The importance of attorney-client communication

In my DUI Law Blog I recently posted a summary of a new Arizona Court of Appeals DUI Case. The case deals with a defendant who fled, was later caught, and then claimed his attorney didn't properly advise him of a plea offer. He claimed that if he had been advised, he would have accepted it. The Arizona Court Of Appeals didn't buy the argument, but it does bring up an important issue for those accused of DUI…

Make sure you stay in contact with your attorney. If your attorney doesn't contact you on a regular basis (say every 2-3 weeks), you should contact your attorney just to make sure that nothing falls through the cracks.

And don't flee. It only makes matters much worse when you get caught.