CRIMINAL CASE HELP
The Challenges of Representing Yourself
If charged with a criminal offense, ideally you will hire a lawyer to represent you from the time that you are charged with a crime to any court proceedings which take place including a trial if a non-trial disposition of your case is not reached. But there are those who prefer not to hire a lawyer to represent them in court.
If you want to limit the role of a lawyer in your case to simply providing advice, guidance and answers to your questions about the legal process and your case, then Help Yourself Law Firm is here to assist you! To learn more about the nature and challenges of representing yourself, please visit:
If charged with a felony, we are unable to provide you with our services.
WE ONLY ASSIST THOSE CHARGED WITH MISDEMEANOR CRIMINAL OFFENSES! Click here to learn about what a misdemeanor is:
We provide the following assistance:
If you are not represented by a lawyer and intend on representing yourself, we review and evaluate the evidence for any defense that you can present, possible non-trial dispositions of your case like a plea agreement, accepting diversion, entering into a misdemeanor compromise, etc. and how to present yourself in the various proceedings in court. To learn more about the court proceedings in a misdemeanor case, please visit:
If you are represented by a public defender, assigned counsel or a lawyer that you have hired, but seek a second opinion related to your defense strategy and approach presented by your lawyer then we evaluate your case and provide you with our independent evaluation of the evidence and defense strategy in your case. Do you need a second opinion? Please visit:
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Our evaluation of your case consists of a review of evidence provided by you such as the police or incident report, witness transcripts, photographs or other recorded evidence and any other evidence presented to us which we then analyze to provide you with our independent opinion on your defense strategy. We answer any questions that you have related to your criminal charges.
$200 Fee
For Small Claims Court Assistance