Fitchburg, MA
Interview 11:30AM
August 7, 2002

Were you glad you hired Sherrill Cline?

Actually yes, I was.  She was my second attorneys for my case. I had a Workers' Comp scenario, an injury to my spine and knee. To me it was all new. I had been in touch with a lot of areas of law, but never Workers' Comp. That  was new to me. I actually already had hired an attorney, but I had a time sensitive question for my lawyer and I couldn’t reach him.  He was always “too busy”, wouldn’t call me back.  It had to be answered within 180 days of a certain event and I couldn’t get an answer from my own attorney. 

Sherrill always returned my calls right away and came to my house.

How is the office to work with.

I love Debbie, Sherrill's secretary. She is just lovely. Their whole organization is excellent. 

Sherrill might take a related case that involves a lawsuit.  She is handling the related lawsuit for me now. Sherrill is down to earth.  She always calls me back too.  Soooooo.....  responsive.

How are they different?

Just their personalities. Sherrill is more down to earth with me, (maybe it’s a woman to woman thing), we joke more.  What I like about them is that they always allow me to give them my opinion. I feel like I’m part of the team.  Locations are good too. I live in Fitchburg and her office is easy to get to.

Would you refer other people to them?

I’ve already referred four people to them.  One was from Gardner and a friend from Fitchburg. Someone who was in a car accident, someone else who ended up suing for severance pay. They have worked out well.  I especially like to refer people who are still at work complaining about being fired and they are hurt and feel left  out in the cold.  A lot of people are just uninformed about what’s available to them.

Anything else you want to add?

The Trust Relationship to me is paramount.  You need someone good that you can trust because you are hurting and not well…. to have someone you can rely on.  When you’ve been hurt, you aren’t yourself and you are trying to unlock doors you aren’t familiar with .   When you aren’t making money and you can’t drive, you are really worried…you are so far down.   Sherrill  supports you both emotionally, which is what you need so much when you are feeling so bad about yourself. Having someone like Sherrill is a wonderful thing (and she doesn't charge you by the hour for it).  But, the Trust issue is really at the heart of it.