In most cases, the only delay in travel outside the United States would be a country that required a special visa added to our passport. Each depends on the amount of material to be reviewed and work to be accomplished. On more serious matters, some cases have actually taken 15 plus days, not including trial. The total time we spend is a direct reflection of exactly what is required to resolve the matter. They are deadly serious.
Mistakes can easily result in lengthy prison terms.
Again, the time depends on the amount of material to be studied, including, but not limited to trial transcripts, preliminary hearing transcripts and the entire attorney file. In order to reverse a conviction, you must offer absolute proof as to why the conviction should be reversed, be it ineffective assistance of counsel, prosecutorial misconduct, or the fact that new evidence was obtained. In those cases where there is evidence of ineffective assistance of counsel or prosecutorial misconduct, depend on the fact that some time will be spent in attempting to obtain all case files. I have yet to see an attorney, guilty of ineffective assistance, willing to provide his entire file when that file itself could easily be the cornerstone for a legal malpractice action against them. It is vital that any potential client understand that the initial trip is only for the purpose of attempting to determine what happened and what can be done to reverse the situation.