International Airport (TPA) did this right.
I hope to blog more often now, so if you have any questions, send them to me or go through my firm website at www.keithtaylorlaw.com . Happy Flying.
I hope to blog more often now, so if you have any questions, send them to me or go through my firm website at www.keithtaylorlaw.com . Happy Flying.
Friday, October 8, 2010
ADVERTISING LAWYERS
Question:
SHOULD I HIRE A LAWYER I ONLY KNOW FROM A BILLBOARD OR TELEVISION AD? Tammy, Inverness, Florida
Answer by Attorney Keith Taylor:
Lawyers in Florida are regulated by The Florida Bar. The Florida Bar attempts to regulate lawyer advertising, but the standards are not easy to identify and are inconsistently applied. All advertising should carry a warning that tells potential clients that they should not base their decision to hire a lawyer solely on advertising, and that they can request written information related to the lawyer's qualifications. Most people don't pick a doctor because of a billboard or yellow page ad, but for some reason, many choose their lawyer that way.
The best way to find a qualified lawyer who will represent your interests in any legal matter is to speak with friends, family and other professional community members (accountants, clergy, doctors, etc...) and find out what they know about any particular lawyer or law firm. Being referred to a lawyer by someone you trust is usually the best way to ensure a positive relationship and experience.
Most billboard and television (even yellow page) advertisers do not have an active office in the rural areas in which they advertise. When a prospective client calls the "1-800" number, the intake clerk will usually take some information and offer to send someone to you (because they don't have a local office). Usually, that person who comes to you is NOT A LAWYER, and if he or she is, they are not likely to be the lawyer who will handle your case. Just because you call the lawyer's office and someone comes to your home, you are not committed to hire that person. You should feel comfortable that your interests will be adequately represented by a qualified lawyer who will keep you properly informed about your case.
Your legal case may be one of the most significant things in your entire life. You should not put this very important matter in the hands of someone you only know from a billboard.
SHOULD I HIRE A LAWYER I ONLY KNOW FROM A BILLBOARD OR TELEVISION AD? Tammy, Inverness, Florida
Answer by Attorney Keith Taylor:
Lawyers in Florida are regulated by The Florida Bar. The Florida Bar attempts to regulate lawyer advertising, but the standards are not easy to identify and are inconsistently applied. All advertising should carry a warning that tells potential clients that they should not base their decision to hire a lawyer solely on advertising, and that they can request written information related to the lawyer's qualifications. Most people don't pick a doctor because of a billboard or yellow page ad, but for some reason, many choose their lawyer that way.
The best way to find a qualified lawyer who will represent your interests in any legal matter is to speak with friends, family and other professional community members (accountants, clergy, doctors, etc...) and find out what they know about any particular lawyer or law firm. Being referred to a lawyer by someone you trust is usually the best way to ensure a positive relationship and experience.
Most billboard and television (even yellow page) advertisers do not have an active office in the rural areas in which they advertise. When a prospective client calls the "1-800" number, the intake clerk will usually take some information and offer to send someone to you (because they don't have a local office). Usually, that person who comes to you is NOT A LAWYER, and if he or she is, they are not likely to be the lawyer who will handle your case. Just because you call the lawyer's office and someone comes to your home, you are not committed to hire that person. You should feel comfortable that your interests will be adequately represented by a qualified lawyer who will keep you properly informed about your case.
Your legal case may be one of the most significant things in your entire life. You should not put this very important matter in the hands of someone you only know from a billboard.
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