What will happen at the Pretrial Conference?
At the pretrial conference your attorney will meet with the prosecutor from the Office of the District Attorney. (That prosecuting attorney is not necessarily the same prosecutor assigned to your case). It is not necessary for you to appear in person at the pretrial conference unless your attorney tells you otherwise. Your attorney will usually receive the discovery materials during that meeting along with an initial offer in your case. It also will not be necessary or useful for you to meet with your attorney before the pretrial conference because it is at that conference that your attorney will first receive the discovery materials on your case. After the pretrial conference, Van Wagner & Wood s office will send you a letter explaining the initial offer received and provide you with a copy of the discovery materials, if those were received at that meeting. Please keep in mind that an initial offer is not set in stone.
