How much will it cost to hire a criminal defense attorney? Should I simply represent myself?

MichaelDuPont’s Comment: I only saw four California appellate court cases this lawyer was involved with recently and he wasn't doing very good, so I question his disrespecting the very hardworking Massachusetts Defenders Committee assigned (now CPCS) counsel who, by the way, have the best winning appellate record anywhere including so-called big-name big-money law forms that do appeals. Check out a private lawyers record with the appeals court before hiring a bum who can't win criminal appeals and, therefore, probably can't win jury trials either due to his or her lack of technical legal knowledge. Mike DuPont,
paralegalassociates@hotmail.com of the Law Office of Bernard Grossberg, 15 Court Street, Boston, MA. 02109

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