These are the things that you need to think about when you are choosing your lawyer. Here are some quick questions that you should ask your lawyer before hiring them or even considering them. Check for quick and concise answers and ask them to put all in writing.
1. How many cases like this have you handled before and what was the result of those cases?
2. What are the resources that you and/or your firm have at your disposal?
3. Are you going to try to settle out of court or do you push for court trial?
4. What are any and all of the upfront fees? If there are none, how much of the settlement do you take upon trial end?
5. What type of billing procedures does your firm require, and do I get a detailed report in writing?
6. If you will be itemizing the costs, can I get a detailed and itemized written report of the costs each week?
7. Do you have a working knowledge of lemon laws in my state?
These are just some of the questions that you should ask before hiring your lawyer. You want to be sure also that they can provide you with details on what you have that will make your case for you. You don't want a lawyer that just wants to make a few bucks, you want proof that you have a case that you can win, otherwise, you will not only be stuck with a car you can't use, but making payments to a lawyer as well.
Summary
As you can imagine, the Lemon Law explained in this guide should have provided you with all of the things that you need to know about lemons and lemon laws. Congress doesn't do much these days, but they did do this. After all, Congressmen are consumers too.
In this guide you have learned that there are basically 3 sets of laws that apply to all defective vehicles and products that are purchased in the United States of America. These three laws are:
The Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act, which is a Federal Law that protects the purchaser of any product that costs more than $25 in addition it, must come with an express written warranty.
The Uniform Commercial Code or UCC has been adopted in all 50 states and covers contracts that directly deal with the sale of products.
Summary of State Lemon Laws in California
You have also learned how to know if you have a lemon. You have learned that if you've purchased a new car and all of a sudden notice that the paint is peeling or it's making funny noises that you didn't notice before or perhaps you've noticed a dozen things that you no longer like then chances are the Lemon Laws will not apply to you.
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