Is it best to use a etained lawyer or a Court Appointed Lawyer or Public Defender?
It has been established that those who use ‘retained’ lawyers do best in the legal system. A now-famous study published in the October 17, 1999, edition of the Houston Chronicle showed that ‘those using (court) appointed lawyers (sometimes called ‘Public Defenders ‘) are twice as likely to serve time’ in prison or jail than those using ‘retained lawyers’. Although the reasons are subject to debate, this is something members of the bar and public have recognized for years.
