How to Choose a California Lemon Law Firm and List of California Lemon Law Attorneys.

Some of the criteria a consumer should look for in selecting a lemon law firm or in interviewing a prospective lemon law attorney are:

- Check the State Bar website to learn of the law firm's standing, credentials, and other important information.

- By checking the law firm's credentials and attorneys you can easily determine the number of years that the individual attorney has been practicing law, and thereby detecting exorbitant claims, if any. For example, some law firms may state that they have 10 years of lemon law experience when the number of years is actually made up of the combined number of years that two a more attorneys have been practicing law. Therefore, you should inquire as to how many years the individual attorneys have been practicing lemon law in the state of California.

- Check too, whether the law firm is physically located in the State. Some law firms have their principal offices outside of the state and either by having an attorney who is licensed in the state but resident in the out-of-state office, or by associating with an in-state attorney, claim to be a law firm specializing in your state.

- Watch out for boasts of successful lemon law litigation. Most lemon law claims are resolved by negotiation and settlement without the need to put the consumer through the hassles and pain of litigation. Oftentimes, litigation is a result of a failure to negotiate a successful settlement, and the more often the law firm litigates the less careful may be its screening process so as to weed out consumers who do not have meritorious lemon law claims.

- You should also be cautious of the "lemon law mills". Some law firms may be willing to accept clients with less than meritorious lemon law claims. An experienced lemon law firm will not compromise its standards.

- Check to see whether the law firm's website contain clients' testimonials.

- Most reputable lemon law firms will offer a free review case.

- Ask about the law firm's success rate in handling lemon law cases.

- The last thing you should be concerned about are attorneys' fees. Remember the old adage "You get what you pay for," and getting rid of a lemon and not having to deal personally with the manufacturer to do so, is worth considerably more than the reasonable fees that a qualified lemon law firm may charge you.