Our comprehensive criminal case review services utilize a legal team of dedicated, competent and ethical attorneys that directly supervise the paralegal work we do on all cases. To keep your costs as low as possible, our staff conducts the initial case review and reports our findings to the supervising attorney. We then meet with the attorney to discuss the case, review the findings. The attorney will then contact the inmate directly, provide them with a hard copy of our case review report as well as provide legal advice on how to proceed and the fee for doing so. We are usually able to save clients thousands of dollars in attorney fees by doing the case review first - as this saves the attorney valuable time and resources in your case.

Even if you choose to not go further with us, you will still have a comprehensive case review summary and the attorney’s identification of meritorious grounds, and the procedures  recommended to address those grounds, that you can use as you deem proper. Please visit our associated attorneys’ websites to learn more about them and their firms. We have provided a link to their websites on this site under the “Our Team” tab.

We understand that you have many questions, and that navigating the post-conviction legal processes can be daunting. We want to supply as much assistance to you as possible and fully answer all your questions. However, before we can do that, we need to conduct the case review. A comprehensive case review allows us to look at your specific case details, searching for any meritorious grounds to challenge your conviction and sentence. We utilize our proprietary checklist of more than 200 potential post-conviction grounds, and we review everything that was filed and occurred in your case.  We then report our findings to one of the trusted attorneys on our team.

Here's how the case review process works:

1. We assign the case to one of our experienced Case Analysts who will assemble all records from the clerk of circuit court and/or what you send to us, and upload everything into our computer system. The Case Analyst will then study the entire case file in order and develop a written Case Review Report of his/her findings.
2. Next, the case goes to our Senior Paralegal for review to identify any and all meritorious grounds for relief and provide suggestions to the reviewing attorney for litigation of those grounds in the proper venue.
3. A final review is then conducted personally by Mr. Baker, the Founder and President of Prisoner Connections LLC, prior to being presented to the attorney. He reviews the entire case file and the Case Review Report with the listing of meritorious grounds. He then verifies the senior paralegal's findings and arranges a conference with all involved staff about the case. 
4. After our analysis is completed and the Case Review Report is done, we set up a meeting with the supervising attorney who will review the Case Review Report and the findings of meritorious grounds. The attorney will then verify our findings and discuss the case in depth with our team. Thereafter, the attorney will contact you and provide you with a copy of the Case Review Report, the legal findings, and advice on how the attorney believes the client should proceed. A copy of the completed case review can also be emailed to the inmate's family. 100% of the case review fee will be credited towards the attorney's fees if the client decides to hire the attorney for representation. Whether you choose to move forward with the attorney, or not, the Case Review Report is yours to keep and utilize in any manner you wish.

What we may need from you:

In order to conduct the case review, we will need to obtain a copy of whatever court documents you and/or the inmate has including the transcripts from the trial or plea and sentencing. If the inmate’s appellate attorney has not sent them the “Record on Appeal” yet,  the inmate will need to write to them and ask for it. If you are unable to obtain a copy of the Record on Appeal, we can access the court records online in most counties.

Our Fees:

The fee for conducting the case review, meeting with the attorney and providing you and the inmate with a written report on our findings is typically $3,000 - $5,000 depending on the size and complexity of the trial record. You can make payments on the fee, but we must receive half of the total fee before work begins, and the balance must be paid in full before we complete the case review. Typically, a case review will take from 8-12 weeks to complete. Additionally, the attorney will take case review fee you paid into consideration when setting his fee for representing you in your post conviction proceeding. Usually, we save clients thousands of dollars in attorney fees due to the work we accomplish through the case review process.

If these terms are acceptable to you and the inmate, please complete the case review. Please note that we conduct case reviews on a first-come-first-served basis, so once your case review fee is determined, your prompt action in retaining us is recommended to avoid prolonged wait times.

If you have any questions please do not hesitate to contact us. It is our pleasure to serve you and look forward to a positive result.