No Contract Required For Houston Criminal Defense Work?
As a criminal defense attorney I never understand why someone would enter into an agreement with an attorney to be represented for a criminal matter without a signed contract. This seems to be a disturbing trend for some reason since I have come across several of these situations of late. How can the client know what is expected of him/her or what they can expect from the attorney when there is no contract agreed upon by both parties? Without a contract in place what often happens is that the attorney quotes the client a fee they later say that the case has become more complicated so they need to charge the client an additional amount. Most troubling, is when a lawyer promises certain things to the client in order to be hired only to deny making the promises down the line or who ultimately blames the judge, prosecutor handling the case for the negative outcome A contract detailing expectations, fees, and promises at the outset would prevent most of these messy situations from happening in the first place.
It is imperative that as a client you have a signed contract with your attorney. If the attorney promises you that he/she can get your case dismissed or reduced make sure you get that in writing!
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