Criminal Defense

If you are in contact with law enforcement over an alleged violation, the first hours matter more than most people realize. Constitutional rights come into play at several different points during an investigation and a detention, and decisions made before a lawyer is involved are often the hardest ones to undo later.

Negotiations with prosecutors happen at every stage of a case, not only at the end, and having someone experienced in that room changes what is on the table. The firm defends clients in municipal court and in Superior Court across New Jersey.

Matters handled in this group:

• DWI and DUI. A conviction carries fines, surcharges, and consequences for your driving privileges, and New Jersey's penalty structure has changed significantly in recent years. The firm reviews how the stop was conducted and how the testing was performed before assuming any outcome is fixed.
• Traffic violations. A citation is not always a minor matter. A guilty plea to a moving violation can raise insurance rates for years, which frequently costs more than the ticket.
• Drug offenses, harassment, disorderly conduct and assault allegations, in municipal and Superior Court.
• Criminal matters with immigration consequences. Because the firm also practices immigration law, a charge that could affect a client's status is evaluated for both sets of consequences at once rather than in sequence.