DOMESTIC VIOLENCE ARRAIGNMENT

Don't go to your arraignment alone because you want to save money.  You may actually spend more money on bail that you could’ve otherwise saved had you had an attorney at your arraignment.  I’ve had many family members tell me that they are going to post bail before the arraignment.  In one case, a distraught mother wanted to pay the bail company $10,000 to bail her son out of jail.  Thank God she spoke to me first.  I reviewed the allegations with her and visited her son in jail that night.  After getting a better picture of the case I told her to not post the bond and wait until the arraignment. As I believed, it was a misdemeanor charge at best thereby warranting a $2,000 bail.  On the day of her son’s arraignment her son was released with no charges being filed.  I saved her $10,000!