I recently had to pay a criminal law lawyer almost $1500 to defend me for charges I was innocent of. Now the day before the trial was meant to begin, the police have dropped the charges (further proof of my innocence) having to pay all this money has left me in great financial difficulty, ie I'm behind in my mortgage, electricity, water & gas bills. Is there anyway I can recover the money I have spent? Seems to be wrong that I've had to pay all this money to defend myself when all along I was innocent.