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September 08, 2017

How to Protect Your Children From The Law

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It’s hard to let your children go out on their own. You worry for their safety and want them to stay out of trouble but just never know what will happen. Whether you have a good kid that was in the wrong place at the wrong time or they really screwed up, you still want to ensure they can move past it. Preventing jail time and thousands of dollars in fines is a tough job — having an experienced criminal defense lawyer matters.

Protecting Your Children From Legal Repercussions

DUI, Traffic Accidents & More

Make sure to talk to your teenage and young adult children about what to do if they get into a legal situation. They need to stay calm, silent, and call you, the parents, first. Then, you will call the lawyers who will get to your child before they start to talk. If found guilty, the consequences for the charges below can range from a small fine to thousands of dollars and a lengthy stay in prison.

  • Drinking and driving
  • DUI/DWI
  • Traffic accidents
  • Hit-and-run
  • Evading an officer
  • Vehicular manslaughter
  • Felony murder
  • Child endangerment
  • Drugs/driving under the influence
  • Boating and sailing under the influence

Drug Charges

A great criminal defense lawyer understands the importance of the right defense strategy when it comes to drug charges, and will work to protect you and your family’s future. We research every aspect of the case to ensure the protection of our clients’ constitutional rights. The following charges require hiring a great criminal defense attorney experienced in the investigation and defense of drug charges.

  • Possession
  • Trafficking
  • Manufacturing
  • Sale/distribution
  • Intent to sell/distribute
  • Cultivation
  • Marijuana/pot
  • Crack, cocaine
  • Heroin
  • Methamphetamines
  • Ecstasy
  • Prescription drugs
  • Meth labs
  • Special charges

If you or someone you know need legal assistance in Kansas or Missouri, contact us today at (816) 875-0470!