Monday, September 10, 2018

3 Questions to Ask Any Attorney Before Hiring


Just imagine you've been arrested and facing serious criminal charges. You've lived a clean, crime-free life till now (probably) and here you are facing this thunderbolt that struck you out of nowhere. You have no idea of what to do, but you know that if you're not represented by a licensed and competent Los Angeles criminal attorney, you may end up behind the bars or paying fat capital punishment which can break your back financially. None of your friends or family members practice law and you don't know whom to call to. 


After doing some research, you've got some contact numbers and end up calling couple of criminal defense attorneys and scheduling an initial consultation with them. Regardless of whom you end up hiring, there are some basic questions you should ask any attorney before you hire him. Read on to know more about these questions.

1. Do you handle criminal law?

In earlier days, most attorneys were ''general practice'' attorneys who were sought after whenever someone was arrested, physically hurt in an accident, needed a divorce, or wanted a Last Will to name few scenarios. Now, law has become more complex and most law firms and attorneys focus on one or two areas of law. Not every law firm handles criminal cases, so you should ask this particular question to know if they handle criminal cases or not.

2. Do you handle the type of criminal cases I've been charged with?

Since there are different type of crime cases, many attorneys specialize in handling certain type of cases while many of them do not handle criminal cases involving certain crimes. For example, some criminal attorneys only practice in State Court, while many other handle Federal Criminal cases.

3. What kind of results have you obtained in cases similar to mine?

Not only it is important to find a criminal law attorney LosAngeles that handles similar criminal cases like yours, it is also important to check out their success ratio in handling cases. A successful lawyer with majority of positive verdicts in favor of his clients will obviously attract more clients, though his fees may be more than what others charge.

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