Know which sentencing leads have a hearing date within 60 days
Cliont's sentencing advocacy intake asks whether the person has already pleaded guilty or been convicted, whether a hearing date falls within the next 60 days, and whether they're ready to retain counsel — while collecting plea agreements and docket details before anyone reaches your team.
The exact intake your sentencing advocacy leads complete
This is the real 6-question guided intake for Sentencing Advocacy — the same flow your customers finish before you ever pick up the phone.
What a qualified sentencing advocacy lead should tell you
Representation focused on the sentencing phase of a criminal case — advocating for a reduced sentence, alternative sentencing, or more favorable terms after a conviction or guilty plea, rather than contesting guilt itself.
- Or Someone Calling Been
- This Criminal Case In
- Attorney Advocate Reduced Sentence,
- Sentencing Hearing Or Sentencing
- Defendant Or Calling On
- Ready Hire Attorney Help
The questions your team needs answered
Every sentencing advocacy intake asks these — and why each one matters.
| Question | Why it matters |
|---|---|
| Have you or someone you are calling for been convicted of a crime or pleaded guilty and are now facing sentencing? | A 'no' here means the person hasn't been convicted or pleaded guilty yet, so they need pretrial defense rather than sentencing advocacy. |
| Is this a criminal case in the United States (federal or state court)? | Confirming the case is in a U.S. federal or state court rules out matters outside your jurisdiction before a consultation is scheduled. |
| Are you looking for an attorney to advocate for a reduced sentence, alternative sentencing, or more favorable sentencing terms? | This separates people wanting sentencing mitigation from those actually looking for an appeal or a different stage of representation. |
| Is the sentencing hearing or sentencing deadline scheduled within the next 60 days? | A hearing inside 60 days signals a time-sensitive case that should be prioritized on your calendar over open-ended inquiries. |
| Are you the defendant or calling on behalf of the defendant with their permission? | Confirms the caller has standing or permission to discuss the defendant's case, which matters for confidentiality before any details are shared. |
| Are you ready to hire an attorney to help with the sentencing phase of your case? | Distinguishes someone ready to retain counsel now from someone still researching options, which affects how quickly you should follow up. |
How Cliont scores sentencing advocacy leads
Every answer is weighted automatically — no manual review required.
Value signals
- Or Someone Calling Been: yes
- This Criminal Case In: yes
- Attorney Advocate Reduced Sentence,: yes
- Sentencing Hearing Or Sentencing: yes
- Defendant Or Calling On: yes
- Ready Hire Attorney Help: yes
See the lead your team receives
Sentencing Advocacy Lead
From first click to qualified lead
Follow people and businesses seeking counsel through one smooth, guided flow.
They land & meet you
Your video greeting plays instantly — a real face instead of a blank form.
They explain the matter
Smart questions adapt to their matter and capture the full scope.
They share the documents
The facts, dates, and any paperwork come attached, so you can assess the matter before the consultation.
You get a ready lead
Scored and qualified — waiting for you to win it.
Built for sentencing advocacy workflows
| Cliont capability | Sentencing Advocacy application |
|---|---|
| Conditional intake logic | Routes anyone who answers 'no' to already being convicted or having pleaded guilty away from the sentencing advocacy path, since that person needs pretrial representation instead. |
| Weighted lead scoring | Combines the conviction status, jurisdiction, sentencing goal, hearing timeline, standing, and hiring-readiness answers into one score so hearing dates inside 60 days rise above open-ended inquiries. |
| Document collection widget | Requests the plea agreement or judgment of conviction and the case docket number as part of the same flow that asks about the sentencing hearing date. |
| CRM delivery | Sends only leads confirmed as post-conviction, U.S.-based, and tied to a real sentencing hearing into your CRM, instead of every general criminal-defense inquiry. |
Common sentencing advocacy lead scenarios
Hearing date inside 60 days
The person has already pleaded guilty and has a sentencing date coming up within 60 days, which the intake flags as time-sensitive alongside their readiness to hire.
Third party calling without consent
A family member calls about someone else's case but hasn't confirmed the defendant's permission to discuss it, which the intake surfaces before a consultation gets booked.
Case still pending, no conviction yet
The caller hasn't pleaded guilty or been convicted, meaning they need pretrial defense rather than sentencing advocacy — the intake catches this mismatch early.
Federal case, hearing months out
A federal conviction with a sentencing date well beyond 60 days and a caller who is still deciding whether to hire, giving you a lower-urgency but still relevant lead to plan around.
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Sentencing Advocacy lead-intake FAQs
How does the intake tell a sentencing case apart from someone who still needs trial defense?
The first question asks whether the person has already been convicted or pleaded guilty and is now facing sentencing; a 'no' answer signals they need pretrial defense, not sentencing advocacy, so you can redirect the conversation before booking a consultation.
What happens if someone calls about a family member's sentencing without clear permission to discuss it?
The intake asks directly whether the caller is the defendant or is calling with the defendant's permission, so you can see standing and confidentiality concerns before the case reaches your CRM.
Can the intake flag cases where the sentencing hearing is coming up fast?
Yes — it asks whether the sentencing hearing or deadline falls within the next 60 days, which carries one of the highest weights in the scoring model so near-term hearings surface ahead of open-ended inquiries.
Does this intake work for both federal and state sentencing matters?
It asks whether the case is being handled in a U.S. federal or state court, so you can see jurisdiction up front rather than discovering it during a consultation.
What if the caller is still deciding whether to hire an attorney at all?
The intake asks whether they're ready to hire for the sentencing phase specifically; a 'not yet' answer lowers the score but the lead still comes through to your CRM so you can follow up rather than lose the inquiry entirely.
What documentation should I ask for before the consultation?
Alongside the intake answers, collecting the plea agreement or judgment of conviction, the case/docket number, and any presentence investigation report already issued gives you the case posture before you sit down with the client.
Turn sentencing advocacy visitors into qualified cases
Give every sentencing advocacy visitor a guided intake instead of a dead contact form — and get a scored, qualified lead before you book a consultation.