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Choosing a Lawyer

When you have been charged with a criminal offence, the stakes are extremely high. The lawyer you entrust with your life has to be someone who can guide you through this ordeal and help you get your life back.<br>Make sure that the lawyer you choose is the right one for you.<br>For more info: https://www.defencegroup.ca/faq/choosing-a-lawyer/

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Choosing a Lawyer

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  1. THEMOSTIMPORTANTQUALITIESINAGOOD LAWYER CHOOSINGA LAWYER

  2. Acriminalchargeisa seriousmatter. Choosinga Lawyer? Whenyouhavebeen chargedwithacriminal offence, thestakesare extremelyhigh!!! Howdoyouknowwhom totrust? Acriminalrecord, evenfor aminoroffence, canhave devastatingconsequences foryou.

  3. ChoosingaLawyer HowCanIFindTheBest CriminalLawyerForMyCase? Thelegalsystemisenormouslycomplex, and intimidating. Thelawyeryouentrustwithyourlifehastobe someonewhocanguideyouthroughthis ordealandhelpyougetyourlifeback. Yourlawyermustbesomeoneyouhavethe utmostfaithandconfidencein.

  4. LAWISORDER, ANDGOODLAW ISGOODORDER. ARISTOTLE

  5. Howdoyouknowwhomtotrust? Therearethousandsoflawyerslicensedto practicecriminallawinCanada. IfIdon’thaveanyfriendsorrelativeswho arelawyersorpoliceofficers, howcanI findagoodcriminallawyertodefendme? How can I know I am choosing the right lawyer?

  6. HEREARESOMEOFTHEMOST IMPORTANTQUALITIESINA GOODLAWYER:

  7. 1. Yourlawyermustbe well Well Qualified! qualified tohandleyourcase. Thelawyershouldhave: Conductedhundredsoftrialsrangingfrom simpleassaultto taxevasion to murder. Experienceinconductingjurytrials. Who better to analyze and take apart the case brought against you then a lawyer who has years of experience in putting those cases together?

  8. Hasthelawyerhandledacaselike You need to find a balance: yours? Howoften? Isheatriallawyer? Acriminaldefencelawyerwhohas Ifyourcaseisanappeal, isshean practisedforseveralyearsandwho appeallawyer? hasworkedonavarietyofcases IftheCrownisproceedingby rangingfromthesimpletothe indictment, hasheconductedjury complex. trialsbefore?

  9. 2. Accessible! Yourlawyershouldbe accessible. Lawisa client-driven business. Yourcaseisabout you, anditis you whobearstheconsequencesofthecase, notthelawyer. Agoodlawyerisbusy, butsheisalsoonewhowill returnyourcallpromptly, onewhowillkeepyouup- to-dateeverystepoftheway.

  10. Youwantalawyerwhowillreturnyourcalls! Alawyerwhowantsyour Youshouldexpectpromptand business, butwon’treturnyour courteousservice, andalawyer calloremailpromptlywhenyou whodoesnotmakethatapriority firstcontacthim, isalawyer isalawyerwhoisfocusedonthe whowillnotbereturningyour wrongthings. callafterhehastakenyour Acriminaldefencelawyerwitha money. 24houremergencylineisalawyer whoputsclientsfirst.

  11. 3. UnderstandYourCase! Agoodlawyerwillhelpyouto understandyour case. Thecriminal Alawyerwhotalks Alawyershouldmake systemis downtoyouwith surethatyou unfamiliarterminology, understandwhatis intimidatingand orwhowon’ttakethe goingonateverystage difficultto timetoexplainthe ofyourcase, andwhy. understand. casetoyouisnota lawyeryoucantrust.

  12. Youwantalawyerwhoanswers yourquestionsandexplainsthe processtoyouinplainEnglish Thecriminalcasewillfeaturecaselawand statute, regulations, policiesandprocedures, strategyandtactics. Forsomeonewhohasneverbeenintrouble before, thecomplexityofthelawcanseem intimidating. Youwillfeelconfidentandwellinformed, so thatyoucanparticipatefullyinyourdefence.

  13. 4. Agoodlawyerwillcharge a reasonablefee. Reasonable Fee! Legalfeesareexpensive. Therearemany thingsthatgointoalawyer’sfee. Youarepayingfortheir time: tocommunicate (withyou, withthepolice, theCrown, withwitnesses, withtheCourt); toanalyzeyourcase; todolegalresearch; togotocourt; tonegotiate; toprepareandargueyourcase; fortheirlevelofknowledgeandexperience.

  14. Some excellent lawyers are reasonably priced, you need to have an idea of what the cost might be to you before you formally choose a lawyer and give her your hard- earned money. Legalfeesareanimportantfactorin decidingwhotohireforyourcase. Agoodlawyerwilltakethetimeright attheoutsetofthecasetoexplainto youthefeestructureandtheservices youwillreceive. Hewillbeclearaboutwhatyoucan expecttopay, andwillsendyou invoicesregularlysothatyoucansee howtheyareearningtheirfees.

  15. Choosethebestlawyer! Therealityisthatyouwillnotreallyknowhowyourlawyerwillperform untilaftersheishiredandbeginsworkingonyourcase.

  16. THANKYOU! Thelawyeryouentrustwith yourlifehastobesomeone whocanguideyouthrough thisordealandhelpyouget yourlifeback. THEDEFENCE GROUP Tel: 877-295-2830 Fax: 416.363.4674 Email: info@defencegroup.ca Thelawyeryouentrust withyourlifehastobe someonewhocanguide youthroughthisordeal andhelpyougetyourlife back. https://www.defencegroup .ca/

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