Your attorney should have malpractice insurance.
Friday, 22. July 2011
You may know how important it is that the attorney has experience in DUI law, but you might assume that, because an attorney takes DUI cases, he or she has the necessary experience. • “How will you keep me informed about my case?” You must feel comfortable with the attorney’s commitment to communicate with you. Many do not adequately screen the attorneys they refer clients to. TV stations and yellow page companies do not care if the lawyer is competent; all they care about is that the check clears. • “Have you ever been disciplined by the State Bar?” You do not want a lawyer with a long disciplinary rap sheet and you deserve to know if your lawyer has been disciplined in the past. As a consumer, you know that advertising is often misleading. Most importantly, be honest. The process of preparing your case—the investigation, the motions to suppress evidence, the analysis of evidence, and more—needs to get started right away.