Arkansas Criminal Defense Blog © » What to bring with you? http://eiselelaw.com/blog 1-501-315-5293 = Free Consultation Mon, 15 Feb 2010 17:25:40 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 en hourly 1 What should you bring with you to your initial meeting with a lawyer? http://eiselelaw.com/blog/index.php/2007/09/18/what-should-you-bring-with-you-to-your-initial-meeting-with-a-lawyer/ http://eiselelaw.com/blog/index.php/2007/09/18/what-should-you-bring-with-you-to-your-initial-meeting-with-a-lawyer/#comments Tue, 18 Sep 2007 16:58:35 +0000 Administrator http://eiselelaw.com/blog/2007/09/18/what-should-you-bring-with-you-to-your-initial-meeting-with-a-lawyer/ The first meeting with a potential attorney for your criminal defense matter is crucial. If certain measures are not taken soon enough evidence can be destroyed and deadlines can pass.

You should have the following with you when you first meet with a potential attorney for your criminal matter:

  1. Copy of the police report from the agency who arrested you.
  2. Copy of all your bail documents
  3. Copy of any paperwork that police have served on you (example: search warrants)
  4. Take 10 minutes to document all of your prior arrests and convictions and also where they originated from.

It is important that you enlist a quality defense attorney early on in proceedings. A defense attorney needs as much time as he can possibly have to prepare your defense, or to prepare his argument for a favorable plea on your behalf.

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