TALKING TO THE POLICE
I advise most of my clients to invoke their rights to remain silent, to have counsel present during any interviews, and to refuse to answer any additional questions.

Once a suspect has invoked their right to remain silent on one subject, the police can continue to question them about other, unrelated crimes they are investigating; it prolongs the cat-and-mouse game and often leads to statements which in retrospect, a client wishes they had not made.

However, if a suspect invokes their right to counsel, or to an attorney, all police questioning must stop, except that necessary to complete the booking procedure (name, address, date of birth, etc.)

Some clients believe they can speak with the police because they are "smarter" or more savvy than "the average criminal." This is often a big mistake; no matter how smart you are, you are playing at a game the police play every day, and indeed are well trained to play. Would you assume you could fly an F-15 without training because you are smart? Would you attempt to look at a microscopic slip to do your own DNA analysis without training?

Probably not.

Similarly, the vast majority of people benefit from the advice of a trained advocate when dealing with the criminal justice system.