Finding the Right Federal Criminal Defense Lawyer

Choosing a professional can be difficult. For example, before an NFL team selects a quarterback, they gather reliable information. They watch hours of film. They conduct interviews. They ask the player to submit to rigorous physical and psychological evaluations. They talk to former coaches, teammates, teachers, and friends. And still, lots of times they get it wrong.

Choosing a legal professional can be even more difficult because we have much less information upon which to base our decisions. Should we choose the one with the biggest office? He looks like he is successful. That could be because he does a good job for people. Ms. Jones said that ABC Law Firm did a good job on her case. Attorney Smith looks distinguished on his billboard advertisements. Maybe he has a lot of experience.

Trying to make a good decision with limited information is very difficult, and that is why I wrote this book. I want you to have more information so that you can make better decisions. I also want you to havea chance to get toknow me and what is important to me. I want you to know how I approach cases and how I deal with clients.

I have devoted much of my professional life to helping people charged with serious crimes in federal court. I like to see people treated fairly. It bothers me to see people spend years in prison and away from their families when they could have achieved a much better outcome. I don’t like to see suffer because they lack familiarity with the rules and with the process.

In 1997 I started a law firm. The goal was to help people who needed help. My motto then and now is, “Every client is our most important client!” I got that from a federal judge I greatly admire. The judge was old, wise,and tough. He had learned all he knew through experience and the school of hard knocks. He was hardened by battle but softened with time. I worked for him in law school. When it was time for me to leave and get a “real”job, he asked me for which firm I was going to work. I told him I was not going to go to work for any firm. I told him that I was going to start my own law firm. He smiled and reflected for a moment. That is what he had done.

A second later he snapped out of it and said,in a gruff voice, “You have to be like the guy in that movie, Jerry Maguire. You have to take care of each client that walks in your door like they are the only client that you are ever going to have.”

I have tried to live by that advice every day. I try to make sure that the people who work with me share in that commitment. Please call (910) 341-7570 to find out how we can help you during this difficult time.

For more information about the biggest mistakes people make in federal criminal cases that cost them years away from their families and the most effective ways to avoid these mistakes please call (910) 341-7570 to request a free copy of my book, Busted by the Federal Authorities, A Handbook for Defendants facing Federal Criminal Prosecution or to speak with an experienced professional about your case.