Section 3.40 Office Procedure Form Letter

• Library: Criminal Practice 2012 Forms

Date

In re: Criminal Charge

Felony/Misdemeanor/Traffic

This letter is to give you some general advice to help you during and after the pendency of the criminal charge case presently rendered against you. Please read this carefully and keep it!

Office Hours

Our office is normally open from 8:30 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday, and often on Saturday mornings.

Telephone Calls

Please call us when you have a question or need advice regarding your case. Don’t ask your friends or relatives. Each case is different and what they know about, or have heard about, may be completely different under the facts in your case. They may know “something” about these kinds of charges and criminal cases in general, but they are not your lawyer. Call us for your advice. When I am not available, please consult with my secretary, __________________________.

All time spent on your case, including phone calls, must be billed to you. Please remember that Abraham Lincoln said: “A lawyer’s only stock in trade is his time and advice.” Therefore, because calls take time and because it is important for you to call, it is important for us to take a sufficient amount of time to try to answer those questions and to help you, all of which creates billable time.

Appointments

The only sure way to see your attorney is to call and make an appointment before you come to the office because an appointment is the only way to make sure that your attorney will be in the office and available to see you at a given time.

Trouble

Being charged with violating the law does not give any person, including law enforcement officers, the legal right to harass you. Nor does it give you the right to harass or improperly contact any other person, including the complaining...