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The Most Important Thing a Criminal Defense Lawyer Must Keep in Mind When Representing a Client

Hi, I’m Eric Naiburg and I am a criminal defense attorney and I have been practicing criminal law for forty three years.

Over those years I have tried hundreds and hundreds of cases, everything from burglaries to drug possession to sale of drugs to sexual violation and to homicide. Over the years I have tried probably ten or twenty homicide cases to completion.


Any part of a trial, whether it be jury selection of summation or cross examination of a prosecution witness or a police witness, is vital. Some cases the jury selection process is more important. In some cases the summation to the jury, the pulling together of all the facts and an indication of how those facts apply to the law, that becomes the most important part.

And I, through my experience, can point to cases that I made and won simply on a selection of the jury. I can point to other cases where I think the passion and the presentation of the summation was what carried the day for my client.

The most important thing that the defense attorney must keep in mind is that he has someone to represent, that he has someone’s life at least the quality of a person’s life in his hands and must put all personal considerations aside for the time that you’re on trial, and that could sometimes range for months. It could range for days and it could range for months. Put everything else aside and consider only one thing: the representation of your client.

So if you should be unfortunate enough to be arrested and charged with a crime, do your research, do your homework, find the best qualified criminal defense attorney to handle your case.


Mr. Naiburg can be contacted for a free consultation and case evaluation by calling the Law Office of Naiburg Obedin and Weissman at (631) 979-7777.