The three most important questions you need to ask before hiring a Wayne County Criminal Defense Attorney for your criminal case. 1) How many cases have you taken to trial? This is the crucial question and one which separates the men from the boys. There’s a good chance your case may need to go to trial in order to protect your rights. It’s imperative that your attorney can take your case to trial, and put on the best possible defense. Would you go to the ER with a medical emergency if your doctor couldn't perform an immediate surgery to save your life? No, and you don’t want an attorney who makes a living out of pleading their clients guilty.
2) Have you ever been disciplined by the Michigan State Bar? You do not want a lawyer with a long disciplinary rape sheet and you deserve to know if your lawyer has been disciplined in the past. You can check an attorney’s record by contacting the State Bar of Michigan, or checking this website. http://www.adbmich.org/checker.htm
3) What are your legal fees? The lawyer should be honest with you about your case, and the cost of representing you. You want to be secure that the lawyer is not luring you in with promises of unrealistically low fees and costs. If an attorney is quoting you super low rates, and it seems too good to be true, take a second look at their experience and results. This is your life, and hiring the wrong attorney will affect your freedom, your career and your family.
2) Have you ever been disciplined by the Michigan State Bar? You do not want a lawyer with a long disciplinary rape sheet and you deserve to know if your lawyer has been disciplined in the past. You can check an attorney’s record by contacting the State Bar of Michigan, or checking this website. http://www.adbmich.org/checker.htm
3) What are your legal fees? The lawyer should be honest with you about your case, and the cost of representing you. You want to be secure that the lawyer is not luring you in with promises of unrealistically low fees and costs. If an attorney is quoting you super low rates, and it seems too good to be true, take a second look at their experience and results. This is your life, and hiring the wrong attorney will affect your freedom, your career and your family.