I don’t like taking over cases from other lawyers. In a perfect world, I would begin representing every client before charges are filed and stay with the case to the very end. That said, like pretty much every other lawyer I know, a good-sized portion of my clients come to me from other criminal defense attorneys. They seem to be split evenly between people previously represented by public defenders and people previously represented by private attorneys. They’re usually looking for a new lawyer for the same kinds of reasons. I hear many people say they want a new lawyer because their lawyer does not return their calls. I usually take that statement with a grain of salt. A lot of lawyers don’t return calls as … Read entire article »