{"id":7213,"date":"2018-03-17T16:18:18","date_gmt":"2018-03-17T20:18:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/carolinaattorneys.com\/?p=7213"},"modified":"2023-04-28T14:16:02","modified_gmt":"2023-04-28T18:16:02","slug":"what-is-the-next-step-after-the-free-consultation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.carolinaattorneys.com\/blog\/what-is-the-next-step-after-the-free-consultation\/","title":{"rendered":"What is the Next Step After the Free Consultation"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11302 size-medium alignright lazyload\" src=\"\/jshared\/img\/icons\/spinner.svg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.carolinaattorneys.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/How-to-find-a-Criminal-Defense-Lawyer-near-me-in-Charlotte-NC-300x197.jpg\" alt=\"How to find a Criminal Defense Lawyer near me in Charlotte NC\" width=\"300\" height=\"197\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.carolinaattorneys.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/How-to-find-a-Criminal-Defense-Lawyer-near-me-in-Charlotte-NC-300x197.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.carolinaattorneys.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/How-to-find-a-Criminal-Defense-Lawyer-near-me-in-Charlotte-NC-768x504.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.carolinaattorneys.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/How-to-find-a-Criminal-Defense-Lawyer-near-me-in-Charlotte-NC-183x120.jpg 183w, https:\/\/www.carolinaattorneys.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/How-to-find-a-Criminal-Defense-Lawyer-near-me-in-Charlotte-NC.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/h2>\n<h1>What is the next step after the free consultation?<\/h1>\n<p>After the initial phone consultation with one of our criminal defense lawyers, we often times will want to meet you in person.<\/p>\n<p>We find that it is helpful to be able to look a client in the eye, get to know you, and figure out your goals and what&#8217;s really important to you.<\/p>\n<div class=\"read_more_link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.carolinaattorneys.com\/blog\/what-is-the-next-step-after-the-free-consultation\/\"  title=\"Continue Reading What is the Next Step After the Free Consultation\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What is the next step after the free consultation? After the initial phone consultation with one of our criminal defense lawyers, we often times will want to meet you in person. We find that it is helpful to be able to look a client in the eye, get to know you, and figure out your [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":11305,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[31,80,32,81,82,83,84,85,86,38,87,39,58,59,60,88],"class_list":["post-7213","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-criminal-defense","tag-attorney","tag-best-case-scenario","tag-bill-powers","tag-cost-of-attorney","tag-cost-of-lawyer","tag-follow-up-appointment","tag-following-consultation","tag-free-consultation","tag-hiring-an-attorney","tag-lawyer","tag-legal-advice","tag-legal-help","tag-mecklenburg-county","tag-nc","tag-north-carolina","tag-worst-case-scenario"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>What is the Next Step After the Free Consultation? | Powers Law Firm PA<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"What is the Next Step After the Free Consultation What does hiring a lawyer cost? 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