Trust

Trust is probably the single most important factor in choosing a federal criminal defense lawyer to represent you.  Also, you want someone who is honest, listens, and cares about you and your case.

 

Do I like him?

All things being equal, I do business with people I like. Take your time and talk with the lawyer in person.  He may offer a free consultation.  See if he looks you in the eye, shakes your hand firmly, and makes you feel at ease. If you cant meet him in person, go with your gut feeling after speaking with him on the phone. If you dont feel comfortable, go on to the next one.   

 

Price

Price is probably one of the worst criteria to choose the right federal criminal defense attorney for you.  You get what you pay for.  If a lawyer is cheap, theres a reason.  Especially with your freedom, you dont want to have the cheapest lawyer representing you.

 

Experience

Experience is a factor.  You certainly want a lawyer to have some Federal criminal defense experience.  Many excellent federal criminal defense attorneys have a lot of experience.  However, an experienced criminal lawyer might also be a horrible lawyer.  You dont want to be stuck with a horrible,  yet experienced, lawyer.  Your freedom is in his hands.  

Some older, yet experienced, lawyers may not be up for the fight.  Jury trials require a lawyer to be on his toes all the time, have knowledge of criminal procedure, case law, jury instructions, know when to make objections and when to shut up.

 

Communication

A great criminal defense lawyer listens and gives you straightforward answers to your questions.  Also, he must memorize vast amounts of material, condense it and then effectively communicate it to the jury.  The lawyer must speak plain language to be an effective communicator.  Many lawyers use big words that some people dont understand.  Thats not communicating.  That is being arrogant and ignorant.

 

Guarantees

Beware of lawyers that guarantee a particular result.  While you understandably would want a guarantee as to the outcome, it is unethical for any lawyer to do so.  The only thing I guarantee is that I will do everything in my power (legally and ethically) to fight the Federal charges against you.  

 

Low-Volume Practice

Does the lawyer have the time to devote to your case?  I have a low-volume practice, so I can give clients the individualized attention that they deserve.  When I was a former assistant public defender, I wished I had a smaller caseload.  Typically, I handled 45 to over 100 cases at a time. It is difficult to work cases up like they should be worked up with such a high-volume. Unfortunately, the legislature has determined that spending money to hire more assistant public defenders is not high on their priority list.  Some private lawyers have associates that do all the work on their cases.  That enables them to be a high-volume practice and make more money.  It is impossible for me to be in two places at the same time.  Sometimes, I have another lawyer stand in for me, but only to reset the case to when I can be there.  When you hire me, you get me.  

 

Trial Lawyer

You want a lawyer who takes cases to trial and doesnt charge extra for it.  Many lawyers that call themselves trial lawyers have not tried a case in front of a jury in years.  I have tried over 60 jury trials to verdict and over 100 jury and non-jury trials to verdict.

 

Continuing Legal Education

You want a lawyer who keeps up with changes in the law. The Florida Bar requires lawyers to have 30 continuing legal education credits every three years. Every year I exceed the required amount of CLE credits. I have almost three times the required amount of CLE credits for the last three years. I even teach other lawyers about special jury instructions at conferences like the NORML (www.norml.org) national conference in Key West, Florida.

 

Only Practices Criminal Defense

You want a lawyer who practices exclusively in the area of criminal defense.  

 

Passionate

You deserve a lawyer who is passionate about his work. To some lawyers, their career is just a job. It is a way to pay the mortgage. I have a mortgage to pay as well.  However, I wake up every day looking forward to defending the bill of rights and the Constitution.  I love my career.  If I won the lottery, I would still practice criminal defense.  No kidding.       

 

Youre still reading?  Ok, Ill tell you what my grandpa Paps used to tell me.  Paps was a decorated World War II veteran who stormed the beaches at Normandy.  I lived with my grandparents when I was a teenager and learned a great deal from them.  Anyway, Paps always told me When I was in the military, they taught us - you have to tell em what youre gonna tell em, then tell em, and then tell em what you told em.  So here it is:

 

Trust

Trust is probably the single most important factor in choosing a federal criminal defense lawyer to represent you in federal court.  Also, you want someone who is honest, listens, and cares about you and your case.

 

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