It is not about which attorney to call. It is about the cost to retain one. I have hired a defense attorney before. It cost me $5,000.00 up front when he took the case. As we got further into the case, and closer to trial, he collected more as needed for depositions, investigations, supeonas, and fees. The case never made it to trial and it cost almost 10,000.00. His hourly fees alone were $150.00 per hour out of court. I found that that price is actually cheap in my area. If it had gone to court, the legal costs alone, excluding any judgment, would have probably exceded $25,000.00. You can be sued by anyone for almost anything today and the leagal fees can bankrupt you. The NRA endorsed self defense plan pays the cost of legal defense, and judgment, up to a certain amount. If you carry a gun for self defense, there is a chance you may use it someday. If you do use it the bad guy that you shoot, or his estate, will probably sue you. Personal injury attorneys usually work on a contingentcy basis, without a retainer, so the bad guy needs no money to sue you.
