Important Advice

Anytime you are charged with or suspected of a crime, the best thing you can do is call an attorney immediately.  The sooner you have an attorney working on your case, the better, especially with drug offenses, in that mandatory minimum sentences have increased and may apply in your case.  If the Commonwealth chooses to pursue the mandatory minimum sentence on your case, you must attack the case early!

It is advisable that you not to speak to a police officer during a criminal investigation without having an attorney present.  Police may mislead you as to the evidence, the nature of the charges and the possible penalties in order to obtain a statement from you.  Be aware that promises made by the police may not be enforceable.  You must speak to an attorney prior to speaking to any police officer.  Do not believe the assertion that a request for an attorney is an indication of guilt.  It is the constitutional right of every citizen to be represented by counsel at all stages of the criminal process.  It is most important, however, that you assert this right when first confronted by a police officer.

We start work on the case as soon as we are retained.  We can appear with you at the time of your arraignment or even make arrangements with the police officers to surrender you on an arrest warrant.  We will be present with you at ALL stages of your criminal case, including pre-indictment investigation.

In our criminal cases, LMB focuses a great deal of time and investigation on search and seizure issues.  We have filed hundreds of Pretrial Motions and have had great success in having evidence suppressed so that the Commonwealth is prohibited from presenting that evidence at the time of trial.  In some cases, the charges are dismissed in that the Commonwealth is unable to proceed with its case without the evidence.