tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14345350.post8403785683384770933..comments2024-01-12T07:33:46.615-05:00Comments on Criminal Defense: How's Your Practice?My Law Licensehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17487117416844299246noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14345350.post-2027988655374074872010-08-21T03:56:20.221-04:002010-08-21T03:56:20.221-04:00Great idea. Send the seminar NorthGreat idea. Send the seminar NorthNorm Pattishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16993783148806980136noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14345350.post-1977981571957995372010-08-20T03:23:42.059-04:002010-08-20T03:23:42.059-04:00People get the impression (correct or not) that la...People get the impression (correct or not) that lawyers are rich because they get charged with whopping huge legal bills when they hire them for anything more than routine uncontested civil law matters. A real estate lawyer to buy a house or to write a will has a reasonable price tag. But good criminal defense (and I assume corporate law but can't say for certain on that front) can easily cost 10,000$ up front. Take a case to trial and that cost goes up even further. Most defendants don't have that kind of funding, or they have to sell their house to get it.<br /><br />My question to you is simple. Does it really cost that much for you to keep your doors open and your practice afloat or is it just taking advantage of a situation where people have the devil's choice between paying those fees or potentially severe criminal penalties (jail, fines, etc.)due to inadequate representation?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com