Showing posts with label Lawyers and Law Firms. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Lawyers and Law Firms. Show all posts

Friday, November 25, 2011

Frisco High Success Rate Lawyers


When looking for a lawyer in the Frisco, McKinney and Plano areas with a high success rate in a law suit or criminal defense you need, how do you determine what a high success rate is? What determines successful? What characterizes the best chances of your chosen lawyer winning the criminal or civil case for you?




Martindale.com

One way is to go to Marindale Online. You have the option in the search bar to look up an individual lawyer or a firm. Fill in their information and expertise and then check mark “Featured Peer Review Rated” and “Client Review Rated. This will give you a rating in increments of AV, BV or CV and client reviews and ratings. The review also posts areas of law, current practice locations and an area for previous clients to leave a review.

How Will Your Case be Won?

Marindale adds a scale to lawyers and firms evaluation but many determinates define “success”. For example, is a successful lawsuit end in a cash settlement? No jail time? Lesser charge? Cases are won by experience and legal skill. Evidence is a big part of the deal too, sometimes evidence favors one side over the other, no matter how skillful or how high an attorney’s success rate is. Keep in mind your objective and what “success” really means in your case. Many lawyers post their success rate and have a featured article about the outcomes in many of the cases.

Some examples of successful cases in the Plano area include: Thering McCarley: Featured scroll on the right side of the home page.

Kyle Shaw DWI, DUI and Criminal Defense: Article Featured of Case Offense Verdicts, Dismissals and Reduction in Charges.


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Tuesday, March 8, 2011

Can You Refuse a Field Sobriety Test?

In most states, when you get your license it is implied that you will consent to field sobriety tests. Even though these implied consent laws exist, you can still refuse a field sobriety test. Before you elect to refuse a field sobriety test, you should know that there may be consequences for doing so. For example, refusing the tests may still result in your arrest or having your license suspended for 180 days or longer.

The proper way to refuse a field sobriety test is to cooperate with the police officer, answer the questions, produce your license, registration and proof of insurance. The police officer may want to engage in longer conversations as a way to gauge your level of intoxication or gain evidence that you have been drinking.

Refuse the field sobriety test firmly but politely. However, this may be used as evidence against you. If you find yourself in this situation, contact a Frisco, TX DWI attorney and do not answer any questions until your attorney is pleasant.