Thomas Grajek

Being charged with a crime is scary. It can cost you your job, your freedom, your professional license, your ability to stay in school, and even your ability to rent an apartment. That’s why you need a Lakeland criminal defense attorney who is willing to stand up for you in court and fight for you in court. Aren’t all lawyers saying that? What if you added “You need a lawyer who knows his way around the courtroom, from judges to prosecutors to jurors, I know how to navigate the system so you can go about your life worry-free”.

So, how do you know which lawyer is right for you? There are 3 things that make a great lawyer which are the 3 E’s:

• Experience
• Education
• Enthusiasm for your case

Why are those the most important? Because that’s what gets great results, your charges dismissed, and NOT GUILTY verdicts.

Experience Matters

Trial experience matters. A lawyer’s win/loss record matters.  I win a lot of trials. I also get a lot of criminal charges dismissed without ever going to trial.  But, to get the best result, you need a lawyer that the prosecutor knows that when they walk into the courtroom with me, they are in for a fight.  There are a lot of unexpected things that happen in a trial so I know how to handle those issues and what the law is when they come up so you get a fair trial. 

Education Matters

There is a lot that law schools do not teach lawyers in practice. Most of them teaching are not practicing and trying cases. A lawyer MUST go to seminars to keep up with the latest strategies for winning cases. Seminars cost money and take time away from your family, BUT networking and learning from the best attorneys in the country is the only way to keep getting better. I learn something new before every trial. Whether that’s how psychology and persuasion work or knowing the current and latest case law to help win your case.

Enthusiasm Matters

What good is it if your lawyer is afraid to go to trial? File a Motion that can win your case? Or worse, does not know how to try a case or what the law is to win a Motion to Dismiss.  I hear lawyers and prosecutors say all the time “Ahh, the judge will never grant that.” Well, you can’t win unless you try.