I very often get asked by clients, “If I have a warrant out for me, or I have a warrant out for me, what should I do?” Immediately what you should do is call your lawyer. Because the first thing that I would do is contact the police officer who contacted you, because it’s crucial
I am very often asked the question by clients of mine: “I was arrested and the police didn’t read me my rights. Can my case be thrown out?” They think that somehow that’s a good thing for them. I often have to explain to them, we all watch these crime programs and police dramas where
Bail, or the posting of security with the Court, is intended to secure the Defendant’s release from custody and presence at all future court appearances. The person posting the bail is putting their money or property at risk should the Defendant fail to appear in court. The right to bail, with certain limitations, is a
A person who has been arrested, whether on a serious charge or a relatively minor charge, is immediately faced with two critical decisions. The first decision is “How do I secure my release from custody as quickly as possible?” The second critical consideration, both long term and short term, is “How do I find a
Suffolk County criminal defense lawyer, Eric Naiburg, discusses the main benefit of representing the accused and helping them through their difficult time. You what this business gives you, when the people very often ask me, the question they ask boils down is “How can you possibly represent that person? How do you sit next to
Suffolk County criminal defense lawyer, Ira Weissman, discusses what he believes are the qualities that make a good criminal defense attorney. The first thing that I think makes a good criminal defense attorney is a belief in the system – a belief that every person is entitled to and deserves a vigorous defense, and it
Suffolk County criminal defense attorney Glenn Obedin discusses how he got started in criminal defense law and his main area of practice which is defending people accused of and/or arrested for committing federal crimes. Born and raised in New York, I graduated from law school, Benjamin Cordoza Law School in Manhattan in 1987, began working
I’m very fortunate in that not only do I consider myself good at what I do, I think others do also, but I’m fortunate that I have surrounded myself and brought into my practice two young men that are, I’d like to say and this is going to sound so egotistical, the future me. I
I’m going to answer the question as to when someone should hire a criminal defense attorney in a very kind of circuitous way. First of all you should contact a lawyer whenever you think you need one. My biggest criticism with many clients is that they wait. They think they can handle it, or that
If your license is suspended it really depends on why it was suspended. Most often people’s drivers licenses are suspended because they failed to either answer a ticket that they received or pay a fine on a ticket that they’ve been convicted of. What happens after that is if their license has been suspended and