Process literacy stops irreversible mistakes. Unlike other law firms more focused on their relationship with prosecutors, we owe loyalty to only YOU. When you reach out to our law firm, you start with an initial risk-free consultation. You can ask us anything you want. Call 212 300 5196 - attorney on call, 24/7.
Stage 1 - locate and hold.
Red Notices, diffusions, or local warrants can produce provisional arrest while the United States finishes certified papers and translations. Justice Manual 9-15 stresses urgency tools and the duty to follow through with full requests.
Stage 2 - the formal package.
Authenticated charging documents, identity proof, summaries of evidence as treaty requires, translations. Incomplete packages are fight opportunities - not invitations for you to helpfully fill blanks.
Stage 3 - judicial review abroad.
Dual criminality, identity, documentary sufficiency, human-rights overlays depending on country. This is where local counsel earns their keep.
Stage 4 - executive or diplomatic phase.
Some systems separate court certification from surrender authority. Humanitarian submissions may matter. Country specifics dominate. Ask us anything before you act here. Risk-free consultation. Call 212 300 5196 - attorney on call, 24/7. Selective intake matters: we should only take on clients whom we can help on stage 4 - executive or diplomatic phase. For unknown, stage 4 - executive or diplomatic phase has to be sequenced with the rest of the file - not handled as a slogan.
Stage 5 - surrender transport.
Marshals and partner escorts. Medical needs. Counsel already calendared for landing. Spodek Law Group P.C. treats this as process work, not brochure language - we owe loyalty to only YOU. Unlike mills that recycle one speech for every country, we map stage 5 - surrender transport against your actual facts. For unknown, stage 5 - surrender transport has to be sequenced with the rest of the file - not handled as a slogan.
Stage 6 - US initial appearance and detention.
Magistrate practice, detention fights under Bail Reform Act realities, specialty objections when extradition produced the body. Unlike mills that recycle one speech for every country, we map stage 6 - us initial appearance and detention against your actual facts. This is a decision point on unknown where clients either keep leverage or give it away. For unknown, stage 6 - US initial appearance and detention has to be sequenced with the rest of the file - not handled as a slogan.