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Please save me a spot. Email sent.

Please sign me up for the seminar, Charles. Thanks for the offer.

I'm also interested in any referrals. I'd be looking for a lawyer who's professionally competent, familiar with the local courts, of good character, a good Christian, someone I liked and could trust to give big picture counsel on what's the right thing to do as well as how to guide the legal proceedings.

But why would a man like that want to spend his career working mainly for a bunch of crooks.....

If I ever had to use my handgun to save my life, my instincts would be to carefully explain what happened to the police, and trust that I wouldn't be charged with anything.

But everything I've read and heard emphatically states that I shouldn't give the police anything more than a basic statement, and I should engage a lawyer immediately. I expect my children would have to give up a year's college tuition, in the best case, to cover the legal expenses.

What do you think? And where would I find a good criminal defense attorney? I live on the southeast side of Houston. Does anyone have any good recommendations? Should I make any kind of contact ahead of time, to establish a relationship?

I really don't expect to need this. But the reason I have a concealed handgun in the first place is to be prepared.