Criminal Law

Criminal Charges & Accusations change your life.

It doesn’t matter whether its a felony, or misdemeanor, or whether the allegations involve a simple charge of Driving while Intoxicated or a complex Federal White Collar offense. When you are accused of a crime, you are dealing with a life-changing event. Our Firm is committed to providing high quality representation to people facing criminal accusations. We will help you and your family navigate the minefield of the Courts and Criminal Justice System while connecting you to helpful resources to get you through these difficult times.

We conduct an independent investigation and an aggressive defense, designed to exonerate our clients where possible. If exoneration is not possible, we work to mitigate the impact of the criminal accusation for our clients and their families, bringing competent mental health and substance abuse treatment professionals into the case where necessary.

The kind of Criminal cases where we can, and have made a difference for our clients include:

Representation of individuals called to testify before a Grand Jury

Representation during any pre-arrest or pre-indictment investigation

Jury trials and trials before the judge alone

Appeals of convictions and/or sentences

Federal crimes, White Collar crimes and complex conspiracy offenses

Theft and Fraud offenses including:

Bank Fraud
Wire Fraud
Mail Fraud
Embezzlement
Identity Theft
Computer and Internet crimes

Sex crimes:

Carnal Knowledge
Indecent Behavior
Computer-aided Solicitation
Obscenity

Violent Crimes:

Murder
Manslaughter
Negligent Homicide
Assault
Battery

Drug offenses:

Manufacture and Possession with intent to Distribute
Possession Schedule I, Schedule II, Schedule III, Schedule IV
Marijuana
Cocaine
Crack
Methamphetamine
Narcotics

Driving Offenses, including:

Driving while Intoxicated (DWI/DUI) and other serious driving offenses
Driving under suspension
Vehicular Homicide

Forfeiture proceedings, including:

Asset Forfeitures
Property Forfeiture
Money, cash or monetary instrument forfeiture
Bail Forfeitures and proceedings to set aside Judgments of Bond Forfeiture

We work hard to keep our clients out of the courtroom. But, where trial is necessary, we fight to give real meaning to the presumption of innocence, hold the prosecution to its burden of proof beyond a reasonable doubt and to keep you from being overwhelmed by the system.