- Meet with the client, wherever he or she is: jail, prison, or treatment facility.
- Meet with the family.
- File a motion pro hac vice (see more below). This enables me to practice in any jurisdiction.
- Connect the client with the appropriate team of mental health experts for the appropriate evaluations such as diagnostic, competency, sanity, mitigation, or future dangerousness.
- Collaboratively work with local/co-counsel for as favorable a resolution as possible.