Section Three

•Working with your Attorney

What is your attorney’s name?

If you didn’t know your attorney’s name, how could you find out?

Some ways to find out your attorney’s name

• Ask an appropriate person to help you

• Call the Court Clerk

• Ask your attorney for his or her business card & keep it in your wallet

What can you do to help your attorney defend you?

3 ways to help your attorney defend you

• Tell him or her the truth

• Listen to what he or she is telling you

• Ask questions about anything you don’t understand

I cannottell a lie

How can you tell if your attorney is doing a good job for you?

Some ways to tell if your attorney is doing a good job

• He or she listens to what you have to say

• He or she ask you questions about what happened

• He or she explains your choices in a plea bargain

• He or she advises you of your best choice and explains why that’s the best choice

Do you think your attorney will do a good job for you?

Do you think your attorney will do a good job for you?

• Tell me why

Do you think you’ll be treated fairly by the legal system?

Do you think you’ll be treated fairly by the legal system?

• Describe why you feel that way.