The Pennsylvania Lemon Law is a consumer oriented law that protects purchasers of defective motor vehicles. It applies to new model vehicles that are registered for personal use in PA, and can apply to cars, trucks, vans or SUV’s. This law sets forth protections and rights for purchasers of new vehicles which exhibit defects or non-conformities which substantially impair the use, value or safety of the vehicle.

To be honest, the PA Lemon Law does not require you to hire an Attorney. You very well could proceed with a claim on your own, provided that you follow the letter of the law, the contractual obligations and the manufacturer requirements in doing so. The mistake in doing that is three-fold. To begin with the obvious, you do not have a license to practice law and are not overly educated on the subject, at least not to the level of an experienced practitioner.

Second, you do not know the intricacies and nuances of handling such a claim and further do not have the established relationships with the Manufacturers that Attorneys do.

Third, and this is the big one, it is absolutely free to hire a Lemon Law Attorney in PA. Read that again, a Free attorney to handle your very important legal matter. So the question becomes “Why would you proceed without one?”

The reason that you can receive free legal representation on this type of case is that the Lemon Law provides that the manufacturer of your vehicle must pay your attorney fees if the vehicle is found to be a lemon. An experienced Attorney knows that and accordingly will not request an out-of-pocket retainer from you. He/She will take on your matter, provide quality legal representation, and then provide a bill directly to the manufacturer for his fee. Most Lemon Law Attorneys only charge a client when a recovery is made (i.e. a refund, replacement or cash settlement) so there is absolutely no risk on your part in hiring a Lemon Attorney.

I think we all can agree that free legal representation is a good thing, and that a matter involving such an important issue is best left to the professionals.