lawyer cost?!?!

[rissaface]

$5,000 for your****************************...... "Dui Defense"******************************************..... is a complete rip off. You need help to deal with your court case but the problem is that attorneys are not the answer to the help you need. You need someone who knows the law.

don't attorneys know the law? where else do you find someone who knows the law?

 

[rissaface]

Rissa, this isn't legal advice or legal information:
Grow some stones or hire an atty & use his/hers.
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If you're too scared, then hire an atty & stop squawking about the cost.

If you were so sheltered, you don't want to handle this, hire the atty & keep your naivete.

Thank you much! Sorry that i seem to be "squawking" "naiveté" and "sheltered"
i was just looking for help and this is definitely a situation that i thought i'd never find myself in.

i'm willing to pay the money, i just didn't want to be left 5k in debt and still get a conviction.

this forum has been super helpful and cleared up many of my questions.

i will go to court on my court date and see what happens from there.

Thanks again!

 

[rissaface]

Go & see what the charges are, what the expected dispo is & just ask for a continuance to get an attorney before pleading.

can i plead not guilty??? or should i not plead at all without a lawyer?

i just called my lawyer to tell him that i'm going to court on my hearing date myself and he offered me his partner for 3k.

he gave me a ton of "they are just going to give you the DUI if you go in alone" crap. i don't know lawyers are good talkers. i still am going to go on in on my first court date and see what they say.

 

[Bretagne]

You shouldn't be required to plead on your first appearance. So don't worry about pleading not guilty.

I don't know if I believe the state will charge you with a DUI if you show up unrepresented rather than letting it go if you show up with an attorney...I just don't know.

Wierd that he's offering you his partner for 3K less.

Go by yourself and see what you are charged with. Then ask for a continuance so you can talk to a lawyer before deciding if you're going to plead.

Question:
Legally, can a lawyer help a victim outside the county or on the opposite side of the state? OR do they need to be associated, or licensed to serve citizens within that county?

Answer: as long as the attorney is licensed by the State Bar Association in the state your charge is in, they can represent you in any county. There is no seperate licensure requirement in seperate counties. A local lawyer, however, may be more familiar with local custom, procedure, judicial tendencies, the local DA, etc. So a local attorney may have more pragmatic experience with your particular jurisdiction.