When you have been charged with a criminal offense in the state of Pennsylvania, you should consult with an attorney who has extensive experience in the field of criminal defense. You would not want to consult with your real estate attorney, the attorney who prepared your wills or an attorney in a field unrelated to criminal defense. There are many factors that may affect your case that are more likely to be known by an attorney who has extensive experience in criminal defense work.

My practice now and for the last 25 years has been almost exclusively criminal defense work. During this time, I have represented individuals on practically every type of criminal charge in the State of Pennsylvania. I have appeared in over one-third of the counties in Pennsylvania, as well as represented individuals with criminal cases pending in New York, Maryland and New Jersey.

The most common criminal offense charged is driving under the influence of alcohol. Most people feel it is unnecessary to consult or hire an attorney when charged with DUI, which is inaccurate. An attorney can directly impact many facets of a DUI charge. Often, I am able to shorten the length of time for license suspension, the period of incarceration, the amount of fines, and the actual time that an individual serves community service.

Over the last 25 years, our office has handled hundreds of DUI cases, hundreds of other types of criminal offenses, and in excess of forty homicide cases. We have won acquittals in DUI, burglary, aggravated assault, murder and rape charges at jury trial. If you are charged with an offense, you should consult and hire an attorney who concentrates in the area of criminal defense and who will be better qualified to make sure that your rights are protect and that punishment, if any, is appropriate in your case.