In nearly twenty years of handling Criminal Cases, I have run across almost every charge you could imagine. Having found the range of cases I enjoy handling the most, I do not accept cases that are called “Capital Offenses,” meaning things like Homicide, 1st degree Criminal Sexual Conduct (Rape), or Kidnapping. These cases frequently do and should go to trial, and ought properly be handled by lawyers who spend their time trying such cases regularly.

Instead, I prefer to handle what I call “light to medium” severity cases, meaning everything from simple Misdemeanors through 20-year Felonies. This most often pairs me with a client that I like and to whom I can relate. The first phone call to my office allows both the potential client and I to figure out if we see eye-to-eye and if our personalities “mesh” in a way where we both feel comfortable. I think this is a very important step for the both the Attorney and the potential client. From the Attorney’s point of view, it’s better to lose a potential client with unreasonable expectations rather than get involved in a mutually unpleasant situation. From the client’s point of view, they get to determine if the Attorney is someone with whom they can talk to, and feel good about. The hard truth is that if you are going to give money to someone, or take it from someone, you had better start that relationship feeling confident, good and secure about it.

Sometimes, I’m hired by parents for their child, or a wife for her husband. I enjoy conversing with people in just about any situation, so my line of work is perfect for me. Sometimes I have people tell me that other lawyers they spoke with were impatient, not talkative, rude, or simply told them to come in with a wad of money, and they thank me for being the first to really spend the time to talk to them and answer their questions. I cannot figure out how anyone could expect to run a practice with a disagreeable personality. I can only think that if that’s your first impression of someone, then your first instinct better be to run!

Although far from complete, here is a sample list of many of the kinds of cases I have handled and for which I can use my experience to help you:

Aiding and Abetting

Accosting and Soliciting

Aggravated Assault

Aggravated Stalking

Assault and Battery

Assault and Battery on a Police Officer

Assault With a Dangerous Weapon

Breaking and Entering

Carrying a Concealed Weapon

Carrying a Knife (in violation of a local ordinance)

Carrying a Switchblade Knife

Child Abuse

Child Endangerment

Computer Crime

Contributing to the Delinquency of a Minor

Conspiracy

Conversion

Criminal Sexual Conduct in the 2nd, 3rd or 4th degree

Delivery or Manufacture of a Controlled Substance

Delivery or Manufacture of Ecstasy

Delivery or Manufacture of GHB

Delivery or Manufacture of Hallucinogens

Delivery or Manufacture of Marijuana

Delivery or Manufacture of Methamphetamine

Delivery or Manufacture (of other controlled substances/drugs)

Disorderly Conduct

Domestic Violence

Driving While License Suspended/Revoked/Denied

Embezzlement

False Pretenses

Felonious Assault

Financial Transaction Device (credit/debit card fraud)

Fleeing and Eluding

Forged License Tags

Forgery

Fraud

Furnishing Alcohol to a Minor

Frequenting

Gun charges

Harassment

Home Invasion

Identity Theft

Improper Plates

Indecent Exposure

Insurance Fraud

Interfering with a Police Officer

Joyriding

Larceny by Conversion

Larceny by False Pretenses

Larceny From a Building

Larceny From a Motor Vehicle

Larceny From a Person

Leaving the Scene of a Personal Injury Accident

Leaving the Scene of a Property Damage Accident

Loitering

No-Account Check

Non-Sufficient Funds Check (NSF)

Obstruction of Justice

Offering to Engage

Operating While Intoxicated (Alcohol or Drugs)

Operating While Impaired (Alcohol or Drugs)

Operating While in the Presence of Drugs

Operating While Intoxicated Causing Serious Injury

Operating While Intoxicated Causing Death

Possession of analogues

Possession of Burglary Tools

Possession of Child Sexually Abusive Material

Possession of a Dangerous or Deadly Weapon

Possession of Controlled Substance

Possession of Ecstasy

Possession of GHB

Possession of Hallucinogens

Possession of Marijuana

Possession of Methamphetamine

Possession of Narcotics Paraphernalia

Possession (of other controlled substances or drugs)

Prescription Fraud

Probation Violation/Show Cause Hearings

Receiving and Concealing Stolen Property

Reckless Driving

Resisting and Obstructing

Retail Fraud

Stalking

Telecommunications Device Illegal Use (Telephone Harassment)

Trespassing

Unlawful Blood Alcohol Level

Unlawful Driving Away of an Automobile

Uttering and Publishing