All DWI charges are serious. Depending on the circumstances of the arrest, even first-time offenders may have to pay an expensive fine and spend time behind bars. A conviction may also hurt your employment opportunities, and the courts will likely suspend your license. Fortunately, there may be a defense that works in your favor, which [...]
A criminal conviction can threaten your personal freedoms – not to mention your finances. Depending on the charge, you may have to pay an exorbitant fine, spend time behind bars, complete community service or cope with a range of other penalties. No matter how minor you believe the charge to be, one of your first [...]
New York has some of the toughest drug laws in the country. According to Drug War Facts, 83.1 percent of all drug arrests in 2014 were for drug possession, and 16.9 percent involved the sale of a controlled substance. If you are facing charges for a drug-related offense in New York, then a drug crime [...]
A false arrest is much more than an inconvenient and stressful experience; it is a violation of the victim’s Constitutional rights. If police have arrested you without probable cause, then you may have grounds for a lawsuit. One of your first calls should be to a false arrest lawyer. […]