Pulled over for drunk driving in Ohio? Almost everyone has legal problems in their lives. Pull to the side, safely, using your turn signal, and if at possible to a lit area. Keep your hands on the wheel so that law enforcement can always see them. Only get the information he asks for, WHEN he asks [...]
Both the Federal and State Constitutions endow every citizen with fundamental rights. These include the right to be free from illegal search and seizure, the right against self-incrimination, and the right to the assistance of counsel. An experienced Ohio criminal defense attorney is charged with the duty of protecting the rights of his or her [...]
Facing prosecution or under investigation? Be extremely aware that what you have posted on any social network is more often than not, making into courtrooms all over Ohio, as well as the rest of the country. It’s not just teens that are posting incriminating information. Pictures of an innocent mom’s night out with wine has [...]
Fraud. Deception. Misrepresentation. Destruction of property. Property theft for personal gain. Falsehoods. Trickery. All of this and more is considered "white collar crime" and is usually committed by salaried business, finance, and public professionals. These crimes are committed a thousand different ways including mail, telephone, fire, insurance, and internet. There is bankruptcy fraud, insurance fraud, [...]
First of all, if you think you are suspected of any involvement in criminal activity, contact a criminal defense attorney in Ohio. Protecting your Constitutional Rights is paramount and innocent or not, law enforcement is going to try to convict you. At the beginning of their investigation, they and the prosecutors will already be convinced [...]
Father of teen jailed for Facebook terroristic threat talks to CNN Justin Carter, the 19-year old teen charged with terroristic threat on Facebook, is on suicide watch after being jailed since February 14th. His father, Jack Carter, joined New Day to defend his son against the charges, while acknowledging that he understood why law enforcement had to [...]
White Collar Crimes: Usually crimes that happen in a business setting that include embezzlement, identity fraud, forgery, embezzlement, tax evasion, extortion, engaging in corrupt activity, insurance fraud, medicaid fraud and computer offenses and are non-violent. Charged with a white-collar crime, naturally the prosecution will be taking the case seriously. The most important thing for you is [...]
My role as your Ohio Criminal Defense Attorney is to gather evidence in your case, something I give a lot of attention to. Due to Criminal Rule 16, I am able to force the government to turn over all the material evidence, whether it will hurt your case or help it. The Prosecutor will have [...]
Social Media (Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, SnapChat, MySpace, Google+) could be used as an incredible force to do good works. Think about it; everyone has the ability to stand on their own soapbox and influence thousands - sometimes millions of people. Ideas are shared. Information is gained. Messages are communicated. One sided opinions expressed. The use of [...]
The Steubenville, Ohio case. Everyone, it seems, knows all about it at this point. It was unknown until it came to national attention and was "trending" in every social media outlet there is. There were videos, photos, posts, hashtag trends on twitter and more of an underage girl that was allegedly sexually assaulted at a [...]