Legal Question in Real Estate Law in Washington

Re: Area of practice.

Repost this question in an area dealing with ethics.

Re: Area of practice.

Yes, but the real question is should he or should you hire him. Most attorneys practice several areas of law. Also, many attorneys have several associates who they work with who may be more experienced in a particular area of law than other attorneys in the same firm. In general, it takes at the very least 6 months for an attorney to become proficient in a new area of law. So, the rules or professional conduct require an attorney to become proficient in that area of law by either asking for help from an attorney who already has experience, or by hitting the books and doing research. What you, as a potential client should be concerned about is whether this attorney is willing to get the help he needs to get you what you want. If your matter is relatively complex, I would recommend a more experienced attorney in that area. However, sometimes an inexperienced attorney will cost you less money than an experienced one,because he wants to learn a new area of law and therefore does not charge you as much so that you will hire him. I have seen attorneys with less than one year experience beat attorneys with over 20 years experience, but that is almost always because the less experienced attorney has hit the books and asked his colleagues a lot of questions. Also, keep in mind that no attorney knows everything about any area of law. The law is constantly changing and subject to a lot of different interpretations. I hope this helps.