Thursday 12 June 2014

Factors To Consider Before Hiring Any Deportation Defense Attorney

By Sally Delacruz


There are very many reasons you need to hire a lawyer when faced with the prospect of deportation. Whether you get deported or not largely depend on the caliber of lawyer you choose to represent you. An experienced attorney will obviously increase your chances of successfully fighting deportation. However, the problem lies in choosing a good attorney for you and your defense. This is because there are so many licensed attorneys in the market today that separating good ones from those who only want money is difficult. Before hiring any deportation defense attorney, one will need to consider the following factors for the best choices.

Your first consideration should always be the lawyers area of specialization. Law is a very wide area of practice. As such, most attorneys usually choose to specialize in specific areas. Because of this, you should always look for an attorney whose area of specialization is expatriation defense. With such a lawyer, you stand a better chance of successfully defending against expatriation than if you hired one who specializes in a different aspect of law.

You should also give priority to experienced lawyers. It is true that everyone has to start from somewhere. However, with matters as serious as expatriation, you should never risk by hiring inexperienced attorneys unless you are sure that it is a straight forward case.

You will also have to compensate the solicitor for his time and services. This makes legal fee another important consideration. And it is always advisable to inquire about legal fee in advance. This will of course vary from one lawyer to the other. And it does not always mean that the most expensive lawyer would guarantee you quality services and vice versa. Because of this, you should always compare charge and choose a lawyer who can guarantee you quality and at affordable prices.

Any attorney worth his/her salt will not fail to provide with references on request. In fact, good attorneys will not even wait for you to ask for references. They will always provide them in advance. It is good to talk to the lawyers past clients to see whether they were satisfied with the services they got before committing into working with the solicitor.

Compatibility with the lawyer is another important factor. Sometimes you will be required to reveal very sensitive information to your lawyer. This will only be possible if you trust him/her. As such, you should always look for a solicitor you have faith in.

Good lawyers are always very booked at least six months in advance. So if you want to be represented by the best attorney around, you need to follow suit and make early reservation. You will also need to follow your instinct. Even if a particular lawyer has been recommended by many and your instinct tells you that he/she is not the best choice for you, it would be wise to stay away from them.

It does not matter whether you are legal or illegal immigrant. The important thing is that you choose a competent lawyer to fight for your rights when facing deportation. The key to choosing a good attorney is to talk to many of them.




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