I get the feeling that "yo, I need you on standby in case I get charged with multiple drug felonies" isn't going to go over too well. What type of things should I be asking, and what should I say when they ask why I'm seeking their services?
Particularly looking for advice from people that have actually been through the lawyering up in advance process, hour did it go from start to finish?
Are you a vendor? Honestly, you don't want to burden your lawyer with any information about your actual operations, I would just state that you are looking to have a good lawyer in the event of legal trouble, and ask him about the experience he has, basically get him to sell himself to you. Let him lead the discussion, obviously he will ask if he wants to know or needs to know. At least, that's what I would do absent of having any immediate pending legal trouble.