While you are dealing with Real Estate in India,
you will need a property lawyer to be on the
front foot. When preparing to meet with a lawyer, there are
several things you must keep in mind. After all, you wish to
hire a lawyer who would get up to speed on your legal matter.
You probably want him/her to get on the matter right away.
You must be equipped with documents, diagrams and your own questions
which will help you organize your thoughts and give an insight
to the lawyer about what you want to do. You must also prepare
yourself along these lines:
- Be prompt, polite and courteous. Your lawyer will be eager to know about your expectations - what you want to achieve. Treat your first meeting as a business consultation where you talk about your legal issues or needs.
- The lawyer will expect you to inform him/her about who you are, something about your personal and business background and how you can be contacted. Be sure to ask the lawyer how he or she would prefer to communicate with you.
- You must have all the information ready with you, presented
in a logical matter to be made available to the lawyer. He/she
might be able to build on the facts that are relevant or important.
- The lawyer may send you a questionnaire to fill out and
send it to him /her before your first meeting. If he/she requests
for documents, you can make available copies of documents
in your possession like Loan Agreement, Title Policies,
Security Agreement, Deeds of Trust, Mortgages, and Notices
of Default. Even if a lawyer does not ask for documentation
beforehand, you can bring along a copy of all documents relevant
to your situation to the meeting.
- If required, identify parties and contractual relationships.
Bring supporting photographs pertaining to the situation.
- The lawyer may want to know about possible conflicts of
interest and the names of individuals, banks or financial
institutions that you are having problems with along with
their names, addresses, and telephone numbers available. You
can produce documentary facts like letters, memos and other
correspondence relating to the problem. Bring any information
that corroborates the fact that you made payments like Bank
statements, cancelled cheques and money order receipts.
- After you two are at par on information pertaining to the
case, you may go through an educational process, after which
you gain a perspective so as to make an honest assessment
of your opposition. You can relate your thoughts to the lawyer
who by then should be able to give you legal advice on how
to proceed.
- Do not underestimate the criticality of dates. It is a useful
practice to mark down dates of when things happened and when
you received any notices or other documents. Bring the calendar
to your meeting for reference.
- In case of a lease where someone guaranteed a loan or a
lease for you, the lawyer will want to know who the guarantor
is. You should have this information available and would do
well to make available a copy of the guarantee documentation.
By the end of your meeting, you should leave with a good feeling and a clear understanding of what you have achieved.
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