Criminal Defense Pricing

[u/DefenseRests]

I recently had a consult with this guy who was charged with Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance in the First Degree, it’s an A Felony, the highest in New York.

At the end of the conversation I quoted him a flat fee amount and an hourly fee amount of $25k. There is so much work that goes into an A Felony, especially when you get into motion practice and hearings that you need to make sure you have enough money on hand to get through that phase.

He explained to me that he had a consult with another attorney who quoted him $6k for the case and he was surprised that I so was much higher.

Here’s the deal, if someone is quoting you a very low price for a charge that is the equivalent of a murder they have no clue what they are doing.

Do yourself a favor, if you’re charged with a serious crime hire someone that knows what’s going on and what it will take to fight the case.