September 11, 2026 | Uncategorized
One of the hardest parts of being a criminal defense lawyer is helping someone make a decision when there may not be a clearly right answer. I can review the discovery, investigate the case, talk to witnesses, evaluate the law and give my client my opinion about what I think he should do. Sometimes I […]
Read moreSeptember 10, 2026 | Alabama Law
Finding out that your child was questioned by the police without you being there is something no parent expects. It raises serious concerns about whether your child’s rights were respected and whether anything they said could be used against them later as a criminal defendant. The short answer is that Alabama law allows police to […]
Read moreSeptember 4, 2026 | Drug Crimes
While marijuana laws have loosened in many parts of the country, Alabama still treats possession as a serious criminal offense. Under state law, a conviction can potentially lead to time in jail on top of fines and other consequences. If you are facing charges in Birmingham, learning about what the law says and what options […]
Read moreSeptember 4, 2026 | Uncategorized
One of the first things clients want after hiring me is the discovery. Sometimes they expect that because they hired a lawyer today, I should have all of the evidence in the case tomorrow. Unfortunately, it doesn’t work that way. What we receive and when we receive it can vary considerably depending on where the […]
Read moreAugust 31, 2026 | DUI
If police pull you over for suspected DUI in Alabama, what you say and do during the stop may later be used as evidence. An officer may ask about alcohol consumption, request field sobriety tests, search for evidence, or ask you to take a breath test. Drivers have legal obligations during a traffic stop, but […]
Read moreAugust 26, 2026 | Criminal Defense
Federal criminal cases work differently from state cases, and the difference tends to start before anyone is even arrested. By the time federal charges are filed, the government has often been investigating for months or even years. That’s why understanding the investigation process matters so much. The choices you make during a federal investigation can […]
Read moreAugust 25, 2026 | Uncategorized
One of the expectations we sometimes have to work through with a new client is pretty simple: “I hired an attorney, so now my case should be dismissed.” I understand why someone would hope for that, and there are certainly cases where a dismissal is exactly the outcome we are working toward. But there are […]
Read moreAugust 20, 2026 | Criminal Law
A lot of what we deal with in criminal defense starts with a mistake. In my experience, the majority of my clients are good people. They have families, careers, responsibilities, and people who depend on them. They aren’t people who wake up in the morning planning to commit a crime. More often, they made a […]
Read moreAugust 14, 2026 | Criminal Law
When somebody walks into my office charged with a crime, I’m not there to decide whether they’re a good person or a bad person. People make mistakes. Good people make bad decisions. People also get accused of things they didn’t do, and sometimes what actually happened is a lot more complicated than the first version […]
Read moreJuly 23, 2026 | Drug Crimes
Drug charges are among the most frequently prosecuted offenses in Alabama, and they range from simple possession of a small amount of marijuana to serious felony trafficking cases. Understanding how Alabama defines and punishes each of these crimes is the first step toward understanding the charge you or a loved one may be facing as […]
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