A criminal defense attorney protects your rights and provides experienced legal representation if you’re facing criminal charges such as DUI, drug offenses, assault, theft, or domestic violence. They work to build a strong defense strategy, negotiate with prosecutors, and fight for the best possible outcome in your case, whether through dismissal, reduced charges, or acquittal.
What Do Defense Attorneys
Specialize In?
If you have been convicted of a crime, you need a criminal defense attorney. The criminal defense attorneys at Vaughn Sundeen provide quality and experienced representation, whether you're facing a traffic offense, theft or murder. Being convicted of a crime can lead to immediate penalties such as fines, jail or prison time, and probation, as well as collateral consequences like difficulty finding employment, housing, or professional licenses, loss of civil rights (like voting or gun ownership), immigration issues, and potential impacts on child custody. It is vital to your cases’ success to contact a criminal defense attorney immediately.
White
Collar
Crimes
Typically motivated by financial gain, white collar crimes include fraud, embezzlement, tax evasion, money laundering, and computer crimes.
Drug
Crimes
If you’ve been convicted of drug possession, drug trafficking, or the manufacturing of drugs, you should immediately seek the counsel of a criminal defense attorney. The penalty for distribution, manufacturing, cultivation, or possession may carry severe legal ramifications.
Property Crimes
These crimes include theft, burglary, or robbery and reference the taking of someone’s possession without their approval. Theft is broad in meaning and can carry multiple levels of legal punishment.