I provide serious representation for serious people with serious problems.

When I am retained, my clients expect that their cases will go to a jury trial. I do not merely hold my client's hand while he pleads guilty at arraignment, though some cases are ultimately resolved through plea negotiations. All plea negotiations, though, occur from a position of strength, strength that is a function of preparation.

From the day I am retained, my client and I prepare his case for a jury trial. This means that we investigate and prepare the case thoroughly. Preparation includes scripting of every word that I expect to say at trial: voir dire, opening statement, cross-examination, direct examination, jury instructions, and closing argument. Even argument at motion hearings is scripted before court. Our goal is to be ready for trial when the case first appears on the jury trial calendar, often in a matter of weeks. Being ready at the call of the trial calendar often means that my client's cases are heard first.

A consequence of handling a criminal case in this fashion is that every case is time consuming. Fifty to 100 hours of preparation is common. The client will be a participant in at least one half of that preparation in various ways, including personally appearing in court at various hearings, calendar calls, and the final jury trial.

Because I plan that each client of mine shall receive, at a minimum, between 50 and 100 hours of personal legal services by me, I can only represent 2 or 3 clients per month. (There are only 200 working hours in a month!)

While I have handled thousands of criminal cases in my 33 years of practice, my pace today is greatly reduced to accommodate the enormous investment of time that each of my clients now receives. (It is much more satisfying to me as a lawyer to provide this ultimate level of legal service.)

So, if you want to hire a lawyer with 33 years of experience who will do more than hold your hand while you plead guilty, give me a call.