Home -> Law Blog Directory -> Criminal Law Blogs -> Boston Criminal lawyer Blog

Criminal Law

: Boston Criminal lawyer Blog

A Boston Criminal Defense Attorney?s Take On Choosing Your Trial Lawyer(Part Two)

By Altman & Altman

On Friday, the Boston Criminal Lawyer Blog began describing things to consider when deciding on a defense attorney who will bring your case to trial. When we left off, I had been addressing those defense lawyers who, perhaps in an effort to combat perceived arrogance from the prosecution, approach the jury with an air of superiority. I have met clients who feel that this is a good thing. After all, who wants a timid advocate arguing it was their client who was the true victim and only whacked the deceased with a hammer 21 times in self-defense after the client was assaulted first? Similarly, many clients feel they want to retain an attorney who?s very persona screams ?LAWYER!!!?. While that may be great for a non-jury case which must be decided primarily on the law, perhaps on search and seizure grounds, it is generally not the right approach for a jury trial...continue to full post

Full post as published by Boston Criminal lawyer Blog on April 12, 2010 (boomark / email).