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Client
education: Things to expect, It is very
important you read this page. You can ask us questions at
the bottom. |
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1.
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The
court system is CHAOTIC
!!!.
If you go to court and they say Neil Law has not entered their
appearance
(let the court know you hired Neil Law) they're wrong. It
usually takes them 3 to 4 weeks to update their
records. If they say
your attorney didn't show up, they're wrong,
it may be a scheduling or court notice error. These
things often happen, just give us a call, we will
rectify the
situation. |
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2.
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ALL COURT
DATES ARE SUBJECT TO POSTPONEMENTS. Court
dates may be postponed weeks, days and sometimes hours ahead
of time. This
is mainly due to court staff limits, trials, no plea
agreement reached or scheduling.
This
is how the court system operates, its normal.
If the client is incarcerated this has no bearing on their
release. |
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3.
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TIME
FRAME, It is very important you understand
the average case time frame (the time it takes the
case to be resolved). For criminal cases it's 12 to 18
months, for traffic offenses it's 6
months,
for family court matters it's
3
to 6 months. This is due to the amount of staff the
state hires. During this time court dates are going to get
postponed and court times will change. |
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4.
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As soon as you make your
payment Neil Law will enter our appearance
(let the court know we are representing you). we will then get the arrest
reports from the court which will take two weeks. We will then contact
or visit the client if incarcerated. |
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5.
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Neil Law will
CONTACT the client
for the first time after we receive the case reports. There
is no need to visit the client before then because we will
not know the relevant questions to ask the client. This usually
happens around two weeks after we are retained. Visits
may be postponed weeks, days and sometimes hours ahead of
time. This is mainly due
to jail staff limits, trials or scheduling. |
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6.
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After the first contact or visit.
Neil Law will visit or contact the client only when we need
information. Neil Law's only concern is having a successful
outcome to the case. All attorney client visits are subject
to changes and postponements. |
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YOUR
COURT DATE, the court will contact you and
let you know the court date. If
you are unsure about the court date call the relevant court,
they will give you the date. This insures you get the
right date. |
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8.
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If the client is incarcerated
the only way they can be released is a motion
to reopen the detention hearing if the first
one was lost. There has to be a significant
change of circumstances to the facts of the case to file the
motion. |
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9.
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Your lawyer may arrive to
court
at a different time due to
scheduling conflicts, this is normal. If Mr. Neil sends one
of his associates to court on your court date this is rare, but normal.
Remember it was not an
important court date if this happens. The associate does not
do any negotiations on your behalf. |
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10.
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Attorney client
privileges, if you are the clients family or
friend, the client has attorney client
privileges, we can't discuss everything concerning their
case. Most of our calls are screened. All phone calls are
logged, documented and a report is made. Phone calls will be
returned within 72
hours depending on the information requested. At Neil
Law our client communication is a priority.
Thank you. |
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