Today we live in a world where people need criminal defense attorneys more than ever – particularly people who consider themselves law-abiding and thus immune from government prosecution.
Lack of familiarity with the criminal system creates many opportunities for making mistakes, such as thinking that by talking with the investigating authorities without counsel one can “clear it up.” The most common problem I have seen is failing to engage a criminal defense attorney at the earliest stage, usually because no one realized that the problem could “go criminal.”