criminal defense lawyer

Most criminal cases do not go to trial; a far more likely scenario is that the defendant will plead guilty before the prosecution starts its opening arguments. Some defendants plead guilty as soon as the judge asks them to enter a plea at the arraignment, while others start out with a not-guilty plea but change […]

In movies, defendants often get taken completely by surprise when police knock on their doors and want to search the house for drugs. This sometimes happens in real life, too, but it is also possible that prosecutors will want to engage with you on friendlier terms before, or even instead of, charging you with a […]

You may have heard about legal cases that went on for what seemed like an eternity. If you read celebrity gossip websites, you will probably find recent updates on some couples’ divorce and child custody cases that have been going on for years, to the point where you might think that Kelly Clarkson and Phil […]