Criminal Defense

Police officers have a very specific responsibility to the public. They need to be ready to intervene during a crime in progress. They also help investigate criminal activity so that they can arrest and help prosecute those who are responsible for genuine wrongdoing....

There are typically three main ways that accusations of domestic violence can affect someone in Missouri. The first is by damaging their reputation when the accusations occur on a social level and do not result in any kind of legal action. People can find themselves...

For the most part, Missouri has relatively firearm-friendly statutes. State law affords most adults the option of lawfully possessing a firearm. People can even obtain a concealed carry permit to have a handgun on their person in public. State law does not require a...

Allegations of healthcare fraud can prove devastating for licensed health care providers and their support staff. For those with state licensing, criminal allegations related to one's profession might cost them their professional licensing immediately because of...

In most cases where the state charges someone with a driving under the influence (DUI) infraction, the prosecutor's case largely relies on a chemical breath test. Evidence that someone had a blood alcohol concentration (BAC) over the legal limit can lead to criminal...

Certain forms of health care fraud are unquestionably illegal and unethical. For example, telling a patient they have a medical condition that they do not and then performing treatments on them or sedating them so that they think they will undergo treatment is an...

As you work your way through a criminal case for the first time, you may find yourself encountering a lot of terms you haven’t considered before. Since these are going to have such a massive impact on your future, it’s quite important that you know how they’re going...

Maybe someone committed an armed robbery at the business where you work, and you suffered a traumatic brain injury when they hit you in the side of the head with the firearm that they brandished. Perhaps you were on your way home from an unusually long day at work...

If you have endured physical abuse from someone you know or stalking from a total stranger who found you online, you may not feel safe going about your daily life anymore. Stalking and domestic violence can affect every aspect of your life, from your relationships to your employment. No one should feel unsafe just performing daily tasks because someone else…

Missouri prosecutors and police officers have always sought means to aggressively enforce drug prohibition laws. Even as social attitudes about drug abuse have changed, the laws in Missouri remain strict. In fact, enforcement has even intensified in some areas. Many families across Missouri have felt the sting of opiate, opioid and heroin addiction in recent years. The proliferation of synthetic…