Criminal Defense

Violent criminal charges carry significant social stigma. Many employers, educational institutions and landlords deny opportunities to those with a conviction for a violent offense on their record. People, therefore, need to carefully consider their options before...

White-collar criminal charges are generally financial crimes. An assortment of different state and federal charges fall into this expansive category. Various types of fraud, insider trading and embezzlement are all white-collar crimes. So is money laundering. A...

As a parent, you naturally want to protect your child from all the danger out there in the world, but that gets harder and harder as they age and start developing a sense of independence. Once that starts, the best thing you can do is educate them so that they...

There are many kinds of financial or banking fraud that occur, including fraud related to mortgages. These large financial instruments take decades to pay off and involve a company making a large financial transfer so that an individual, a married couple or a business...

It is illegal to touch someone aggressively or without their consent, and it is also illegal to intentionally put someone in fear for their own safety. Assault charges often result when interpersonal interactions devolve into violence or the threat of violence....

There are many different reasons why teens decide to drink alcohol, despite the fact that it is illegal for them to do so in Florida. Some are just curious about it. Others have seen their parents drink. Still others turn to alcohol because it is much cheaper than...

Embezzlement might involve someone in accounting writing checks to themselves or an executive assistant pocketing petty cash. Embezzling can also involve the misuse of a company credit card or the physical theft of property from an employer. Any of these actions can...

Maybe you were at a family reunion when your cousin started making off-colored jokes about your wife. The next thing you knew, family members had to pull the two of you apart because you absolutely lost your cool. Perhaps you were out at a bar when things took a turn...

The two main sentences used in the United States are fines that need to be paid or time that has to be spent behind bars. When someone gets arrested, this is likely the potential outcome that they’re facing. Both of these are seen as a deterrent, in the sense that...

There are many federal protections that you can invoke when dealing with law enforcement. For example, the Fourth Amendment protects you from unreasonable searches, which means you could deny entry to your home if officers don't have a warrant for probable cause to...