Many people from all walks of life find themselves facing accusations of domestic violence at one time or another. A majority of the people I represent on these types of offenses have no prior criminal history and are successful members of their communities, who have close relationships in their lives. A domestic violence allegation can […]

1) The Prosecutor and Not the Alleged Victim Makes the Decisions If you have been charged with a domestic violence offense and feel certain the case will be dismissed because the Alleged Victim (A/V) does not want the case prosecuted, think again. Many people believe that a domestic violence prosecution is entirely driven by the […]

If you have been charged with a domestic violence offense, the best outcome you can hope for is a dismissal of your case by the prosecuting attorney’s office that filed charges.  A dismissal is different than a finding of not guilty in that a case is dismissed, either because the prosecutor’s office decides not to […]

Domestic Violence Cases arise in a number of circumstances in which people from all walks of life can find themselves facing domestic violence accusations.  Charges can arise because someone in a family or romantic relationship lost control of their temper and actually committed an act of violence or violated a protection or no contact order.  […]

There are many former prosecutors out there doing criminal defense and saying they “know how the system works” and can get better results because they used to prosecute the very people they are now defending.  There are some former prosecutors who make excellent defense attorneys and others who don’t.  The reason for that may be […]