Often, it is difficult to understand why it is important to hire an experienced criminal defense attorney. In this post, we’ll illustrate the importance of working with someone who understands the maze of the legal system in Weld, Morgan and Larimer County.
The Puzzle Piece Illustration: Why You Need an Experienced Lawyer
Let me tell a little story: You go into courthouse and visit the court clerk’s office on the fourth floor. You speak with the clerk, who is sitting at her desk. Behind her is a window, and on the window sill is sitting a puzzle piece. Let’s say that the puzzle piece is an important piece of evidence for your case that can help prove your innocence. You ask the clerk for the puzzle piece, but she says that she is too busy to hand it to you. It is within easy reach, but she has far too much to do. You offer to pick it up yourself, but you aren’t allowed behind her desk. She tells you the only way you can retrieve this vital information is to go outside, find a ladder, identify which window is hers, open the window and get the puzzle piece to bring back inside to her. Obviously, this is absolutely ridiculous. But this is kind of thing happens all the time in Greeley, Fort Lupton and Frederick.
Experience Makes the Difference When Working with County Clerks and District Attorneys
Here at the O’Malley Law Office, we have over 20 years of experience with courts, personnel and District Attorneys in Larimer, Denver and Weld County. Some of them will go out of their way to help us, but others don’t even offer basic assistance. There are many situations where the Weld County DA or clerk requires that we get the puzzle piece ourselves when they have the ability to do so easily. Just last week I had this very thing happen to me. I went to a courthouse and was speaking with the court clerk. I wanted to give her a court date, but she wanted me to email it to her (even though I was standing right there at the clerk’s window). I asked her for her email address, but she wouldn’t give it to me. Instead, she told me to call the DA and the DA email it to her. This kind of bureaucracy wastes precious time and resources. It would have cost her a small amount of time, but it wasted an unnecessary amount of my time. It is important to have a good relationship with the court clerks and the district attorneys, despite this wasted time. They can get away with being rude and disrespectful, and can complain to the judge. We cannot. When we work with clients for serious felony cases such as Theft – C.R.S. 18-4-401, Sexual Assault – C.R.S. 18-3-402 and Child Abuse – C.R.S. 18-6-401, we work hard to cultivate these relationships. If we push them, and insist on them doing the right thing – we could offend them and they could take it out on our client.
We are here for you. We have over twenty years of experience working with court clerks and District Attorneys in Weld, Morgan and Logan County who can be frustrating. We know what is in your best interest, and won’t hesitate to go around the building, climb the ladder and retrieve that important puzzle piece for the best result.
If you or a loved one has been arrested by Greeley police or the Weld County Sheriff, be smart, exercise your right to remain silent, and contact an experienced criminal defense attorney at the O’Malley Law Office at 970-616-6009, or submit the “Get Help Now” form. Together, we can protect your future.
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