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San Diego Criminal Attorney David P. Shapiro discusses what to look for when hiring a criminal lawyer in San Diego. Contact and schedule a consultation with the Law Office of David P. Shapiro for further information.
Law Office of David P. Shapiro
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San Diego, CA 92103
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Hi, my name is David P. Shapiro. I'm a San Diego criminal attorney. I am also the owner and managing partner here at the Law Office of David P. Shapiro. And in this video, I want to discuss a couple of things with you about what to look for when hiring a criminal defense lawyer or law firm in your time of need, when under investigation for or facing criminal charges.
First thing everyone tells you is look for someone, look for a law firm that's experienced, and I agree with that assessment. But we want to peel that back a little bit and we want to look at experience as more than volume of years in experience. Having 30, 40, 50 years of experience is great, but if that's not handling serious felony cases, if that's not handling criminal court cases exclusively, if that's not handling criminal court cases exclusively in San Diego County, it's really not an accurate number. Someone could be an attorney for 30 years and have done 15 criminal cases and other people could be attorneys for 12, 13 years and done exponentially more work, and more importantly, exponentially better work. So you want to look beyond just the number of years someone has been in practice. Important, but not the end-all-be-all.
The second thing you really want to look at is you want to look at the type of firm that you're hiring. Is it going to be a solo practitioner? Or is it going to be a criminal defense law firm with multiple attorneys, with multiple support staff? People that are available to help you, answer your questions, point you in the right direction during most times when you need them to be there, irrespective of how busy one attorney or one team member may ultimately be. And that comes from structure within an office. What you want to make sure is that a law firm you hire has structure, has organization. Because if it doesn't, what does that say about that law firm and the attorneys and the staff that works there if their own place of business is not structured and organized, do you think that they're really going to represent you in a structured, organized and efficient manner? So another thing that you want to keep in mind.
The third thing you want to keep in mind is the appearance of that office, the appearance of the inside of that office, the appearance of the people that work at that office. Because in many ways, particularly with the attorney, that attorney, he or she, will be a representative of you. They'll be a representative of you to the district attorney or the city attorney. They'll be a representative of you to the judge. They'll be a representative of you to the jury. So keep that in mind, just some things to look at. Hey, does this person take care of themselves? How do they dress? How do they look? How do they act? How do they talk to me? All those things are super, super important. Because if they're not taking care of themselves, if they're not taking care of their business, if they're not taking care of their mental and physical well-being, how or why should they be charged, or entrusted, to take care of your case when your freedom is at stake, when your financial livelihood is at stake, when your ability to work is at stake, when your professional licensing may be at stake, and when your reputation's at stake?
All things to keep in mind when determining which criminal defense law firm is best for you in your situation. If you believe that we are, we are always here to help you at 619-295-3555. |