SolveYourProblem eLearning Series:
Got Shafted?
Fight Back if Your Car is a Lemon!
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Getting a Lemon Law Attorney

After you have received your notice of denial of your lemon law claim from the company, it is time for you to go see an attorney. Any attorney can handle a lemon law case, but it is recommended that you find an attorney who specializes in lemon law cases. (More on this later) The reason for this is that they already know the law, they know the players, they've been through the process before, and they understand the bluffs that the car company will pull out of their hats.

This is where most people bail out on a lemon law case. You should be able to find an attorney who will evaluate your case for free, but that's where free ends. Good attorneys know that there can be things that their clients won't tell them and others might just decide not to go through with the case at all. They don't want to risk being left with their costs and time out of pocket and wind up with nothing.

To put it better, this is when it is time to get out your checkbook and put your money where you mouth is. Expect to fill out a check to your attorney for $1500-3000 as a retainer fee before your attorney will go to work for you. If your case does get to court, you can expect that you will also have to come up with more money before doing so.

Your attorney will then write a letter to the car manufacturer, basically stating the same things that you wrote in your letter. Again, you should not expect much of a response from the car manufacturer. Chances are they will deny they are liable, state that they will honor problems under warranty, and blame you for any problems. Don't be discouraged.

After you get your failed reply, your attorney will file the necessary papers and complaints against the manufacturer. Chances are they will reply, however only through the court systems, denying the claim. In most cases, you should seek a jury trial because they are more sympathetic to buyer problems.

Car companies hate doing this because they know that juries tend to be more sympathetic to the person that has the bad car than they do with the company that made it and they likely have been procrastinating in dealing with you. They would prefer that the case be heard by a judge rather than a jury, BELIEVE ME.

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