What we defend
Assault charge defense
An assault charge usually begins with one person's account of a few bad minutes. We find the rest of the story: the witnesses, the video and what happened before.
Self-defense
When you acted to protect yourself or someone else, we build that case from the first week.
Witnesses
We find and talk to the people who saw it, while their memories are still fresh.
Video
Phone, doorbell and business cameras, which we ask for before the footage is recorded over.
Release conditions
No-contact orders and bond terms that keep you away from home or work, and how to change them.
Questions
What people ask us about assault charges
The other person wants to drop the charges. Is it over?
Not necessarily. Once a charge is filed, the prosecutor decides whether it goes forward. What the other person wants still matters, and we'll explain how to let the prosecutor know without breaking any order.
I was defending myself. Why was I the one arrested?
Officers arrive after the fact and often arrest whoever seems to have done the most harm. Self-defense is a full defense, but it has to be raised and supported, starting with the evidence of what happened first.
Can I contact the other person to apologize?
Please don't, especially if there is a no-contact order. Even a kind message can be a new charge or a broken bond condition. Talk to us first.
Tell us where your case stands
Have the citation or release papers in front of you when you call. We'll tell you the next date and what has to happen before it.