Our office has an attorney on-call 24 hours a day, seven days a week, in order to be available to law enforcement. Each senior attorney in the office has a cellular telephone in order to be accessible to law enforcement no matter what time it is, no matter what day of the week, and no matter where they are. Moreover, we provide our home telephone number to the law enforcement agencies so that we can be connected at any time if legal advice is needed. It is extremely important for law enforcement personnel to be able to reach an attorney for advice regarding search warrants, investigative procedures, and charging decisions. Moreover, we often respond to crime scenes to be available for any questions that might arise in the course of an active investigation.

The prosecutors in this office review all serious felony cases prior to presentment to the Grand Jury to ensure that all necessary investigative work has been completed. Within 72 hours of making a felony arrest, the lead investigator will schedule an appointment with the prosecutor handling the case. In this way, the investigation can be discussed with an eye toward what evidence would be needed for a successful prosecution. For example, photographs of the crime scene and/or victim's injuries, a crime scene diagram, a search warrant for the suspect's home, car or business, DNA testing, fingerprint examination, etc. This process makes it possible for the prosecutor who will be handling the case at the trial stage to become involved in the case very early on in the investigation.