How Do You Chose An Attorney?

[Jerie Bowie]

How do you choose your real estate attorney? Do you choose someone based on word-of-mouth/ personal reference only? Do you choose someone who has bought and sold his own real estate? Or a combination? I have a referral for an attorney from two people who are active investors. I also have a referral from an attorney friend who is referring his real estate attorney friend. I will interview both of them but I wanted your opinion. Also which questions would you ask on the initial interview?