![]() So too many letters in our experience, character reference letters, convey, if not directly, it wasn’t the person’s fault, they insinuate in a matter of fact sort of way. It may be true, it’s not the right message at the right time. In other words, you can’t plead guilty and then say, well I didn’t really do it, or I didn’t mean to do it. You cannot in the criminal justice world have your cake and eat it too. And I’m going to read an excerpt from a letter that I turned in at my sentencing, that Judge Wilson discussed and referenced. That is not the intent of the letter.Īnd at the end of this video, I’m going to close with three very easy to follow takeaways to help make your letter great. And you may be thinking, well I didn’t have bad intent and I want the judge to learn more about the circumstances through the person writing the letter. Well in the sentencing world one common mistake is the writer writing that it wasn’t the defendant’s fault. Character Reference Letter Mistakes: #1: Wrote that it wasn’t the defendant’s fault So let’s jump right in with some common mistakes to ensure that you don’t make them. Further, he admonished the lawyer and asked the lawyer, “did you even read these character reference letters?” I’m not so sure you did.” So all of the other good stuff this white collar defendant had done worked against him because the judge spoke at length about the mistakes in these character letters. So about six weeks ago I sent an email to our list, highlighting a defendant who called after sentencing to tell me that his judge had lambasted him and his white collar defense lawyer by essentially turning in letters that looked boiler plate. So you’ve got to invest the time you have to do the work. We’re dealing with cynical stakeholders here, probation, officer, a prosecutor, a judge: you need the right content at the right time to influence these people favorably. After all, it does no good to go through an extensive mitigation strategy, in some cases, over a period of months and years to then have one word, one statement, one line, derail all the progress you’ve made. What I’ll cover in this video today is not just the importance of character reference letters, but some common mistakes that people make. I’m going to put up a two and a half minute clip to that video with the judge at the end of this video. ![]() ![]() If it does, please watch this video because I’m going to give you this inside information that I’m going to channel in part through a federal judge who was interviewed by my business partner, Michael Santos. Imagine this scenario! What if you could go to a sentencing hearing or hearing to try to keep your professional license with all of the inside information you need to put yourself in the best possible position to succeed?Does that sound like something that would interest you? I am sure that he will grow even more and do a great job for your company.6 Common Character Reference Letter Mistakes.I’ve known for any position or job that he chooses to pursue in your company.Expands upon their resume do not repeat it verbatim in your reference letter as well.Contact information including his or her full name, appropriate title, address, phone number, and/or e-mail address. ![]()
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