5 Ways to Tell if Your Defense Lawyer is Worth Hiring



Posted: Thursday, June 18, 2009

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Your defense attorney is the person you most depend on when you're being tried for a criminal case. This crisis can shake even the most stable of people because your integrity and your future are both at stake. Some of the ramifications of being found guilty of a crime can include: being a social outcast (for example, in a case of molestation), being stigmatized by people who were once your friends, or even suffering from unemployment because no one wants to hire you. Avoid these ramifications by making sure you're hiring the very best defense lawyer that can help you be found innocent of the charges.

1. They care about what happens to you. This is the most important aspect of selecting an attorney because they could be the best at arguing a case, but if they don't have your best interest as their top priority, you're not going to like the results. Lawyers aren't known for their kind nature in a general sense, but when you get right down to it, their job is to help people. Just like a doctor who is responsible for reviving their patients' healthy body, a lawyer is there to help you regain your status as an upstanding citizen.

2. They make sure to get every last detail. No matter how small the minutia of "who was where and at what time", the tiny details are just as important as the major ones. A good attorney knows that during trial, witnesses representing law enforcement or even the medical community as well as eyewitness accounts will be put on the stand to testify against you. A defense lawyer is skilled as knowing what questions to ask, where inconsistencies in their story are, and how to discredit their accounts to create doubt in the minds of the jury.

3. They give you peace of mind. There is something to that old adage about going with your "gut instinct". When something is not right, you usually know it right away. What's left up to you is what you do about it. With an attorney it is no different. They should be able to explain to you every step of what you can expect to encounter during the criminal trial process and explain how they plan to handle it. If they can't, find someone else.

4. They are on top of things from the start. Your attorney should know what paperwork and forms are due and when. They should be able to make preliminary hearings fit into their schedule. There should never be an instance when something has to be rescheduled because your attorney missed something. That is a major red flag and attests to their inability to perform as they should. If this happens to you at any point in the process and your lawyer cannot explain their actions, consider finding another defense lawyer who can do the job correctly.

5. They have connections to a number of industry experts. An excellent defense lawyer will have gone through enough trial experience to already have a team of experts, legal and medical to name a few, who can come in and help testify on your behalf. These professionals can make all the difference in proving inconsistencies in the prosecution's story as well as boosting your defense.

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