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MAY 2026 · FR
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What to do in the first hour

A bar-certified attorney walks through the four phone calls — and the one document — that change everything between booking and arraignment. Calm, plain, written for the person reading on a precinct bench.

JLLetFix Editorial · Bar-registered counsel · Rotterdam·14 MIN READ·MAY 2 · 2026
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