Comments on: How to Choose a Criminal Defense Lawyer http://bennettandbennett.com/blog/2007/06/how-to-choose-criminal-defense-lawyer.html the tao of criminal defense trial lawyering Fri, 19 Mar 2010 21:51:06 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Scott Greenfield http://bennettandbennett.com/blog/2007/06/how-to-choose-criminal-defense-lawyer.html/comment-page-1#comment-138 Scott Greenfield Wed, 27 Jun 2007 10:50:00 +0000 http://bennettandbennett.com/blog/?p=164#comment-138 <i>but I've never been hired to replace a lawyer chosen by someone who took the effort to interview several candidates before hiring counsel.</i><br/><br/>I have. Usually for the appeal. My experience with clients who interview multiple lawyers is that they end up with the lawyer who tells them what they want to hear. They perceive the snake-oil salesman to be the most competent, because believing is seeing. It's just human nature. <br/><br/>SHG but I’ve never been hired to replace a lawyer chosen by someone who took the effort to interview several candidates before hiring counsel.

I have. Usually for the appeal. My experience with clients who interview multiple lawyers is that they end up with the lawyer who tells them what they want to hear. They perceive the snake-oil salesman to be the most competent, because believing is seeing. It’s just human nature.

SHG

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