We’ve gone ove pricing, fee agreements, and even considered the possibility that you may not be able to hire a Pembroke Pines Florida DUI lawyer at all. However, in the last case, it’s not quite so clear as I had previously made it out to be. Whether or not you can hire a lawyer to represent you is not always a case of having enough money or not having enough money. Sometimes, it varies.

If you don’t have the money to pay a lawyer, then in some instances, like if you are facing a felony or misdemeanor (occasionaly) charge, you might be given the option of having a public defender represent your case.

While it may be true that public defenders, being just another arm of the government, don’t have an excellent reputation, it’s a toss up of whether or not that is well deserved. The real truth is that public defenders are often former private lawyers or even lawyers who have a private practice on the side, and so they often have equal or even more experience than your average expensive private lawyer.