Making the right choice between a public defender and a private defense attorney involves carefully considering your legal situation, the complexity of your case, and your financial capabilities.

When hiring our firm, you are guaranteed to have individualized attention to the specific needs of your case, and have an attorney to speak with whenever you have a question. We pick and choose our cases in a deliberate manner to ensure we are always able to offer unparalleled focus to each case. Moreover, we have the necessary resources - such as private investigators -  to try to counter  specific allegations that may be necessary for the State to secure a conviction.

While public defenders are generally experienced attorneys with an understanding of the criminal justice system, public defenders tend to have a very high caseload, preventing individualized case attention and reliable communication with the client. Any burden preventing individualized focus on case details may potentially allow for evidence helping the State’s case to “slip through the cracks.”

As mentioned above, deciding whom to have represent you is a personal decision. However, the lasting consequences of having a criminal record as well as the collateral consequences associated with having a criminal record should encourage anyone facing criminal charges to choose an attorney whom they implicitly trust, can always communicate with, and will turn over every stone to fight the case as hard as it can be fought.