Elliot R. Warren Criminal Law Blog on Lawyers.com

This is a question that I am frequently asked by those facing criminal charges. I always think whether we are adding value to the person’s situation? Are we getting them a better offer? Are we getting them a better sentencing concession?

Generally, I then proceed to tell the people in response to their questions is that the main reason that you are hiring a Fairfield criminal defense lawyer is because I am going to do a better job of articulating and explaining your situation, as – I am not the accused that has actually got his neck on the line, and, I am better aware of the Court’s requirements.

Secondly, since I am not as emotionally involved and am professionally better equipped to explain the case circumstances, I am more suitably placed both to help the defendant as well as the judicial system.

Other factors that prompt people to hire us are:-

a)   Our expertise in knowing court procedures and requirements as also the ability to perceive the prosecution’s thinking considerably reassures the defendant and reduces his anxiety state.

b)   Our regular and long association with the District Attorney enables us to present defendant’s viewpoint in a forceful and convincing manner.

c)   Our presence generally enables court to consider defense arguments favorably which otherwise may be viewed by them with circumspection.

d)   In the event of the case getting decided against the defendant, our handling of his case gets him better prepared in rationally accepting the nature and the quantum of sentence awarded with the awareness that all that was legally possible had been fully attempted to bring it down to this level.