Checklist for Hiring A Criminal Defense Lawyer

Are you certified by the Arizona Bar Association and the Arizona Supreme Court as a specialist in criminal law?

Does your law firm focus on criminal law exclusively?

Have you handled at least a thousand or more criminal cases?

Are you a member of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers?

Are you a member of the Arizona Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers?

Are you a member of your local Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers?

Do other lawyers call you when they have questions about criminal law?

Have you ever led a defense team?

Have you handled cases like mine in the past?

Have you had trials in cases like mine in the past?

Have you practiced law for more than ten years?

Have you won any cases that have been reported in the Arizona Republic?

Are you qualified to handle capital death penalty cases?

Have you ever won any motions to dismiss?

Have you ever won any motions to suppress?

Have you ever won any judge trials?

Have you ever won any jury trials?