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Hiring a Houston DWI Lawyer
Feb 19th
So, you’ve put off really thinking about the situation until the day you’re supposed to be hiring a Houston DWI lawyer. Don’t be afraid. I have some questions you can ask which should guide you through your consultation. They are not the limit on questions you need to be asking, but provide a firm basis to your final decision.
- Who am I going to be represented by in a court of law? Essential to your decision is the experience, pricing, and compatibility of the lawyer you will be working with, so that is the person you need to be meeting with. If the person you ARE meeting with says you will be referred to another lawyer, then you need to request a consultation with that lawyer. If that isn’t possible, bye bye.
- Be demanding about experience. You need details. Ask for the number of years your lawyer has been practicing law, and when they started on DUI cases. Do they defend DUIs full time; if so, for how long; if not, what percent of their defense is on DUI?
- Do the two of you come together on money things? Are they charging within the realm of what you would consider reasonable? Do they have options for payment plans or deferred payments? Get it on paper!
Houston DUI Lawyer
Feb 1st
Once you have made the decision to go ahead and hire a lawyer, the first thing you need to do is figure out which lawyer. You can do this by scheduling a consultation with a few lawyers you find through the Texas bar or through the yellow pages or friends or wherever. Here are some things to keep in mind when you go to your consultation with a Houston TX DUI lawyer.
- Be prepared.
This Boy Scout motto applies to almost everything. If you go to a consultation with a Houston TX DUI lawyer, then you may find yourself confused during the process and not know if things are going well or badly. Get yourself a little familiar with DUI law–just a little bit–by checking the internet and doing some skimming for a few minutes, so that you can judge from an educated standpoint.
- Make the right, experienced choice.
The most important thing in a Houston TX DUI lawyer is the experience. A lawyer should have been practicing law for at least a couple of years, and more specifically DUI law. If less than half of their cases are DUI, then they don’t have enough experience.
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