1. Call the office (512.381-9955) and tell the person answering the phone the following: "I am a potential client calling in an emergency."
2. You will be asked, "What is the nature of your emergency?"
3. Succinctly state one of the following scenarios:
-I need to get somebody out of jail
-A police officer is wanting me to answer questions
-The police are at my house with a warrant
4. Do not go into the full details of what is happening (if time is critical you don't want to have to repeat the facts).
5. Listen to the specific questions being asked about your identifying information and the person you are trying to help. You may be asked to stay on the line or we will ask if it is okay that we call you back in a few minutes as we must first make sure that we don't have a conflict with your case. (For example, if we have ever represented a client that is involved in the current emergency, we will probably not be able to handle your case as a result of our duty of lifetime loyalty to our existing or previous client).
6. If there is no conflict, we will gather the pertinent details of your emergency, calculate the costs of an initial retainer to begin working, and begin work once we have your authorization.
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