When you're dealing with a DUI and navigating through websites, search engines, and other resources to find an attorney, it's crucial to arrange a consultation. This initial step is significant as the attorney you're consulting with will play a pivotal role in your case.

You don't want to consult with somebody, and all that person is a seller of DUI services but that person doesn't do any DUIs. Does that even make any sense to you? Why would you want to get representation from someone who is using someone to talk to you to sell you on a case, and that person has nothing to do with doing the DUIs? How would they know what's happening in the courthouses across LA county related to DUIs if all they do is DUI consultations?

I do the consultations in my firm for the most part, and I also go to court on DUI cases. I can't be everywhere at once. Fortunately, my father has the same name as me, and he's been an attorney for forty years, so that helps. I have other attorneys that allow me to cover such a vast ground like Los Angeles County, but I'm involved in all the cases. I'm reviewing the police reports. I'm talking to the clients. I speak to the prosecutors. I strategize the issue and figure out precisely what it will take to get the best result.

So, when you're talking about a consultation, ask, "Am I going to meet with the attorney who, if I pay them the money and hire them, will deal with my case?" Because otherwise, I want to avoid meeting with this attorney.

Another thing is when you're doing consultations over the phone related to a DUI, you have the same issue. Who am I talking to? Are you the attorney who is going to be dealing with it? Are you somebody who knows something about DUIs and the case and can give me some good information about the topic?

Face-To-Face Meeting

I always tell my office manager, and I try not to do it either, to try to quote DUI cases over the phone because some people who don't know much about DUIs and don't know much about how the DUI and the criminal system work get a bunch of quotes over the phone. Then, based on that, they get the consultations face-to-face.

Wait a minute, though. If you're doing it like that, many cheapskate attorneys who have no experience and don't mainly do DUIs as part of their practice could underquote because they don't know anything about it. They're trying to break into the business.

You're going to be their guinea pig. Great, you got an excellent little quote from them. So, what? They can't do anything on your case. They need to be more sophisticated. They don't know how to deal with the prosecutors. They're not in court all the time.

Questions to Ask a DUI Lawyer

So, when you do these consultations, you need to ask some questions before you even start talking. Who am I meeting with? What kind of background does this person have? What type of background does this firm have? Check them out.

Check the reviews out before you come into the consultation. When you go into the talk, come prepared for prepared. Have a list of questions. Ask the person how long they have been doing DUIs? How well do they know the courthouse? What do they think they can do to help you? Tell them about your case. Be honest with them.

It's crucial to be honest about your case during the consultation. Providing accurate information allows the attorney to form an opinion based on facts, which is essential for a successful consultation.

You have to make sure you're sitting in front of somebody for a consultation which is an attorney who goes to court, does DUI cases, knows how to win them, knows when it's time to plea bargain and resolve them, knows when they should be dismissed, knows how to deal with a DMV hearing, knows how to check calibration records. All these things need to be discussed when you go in for a DUI consultation with an attorney in Los Angeles County.

So, when I do these consultations, you call me up. You either speak to my office manager or me. We set the appointment up. We go over everything. We'll talk to you about it. We give you an idea of what we can do to help you, what you're facing, and what you can do to help us.

Then we're going to quote you what we believe is a reasonable price, and if you decide to hire us, we're going to start working on your case right away. Then you'll know you had a successful consultation, and you're going to get the best representation possible related to your DUI matter.