"To win the $2.9 million, an attorney has to spend the money necessary to build a team of medical malpractice attorneys and medical experts able to document and demonstrate the hospital's mistakes," he said. 

In another case, Waechter received an award of $1.2 million dollars.  Though Waechter had a strong case, he took no chances and made it stronger by recruiting expert witnesses.  He did this despite working on a contingency fee, which is another way of saying he invests his own money in personal injury cases. 

"I'm not afraid to associate with the best attorneys in the state, even though this means splitting the fee," he continued.  "But I feel that if I take care of my client, he or she will be my client for life." 

Waechter routinely puts in extra time investigating and brainstorming his cases.  "That's the least I can do for people who trust me enough to come to me," Waechter said. 

Consequently he personally returns calls, seven days a week.  "I'm highly accessible," he said.  This courtesy is designed to retain clients for life, a goal reflected in his 24-hour phone number: