Areas of Practice
Mr. Albers primarily
practices criminal defense. He accepts court appointments in
probate, guardianship, and family law matters, but generally
does not take new private clients in those areas. Former
clients in those areas still can look to him for support. On
rare occasions, he will accept a client referral from
another attorney in those areas.
Mr. Albers is not board certified in any area of
specialization.
Criminal defense representation is done for a pre-negotiated
flat fee, payable in advance. Although fees vary depending
on the complexity of the matter, first offense Class B
misdemeanors generally will be $1,000, Class A misdemeanors
and State Jail Felonies generally $2,000, and more serious
felonies appropriately more expensive. These costs are for
attorney representation only, and do not cover additional
expenses required in a defense. Such additional expenses
might include witness depositions, independent investigation
of evidence, independent conformation of forensic reports,
or other costs required for a defense and agreed upon by Mr.
Albers and the client.
To the extent Mr. Albers takes any new family law matter for
private clients, work will be charged at the hourly rate,
$175/hour. As with criminal law matters, these charges are
for attorney representation only, and do not cover
additional expenses required. Should Mr. Albers accept a new
family law matter, he will not require pre-payment of the
entire fee, but will require a pre-negotiated retainer. As
attorney work is performed on your matter, it will be
documented and you will receive a report no less frequently
than monthly. You will know what work has been done, and how
much of the retainer has been used to pay for that work. If
the balance of your retainer drops below $500, you will need
to deposit additional funds to bring the balance back to the
original minimum. If, at the conclusion of your matter, not
all the money in the retainer fund was required to pay for
attorney work, the balance will be returned to you.
“[O]ne
of the Fifth Amendment’s “basic functions . . . is to
protect innocent men . . . ‘who otherwise might be
ensnared by ambiguous circumstances.’ ” Grunewald v.
United States, 353 U. S. 391, 421 (1957) (quoting Slochower v. Board of Higher Ed. of New York City, 350
U. S. 551, 557–558 (1956)) (emphasis in original). In
Grunewald, we recognized that truthful responses of an
innocent witness, as well as those of a wrongdoer, may
provide the government with incriminating evidence from
the speaker’s own mouth. 353 U. S., at 421–422.” Ohio
v. Reiner, 532 U.S. 17, 21 (2001) |
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