Criminal Defense

After being convicted of a crime, many offenders go to prison to serve their sentence. But after a certain amount of time, many of these offenders are eligible for parole. In Oklahoma, parole can be a bit of a tricky process. It’s important to have a lawyer on your team…

Thriller movies and cop shows are filled with people claiming “self-defense” after a crime, but how often does that really happen? If you really were acting in self-defense, is that a sufficient way to be found innocent? How complicated of a claim is it to prove? In this blog, we’ll…

Social services in Oklahoma exist to protect children from abuse and neglect.  Everyone throughout Oklahoma has a responsibility to report known abuse or neglect instances. But the big question for these individuals who report such behavior is: what happens after I report someone? This blog will answer your many questions…

It seems like people are often quick to brush off misdemeanor charges as no big deal. After all, it’s not a felony, right?! Wrong.  Misdemeanor charges in Oklahoma can range from assault to breaking an entering to DUI to theft -- and more. Just because those charges aren’t as serious…

So, you’ve been arrested and convicted of a crime, but you’ve done your time and even gotten an expungement -- or wiping your record clean of said criminal charges. But what does that mean for you going forward?  Expungements can make life easier for you in many ways, including providing more…

If the $100 fine you could get for texting and driving in Oklahoma doesn’t scare you, perhaps the statistics surrounding distracted driving will.  Forty-eight states have enacted laws that ban texting while driving, and for good reason. Oklahoma was the 46th state to enact such a ban. Missouri and Montana…

Law enforcement within Canadian County, Oklahoma has established a task force dedicated to catching predators and protecting children online. This task force, with help from Canadian County’s Sheriff’s Department, relies on tips from concerned citizens as well as investigators who pose as minors on various social media networks. Arrests have…

In the past few years, several Oklahoma residents have been arrested for soliciting minors online. The Canadian County Sheriff’s Department has established a task force dedicated to ferreting out predators who solicit underage people online for sexual encounters. Using undercover deputies as decoys, the Canadian County Sheriff’s Department creates profiles…