Ray Hrdlicka – Host – Attorneys.Media “So, let me ask this question. Does plea bargaining happen on every single case?” Spencer Freeman – Criminal Defense Attorney – Pierce County, WA “No.” Ray Hrdlicka – Host – Attorneys.Media “How come?” Spencer Freeman – Criminal Defense Attorney – Pierce County, WA “Well, some cases….let me say this. […]
Ray Hrdlicka – Host – Attorneys.Media “Well, let me ask this question. Is the person who caused the injury, are they involved with the defense of the lawsuit, at all?” Spencer Freeman – Personal Injury Attorney – Pierce County, WA “Yes, they should be. Certainly, if the defense has to do with liability, because then
Ray Hrdlicka – Host – Attorneys.Media “So, actually last question, why hire a private attorney versus a public defender?” Spencer Freeman – Criminal Defense Attorney – Pierce County, WA “A couple of reasons. One is the time I’m able to devote to a case. Another is the amount of personal attention I’m going to be
Ray Hrdlicka – Host – Attorneys.Media “Well, how much time will the entire case take? From beginning to end? From when you get contacted by a prospective client for her (his) personal injury case?” Spencer Freeman – Personal Injury Attorney – Pierce County, WA “It really depends on the severity of the injury, and how
Ray Hrdlicka – Host – Attorneys.Media “Earlier, we talked about developing trust. How do you, specifically, develop this relationship with the person? In other words, how are you different from other attorneys?” Spencer Freeman – Personal Injury Attorney – Pierce County, WA “I guess I can’t really answer the question how I’m different from other
Ray Hrdlicka – Host – Attorneys.Media “I guess a question that the family and the defendant would want to know …. In terms of plea bargaining, ‘do I just get a little bit of a deal, or can I get a great deal? Is it somewhere in-between?’ That’s one of the questions they’re going to
Ray Hrdlicka – Host – Attorneys.Media “Needless to say, there’s a history there, among prosecutors. They know you’re going to be able to do it (go to trial). So in your particular situation, given your relationship with the prosecutors, when is plea bargaining most useful?“ Spencer Freeman – Criminal Defense Attorney – Pierce County, WA
Ray Hrdlicka – Host – Attorneys.Media “What is the type of crime that lends itself to plea bargaining more so than others?” Spencer Freeman – Criminal Defense Attorney – Pierce County, WA “It depends what you mean by ‘lends itself’. I think that a lot of DUI cases are traditionally plea bargained. I think there’s
Ray Hrdlicka – Host – Attorneys.Media “That brings me to this question. How do you put a dollar amount on “pain and suffering”? Because for one person it’s something, and to another it’s something else. And especially to the insurance company that’s defending the issue. They have a completely different viewpoint, I am sure.” Spencer
Ray Hrdlicka – Host – Attorneys.Media “I know that most cases don’t go to trial, whether it’s criminal, and in this particular case, personal injury, it’s a civil case, so I know that most cases don’t go to trial. How long, if that’s that case, how long will my case last? When will my case
