DWI ATTORNEY IN MANHATTAN

CHANGING LAWYERS IN YOUR DWI CASE

If you are unhappy with the legal representation in your criminal case, you have the right to hire any attorney that you feel will act in your best interest. With budget cutbacks, public defenders such as Legal Aid are often overworked and do not have the time to properly investigate a case. Out of frustration, most people ask how they can change lawyers. The first thing you can do is ask the judge to appoint you a new lawyer if you are unahappy with your current one. The problem is that the next Legal Aid lawyer assigned to you will probably be just as busy and may not be much better than the first.

If you are in a position to hire an attorney, you must do it as soon as possible. There are several reasons for this. First, the sooner an attorney can start investigating your case, the better it will be for you. Second, if you wait too long, a judge may not allow you to replace your attorney if it means that the case will be delayed. Judges are very posessive when it comes to court calendars and a new attorney coming into a case late only means that another ajdournment is needed so that lawyer can get up to speed.

If you wish to discuss your particular case, contact The Law Offices of Michael S. Discioarro, LLC at 917-519-8417 for a confidential consultation.