Faq

The Impact Of Attorney Experience & Approach In Trial Our reputation is extremely important, and plays into the process greatly. In fact, because of our reputation, and the attorneys at our firm we have over fifty years of experience, because we fight cases frequently, and because we go to trial often. We win cases frequently, ...

Key Facts To Know Before A Jury Trial The first and most important thing they should know is the exact level of offense they are charged with, and what the possible punishment range is going to be. For example, a Class a misdemeanor, the possible punishment is up to a year in jail, and up ...

Costs & Financial Considerations Of Going To Trial It is taken into account whenever the client first engages our services, if they can afford to go to trial, because what we typically do is we charge a flat fee. That takes care of the case all the way through resolution. If the client agrees to ...

What Happens To Plea Deals If You Choose Trial? That can be the case and frequently the general procedure is if a plea bargain is rejected and the case goes to trial then that plea bargain is no longer available. Depending on what happens at trial, and if a person is found guilty at the ...

Key Differences Between Jury & Bench Trials A client always has the right to a criminal trial by jury. It is six jurors in a misdemeanor case, and twelve in a felony case in Texas. The right to jury can be waived, and in some cases where we feel confident that the judge is a ...

Support & Rehabilitation Options After A Criminal Trial Quite often, when we are preparing for criminal trial, we may have the client do some counseling, or go through some type of treatment. That may not have anything to do with whether they are found guilty at trial, but it can sometimes be very helpful if ...

Assessing The Strength Of The Prosecution’s Case Unless the prosecution is willing to dismiss or give us a sweet deal that can be expunged, then we are going to get better results usually by taking the case to trial. Frequently, when the date of trial is near, and the prospective jurors are in the hall, ...

Reasons Some Attorneys Avoid Criminal Trials Yes, most attorneys avoid going to trial. The majority of attorneys feel like they do not want to go to trial, because many of them feel like they do not have the experience, or talent to have a chance at winning. Secondly, many of the attorneys feel like they ...

Prevalence Of Trials In Criminal Proceedings In our practice, we find that half our cases are set for trial, but out of those, only about one fifth goes through a trial. We frequently show prosecutors we are willing to fight the case, and that we are not there to strike a deal, plea bargain, or ...

Expungement Of Assault Charges In Texas The only way you can get an assault charge expunged is if you have been found not guilty or the case has been dismissed. If you are found not guilty, then you can immediately get the record of arrest and the records of the charge expunged from your criminal ...