“I’m being charged with a crime in Orange County! What should I do?”
I hear this from people all the time, so I’d like to pass along some advice I give all my Orange County, California clients to increase understanding and decrease stress as much as possible. Here are my top 5 tips for any criminal case in Orange County, California:
- Hire an attorney—specifically, me. Why? Because unless you’ve been to law school and have worked as a prosecutor and attorney for over 20+ years, you don’t know the ins-and-outs of the Orange County legal system like I do. Don’t try to get a bargain attorney who’s just fresh out of law school. He or she won’t have the connections and know-how that I do.
- Ask lots of questions. When you come in for a free consultation, I’ll go over every detail of your case to build the best defense for you. If you have any questions or concerns, don’t be shy about asking. Put my expertise to work for you.
- Once you’ve found an attorney you trust to represent you, try to relax and let him prepare your defense. If it’s me, I assure you that I’ll do everything in my ability to prove your innocence or acquire the lightest possible sentence for you. I’ll pull out all the stops in my efforts to win your case. Getting stressed out about it will only make you more tense and possibly affect your health, which won’t help your case in the least.
- Step away from the computer—especially google. Endless googling won’t help your specific case. Sure, you might know lots of statistics about your case—how many DUI charges were brought in California last year, how many people were convicted on welfare fraud felonies, etc.—but that doesn’t determine the probability of a certain outcome for your unique case. Just focus on your case as much as you can without worrying about what happened with anyone else’s.
- Stay off social media as much as possible. The last thing you want is in an incriminating tweet or facebook post to affect your case. Plus the rumor mill does pretty well on its own—no need to publish the details of what you’re going through. Sure, confide in close family and friends when you’re struggling—but your friend from kindergarten really doesn’t need to know about it.
Want more tips? Contact Dan Chambers at Chambers Law Firm: (855) 397-0210 for a free consultation today.
