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The Vacation Dilemma

By Brian Tannebaum, Esq.

When I started out as a criminal defense lawyer one of the first things I learned is that criminal defense lawyers don't go on long vacations. A "long vacation" being defined as anything longer than a "long weekend." I understood. Potential clients won't wait more than a day or so to see most criminal defense lawyers, and missing the client, meant missing the case, and the fee. Not to mention that unlike civil lawyers, who seem to be able to set their hearings upon agreement, the criminal court system moves along by judges and clerks setting dates. We can't leave the setting of dates up to lawyers in criminal court, because of course defense lawyers would never set a court date.As time goes on, a criminal lawyer may reach a level of reputation, where the client will wait for the lawyer to return after a week or two, assuming their office can handle preliminary matters, like the filing of a notice of appearance, or a call to a prosecutor...continue to full post

Full post as published by Criminal Defense on May 03, 2010 (boomark / email).