Introduction TO How To Choose a Criminal Defense Attorney
in this Article we will answer the question about how you go about finding a
criminal defense lawyer to represent you with criminal charges that you may be facing
the answer to that question is coming right up i'm steve gastines and this
is my channel gastitis law here at castatus law we provide people hope by
imparting knowledge to them about the criminal justice system and criminal charges
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that by clicking on the link below in the description so how do you go about
tackling the very challenging problem of finding the best criminal defense lawyer to
represent you in your criminal case well there are three tips three things that i
think you should consider when making that important decision first you need to
consider the lawyers competence and we'll discuss how you can investigate that and
get information about the lawyers experience and their expertise secondly you
need to consider the lawyer's work ethic and again there are ways that you can
research lawyers on the internet to get a sense of how hard they work their
responsiveness how good their staff may work with clients in the office and we'll talk
about that as well and then of course third the the last on the list is price
most criminal defense lawyers will charge you a fixed fee most will not quote
fees over the phone which will of course necessitate a personal visit with a
lawyer in their office which is always a good idea
1- Research Determination of Lawyers Competence
the first item on the list is a research and determination of the lawyer's competence and one way to get
started assessing a lawyer's competence is to go to their website on a lawyer's
website you will find i would say pretty reliable information about how long they've
practiced law you may find information about what types of cases they typically
represent and that's going to be important to you because some cases require a skill
set by the lawyer that may be different than another type of case for instance
if you're charged with a driving while intoxicated type offense those cases
are extremely technical extremely scientific and you'll need to have a lawyer
who is competent in that particular area so the website is a great place to
start to make a determination about the lawyers competence there you can also
learn about any special certifications that they may have acquired you might find
interesting blog articles that they've written about their experience
there's lots of information that you can get on the website to help you begin to
ascertain the lawyers competence level
2- Assess Lawyers Work Ethic
now how do you go about assessing a lawyer's
work ethic now i think the best way to assess a lawyer's work ethic is to find
information on the internet written by former clients that suggest how hard or not hard
a particular lawyer will work for you a lawyer may be maybe extremely
competent but if they don't work hard for you if they don't respond to you they don't
take care of you then that may not be the lawyer that you should be choosing in
your particular situation so again go to the internet and there are three
websites that i would recommend that you can look to for independent often time
anonymous reviews the first is avo avo.com is a website that is that is tailored
towards lawyers in all areas of practice and there you can find many times reviews
written by former clients other places you can go to look of course are yelp and of
course google maps is also an excellent place to locate reviews about lawyers so
after having a chance to read those reviews and the quality of those reviews you
can get a sense of how hard the lawyer works and how responsive they are to
their clients and their needs
3- Price and Expenses
as you talk about price and expenses remember that
sometimes these prices might be negotiable and don't be afraid to talk with a lawyer
about that and sometimes payment plans may be available through the lawyer's
office to help you pay out the fee over a certain period of time finally after you
have considered the lawyer's competence the lawyer's work ethic and the price
that you'll be paying for the legal services now comes time to pull the trigger
to make a decision about which lawyer you think is going to be best for you i
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