| No other area of our
legal system has as much mystique and misunderstanding
as Criminal Defense.
Your concern over an arrest and the filing of criminal charges
against you is well founded. Done right, a successful defense
provides immense satisfaction and a sense of freedom rarely experienced.
A bad defense
will have
disastorous life-long consequenses.
Regardless of what some may think "having a record" is
not cool, and it will have an ever-lasting negative
impact on your life. Too many people, usually the young
ones, believe it is a status enhancer to have been arrested and
charged
with
a crime. Too often these citizens believe that first offenders
will skate through the court with meaningless probation and without
permanent marks against them. The reality is that it does not work
that way.
You can not get out of encounters with our criminal justice system
unscathed. "Facts are
stubborn things; and whatever may be our wishes, our inclinations,
or the dictates of our passion, they
cannot alter the state of facts and evidence." - John
Adams, December 1770
A criminal record, whether an arrest or a conviction, is a fact
that will follow you for the rest of your
life. Often unrecognized is the fact that a
dirty
record
will always rear
it's
ugly face at the most inopportune time - job applications, job
advancements, security clearances, social encounters, explaining
your behaviors to your friends and family (especially
to your kids), etc.
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ADVICE |
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Hire a lawyer soon to handle misdemeanor and felony criminal charges
against
you. Handling a legal matter
that could result in the loss of your freedom or civil liberties
is a serious business best left to a professional.
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It is important to try to keep your record as unblemished by criminal
encounters as possible. That is why it is important to choose
the right lawyer to represent your
interests
before the court in criminal matters.
The only way to find the
right lawyer is to talk to them and ask them what they
can provide to your cause. Set up face-to-face meetings with
your prospects. While many of their answers to your questions will
be similar, you will know when you have found the right one.
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