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The threshold question is: Why do you need the attorney? Any situation involving your legal rights and obligations is a situation that you should consider consulting with an attorney. Examples of such situations include:

• Purchase/sale of, or starting, a business (such as a dental practice)

• Real estate transactions

• Estate planning (wills, trusts)

• Family matters (divorce, adoption)

• Contractual matters (drafting, review of, disputes over)

• Governmental agencies (investigations, inspections, citations)

• Labor and employment matters

• Litigation (you are being sued or threatened with a lawsuit)

• Criminal matters (you have been arrested or accused of a crime)

Some attorneys practice more as generalists, while some practice in more specialized fields of law. An attorney who might be perfectly qualified to help you defend against an employee’s claim of retaliatory discharge may not be the best attorney to help you manage your legal obligations in case of a breach of HIPAA protected health information. Just as you would not go to a gynecologist if you were having migraines, you would not go to an attorney specializing in patents to review an office lease. Thus, to better direct your search, your first step is to understand (even in a broad manner) why it is that you need legal guidance.