Capabilities of a reputed lawyer to handle your criminal case are in fact many, of which some are listed below;
Your lawyer must be a good advocate;
A weak case is won by a strong advocate and a strong case is lost by a weak advocate irrespective of being a strong or a weak lawyer. Being a good lawyer is one thing but to let a lawyer handle your criminal case, he must understand advocacy, as it is always an important part of the legal proceedings that how a lawyer presents his case before the judge.
If by just putting the material facts, statements and cross-examination of witnesses along with concerned laws was the way to go before the judge and get the expected decision, it would have only taken us to make a machine and put all the above mentioned things in order to get the just decisions, but the fact of the matter is that it doesn’t work that way, it takes the skill of advocacy, having good knowledge of human psychology and knowing the mentality of the judge to find a way to put the case in an effective manner which would appeal to the judge’s mind so that he could understand and follow the case as the lawyer would desire him to do and to make that journey ahead towards dropping charges against a certain client.
A good lawyer defines the legal system;
An important lesson that is learnt over the years, after understanding the criminal justice system and advocating at the courts of law, is that, only those lawyers who are well acquainted with the law and its applicability are well-armed with all the tools to give momentum to the legal justice system and to finally get the results unexpected. You need to hire a lawyer who truly has command over procedural and tentative law both at the same time and how to use each and every word and procedure to work in the client’s favor.
Honesty is one virtue;
A good lawyer would have a good reputation of being honest with clients and courts alike. If a lawyer is deceptive and ingenious twister of facts the judges would not trust him fully which would result not in the favor of the client and also, not in the favor of legal system.
Wise counselor;
One of the capabilities of a good lawyer is that he must be a wise counselor to all manner of men in the varied crises of their lives when they most need disinterest advice. It will be a great relief for the clients to be handled by a communicator, who would care for their grievances, understand their social and economic situation and then advise them according to that. During legal proceedings, the lawyer who shows severity with witnesses during cross-examination and play ■■■■■■■ them, is not a good strategy because it springs negative feelings on both sides and distracts the positive comings, but when the lawyer is playful, tactful, and man of manners and do not pressurize the witnesses in witness box, but rather act like a counselor to get the desired statement without even knowing them what he is about, pays in every case. Severity is not power, and power is seldom severe.
Settlement;
One of the capabilities of a lawyer to handle your case is the one who understands the case and knows when to have a settlement in the case and when to pursue the case with enthusiasm. If a lawyer gets into meaningless litigation and do not know when to have a settlement, it will only harm the client and will never pay him what he deserves.
Conclusion;
In the end, it is of utmost importance to mention that great decisions are written with the life-blood of some lawyers who possess the above mentioned capabilities, they live like a hermit and work like a horse which make them undefeatable, invincible and men of great caliber and make them monuments of legal system after their lives are past.