A criminal defense attorney is a lawyer that finds the evidence, laws, interviews and precedent cases to not only present arguments against their clients' guilt but to prove their clients' reasoning for their actions or reasoning for their innocence. After all, there are three kinds of client defense that are established during the client and lawyer's first meeting. The client can either deny their participation in any criminal aspect of the action in question, whether financial, computer related or violence related action. The client can have an alibi for that day in question that illuminates the reasoning for their innocence. Or, the client can admit to perpetrating the crime but feels that he or she had a valid reasoning for their part in the act: they believe that they were owed some financial retribution, or it was self defense, and it is up to the lawyer to help their client prove this plea. These are the legal aspects of a criminal defense attorney's job, but there is another component that cannot be ignored, it is the human aspect of the client's life. It is about how he or she is dealing with the impending court date(s), their impending imprisonment, any fine and time spent away from loved ones.
A criminal defense attorney's job isn't just inside of the courtroom; it takes place during every interaction with every person and piece of evidence that will help prepare their client for the entire process. This includes his or her preparation for a change in the direction of the defense strategy, the details that will come up during trail and the guilty, not guilty, or mistrial outcome at the end of it all. The attorney not only has to be physically prepared with what he or she will show, do and speak about but the client has to be mentally prepared for this undertaking because it will determine the next few years to the rest of their life, whether they are prepared or not. And making preparations will only make the transition easier, regardless of the forthcoming outcome, even though an appeal can be sought at a later date. Therefore, a criminal defense attorney helps his or her client(s) gain peace of mind by gathering as much information as possible to support a strong defense strategy, by helping their client prepare for the reality of how difficult the case may be, and by helping their client prepare for being found guilty on one or all counts of the criminal activity for which they are being accused. A good attorney realizes the impact they have on their whole client's life, not just the trail at hand.
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