Take your time before hiring a lawyer for the Transocean explosion. No matter what people may say to you, there is plenty of time for you to interview several law firms and make a careful and considered decision before you select your attorney.

Based on reports that Transocean has already hired lawyers, and that these lawyers have already forced many, if not all, of the workers on the Deepwater Horizon rig to give tape recorded statements, it is quite clear that the victims of this disaster will need to hire counsel. If anyone believes that the company will simply "step up and take care of them," they are sadly mistaken -- based on our prior experience of representing injured offshore workers (including many cases against Transocean and BP).

If you believe Transocean will make some kind of exception because this was such a serious catastrophe, and therefore do the right thing, order our book "Protecting Your Future," and read it. After reading this book, you will know how to find out whether Transocean is really going to take care of you -- and it only takes 5 minutes of questioning for you to get your answer.

So, once you come to the realization that you will need a lawyer, what should you do? Take your time. Interview a lot of attorneys. Ask them many questions. Don't be pressured or intimidated by lawyers, or people who work for them, who tell you that you must hire a lawyer "immediately" or bad things will happen to your case. That is nonsense. Nothing negative is going to happen with these cases simply because you didn't hire a lawyer on the spot as soon as possible.

Hiring a lawyer following a disaster as serious as the Transocean Oil Rig Explosion is a very important task. You are placing your future, and the future of your family, in the hands of this attorney. Take your time, and make an informed decision.

We recommend you read the following materials from our libraries which are some of the most popular items read on our website:

- Seven Critical Questions you must ask any attorney before hiring them
- How to Hire the Best Lawyer for your Maritime Injury Case
- How to find out whether a lawyer is BOARD CERTIFIED
- How to research Texas Personal Injury lawyers using the Texas State Bar website (it's easy)
- TEN THINGS you must bring when interviewing any injury lawyer
- Top 10 RED FLAGS on attorney websites that tell you who NOT TO HIRE
- What to Expect in a Jones Act case [Transocean lawsuits will involve the Jones Act]

If you take your time and make an INFORMED decision on hiring your lawyer, you will be much better off.