If you have been arrested then hiring a Chicago criminal defense lawyer is one of the most important decisions that you are going to make regarding your future. Your attorney will represent you through bail hearings, plea bargains, your trial and your sentencing. It is important that you trust your attorney to fight for you and to give you the best possible defense.
A good defense includes many things. Of course, an important element of a good defense is experience with the Illinois criminal law process and knowledge about the victim’s constitutional, statutory and common law rights. However, in addition to this critical legal knowledge, it is also essential that your attorney be able to evaluate witness credibility and effectively cross examine witnesses. It is the job of your attorney to create reasonable doubt and often that happens during the oral testimony of witnesses.
It is important to determine your attorney’s skill and experience before your hire your attorney if possible. It is important to ask a prospective attorney questions about his experience in similar cases and for references from former clients. The Chicago criminal defense attorneysof Dolan Law Offices would be pleased to answer all of your questions so that you can be confident in your legal representation before that representation even begins.