Q: What should I do if I cant seem to get my attorney to contact me so that I can find out what's going on with my case.
I'm 3 days from my IPTC and despite the judges order that my attorney and I meet no later than 3 weeks after my last court date to discuss the case, I still cannot get my attorney to talk to me.what should I do?
A:
Keep on trying to contact your attorney, try by phone and email. To put your mind at ease, your IPTC is an informal non-appearance hearing so no real stress that your attorney not contacting you, for now, for this hearing your attorney not contacting you isn't going to effect the outcome of your case. I am assuming you have a public appointed attorney? They may be in trial or out of the office. Public appointed attorneys are skilled and often know how to navigate the court system better than anyone but often they are underpaid and over worked. Sometimes attorneys delay in responding to you when they are close to getting some new information or new plea and they are waiting to tell you the update all at once.
Things NOT to do: Don't call or write the prosecutor's office and please don't write or call the court. See the following blog post cautioning you about this behavior: https://www.rideoutlaw.com/defendant-reach-out-to-prosecutor/
You can always contact my firm for a free consultation if you are stressed and want to discuss your case with an attorney.
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