Why you should hire a Trial Lawyer to handle your DWI or criminal case

Posted by Brian Tillman on March 22, 2012

For years, I  have privately held a theory about how I think people choose a lawyer to represent them in a criminal case or DWI.  It's not flattering, but it is what it is...  I think it's like choosing a dentist.  You don't really want to have to go, but you can't ignore it, so what do you do?  You pick one and you go see them, and if they don't completely turn you off, you go ahead and hire them because you're clueless and they seem smart enough (and you don't want to have to see another one).  The thought just kills me, but I still go to that same dentist and I have no idea if his work is great or awful, but I think he's all right.  Just like lawyers, they're all expensive so how do you know if you should pay a premium or is a cheaper one just as good? Here's my perspective, for what it's worth.  I'm not going bargain hunting when I look for a dentist, or an electrician, or a babysitter, or anything Important. A criminal charge is just not something you can afford to skimp on, not in this job market, in this age of electronic data, and certainly not if you have plans for your future.   If you are charged, you should look for a trial lawyer, even if you don't even think you would go to a jury trial yourself.  

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