Interview

Interviewer: What are some of the top mistakes you see people make that hurts their ability to have a good defense or a proper defense or makes their situation worse? Paul Geller: A lot of the time we’re raised to be honest with police – and we should. We are trying to raise our kids and operate in a society where we…Read More

Interviewer: How does Miranda work? You probably get a lot of people that say, “Oh, they didn’t read my rights. Can you get my case thrown out?” Paul Geller: I have people that say that all the time and there are certain circumstances, for instance in DUIs, where the court has said that your statement – prior to being place in handcuffs…Read More

Interviewer: Okay. Since you mentioned that it’s very hard to get out of the system once you’re in it, what do you say to someone for whom it’s their first offense, and maybe it’s not even that serious yet? They think, “Oh, it’s my first offense; it’s no big deal. I’ll just plead guilty and get it over with.” Paul Geller: I…Read More

Interviewer: You talk about the prosecutors, judges, and police being jaded and political. I’m not asking you to point fingers, but is there such a thing as “the mercy of the court” people just throw themselves upon or is that not true? Paul Geller: It can be true. I think the difficulty nowadays is that, in my opinion, judges who are viewed…Read More

Interviewer: Where would you say most of your cases are won? Are they won in trial or is it during the middle of the case or is it at the very beginning? Paul Geller: Every case is different. The sooner that the defense attorney, or myself in particular, can be involved, you are increasing your chances of a victory. Now, a victory…Read More

Interviewer: What are any other misconceptions that we haven’t covered yet that people have, because they watch too much TV, about the criminal justice system? Paul Geller: You know, sometimes people will say, “How can you represent these people? What if you really know they did it?” The majority of cases in the criminal justice system are not what you see in…Read More

Interviewer: Are most of the people that you represent hardened criminals or are they just folks who’ve made a mistake and are now in trouble with the law? Paul Geller: The majority of my clients are not hardened criminals; they are people who have poor judgment at any given time, or just a matter of poor circumstances which led them to a…Read More

Interviewer: Are most of the people that you represent hardened criminals or are they just folks who’ve made a mistake and are now in trouble with the law? Paul Geller: The majority of my clients are not hardened criminals; they are people who have poor judgment at any given time, or just a matter of poor circumstances which led them to a…Read More

Interviewer: What are some of the mistakes that clients will make in this whole situation? Paul Geller: I think the biggest one is the statement to the police because when the police are coming out, they’re trying to make a determination no. 1, who is the initial aggressor? Who is the one that more than likely is going to be arrested? By…Read More

Interviewer: What does someone’s future look like even if they had a dismissed domestic violence charge or an assault charge? Is that still going to be on their record? Paul Geller: It is still going to be on their record. A lot of people have a misconception that if something is dismissed or even if they were convicted, they get what’s called an expungement…Read More