Chicago DUI lawyer wants you to have the right Chicago DUI Attorney

I usually relish difficult cases. Bad facts and scenarios can be legally exciting to me. Sometimes when I'm approached by a defendant there's more going on than just those things. It happened again today.

I received a call from a defendant who had retained an attorney (not me). The individual was no longer confident in their attorney's abilities, and wanted me to take over their case. Despite the caller's obvious and substantial concerns about their current attorney, I had no option but to tell him that until he fired his current attorney, I could not talk to him about his case.

In order to get the best result in your case you should have an attorney who you have very good reason to believe is capable, experienced, knowledgeable, and willing to work hard for you. Please do not resort to the following:

• The attorney who looks the oldest.
• The attorney your friend/family member hired, and yet they went to jail/prison with that attorney representing them.
• The attorney chosen by a family or friend under the false belief that they should choose the attorney because they are picking up the bill.
• The attorney is selected based on gender or race.
• The attorney who offered the "best", i.e. lowest, price (you should be asking why the most expensive attorney charges what he/she charges, and why the least expensive attorney charges what he/she charges).
• The attorney you initially hired got you an offer from the prosecutor that you don't like, and now you want a new attorney. (It is difficult for anyone coming in after an offer has been made to improve on the offer).

You get the picture. Right from the start, if you're a defendant, you should think about what kind of outcome you want in your Chicago DUI case, and then think about the profile your Chicago DUI lawyer should have to get you the best outcome.

Hiring the right attorney from the start is smart - not doing so is likely to be stressful, and may ultimately be the most expensive path to less-than-the-best outcome.