Assault and fights
One night, many versions
An assault charge usually starts with one person's version of one bad night. We want to hear yours, and everyone else's.
Most assault cases come from a fight, a bar, a parking lot or an argument at home, and many turn on who started it and who was protecting themselves. That includes family-violence allegations, where the court can order you to stay away from your own house before anyone has heard your side. We represent the person who was charged.
Who started it
Witnesses and video often tell it differently than the report.
Self-defense
A person may protect themselves, and we look at whether that is what happened.
The conditions
Bond terms that keep you from home or work can be reviewed.
Charges we handle
Simple and aggravated assault
Family-violence allegations
Fights outside bars and at work
Self-defense claims
Bond conditions and no-contact orders
Charges tied to a weapon
How a case grows
How an assault case grows
Memories fade and videos disappear, so the first weeks carry the most weight.
Step 1: Roots
We get the 911 recording, the report and any camera footage, and talk to the people who saw it while they still remember.
Step 2: Trunk
We separate what is claimed from what can be shown, look at injuries and photographs, and decide whether self-defense or a different version is the strongest line.
Step 3: Branches
We talk with the prosecutor, ask to change bond conditions that are hurting your work or your family, and take the case to trial when that is the right call.
Step 4: Shade
A closed case can still leave a record. We explain what stays, what can be sealed, and what any outcome means for work, a license or a firearm.
Right now
What helps, and what hurts
In the first days after a fight or an accusation, small choices decide a lot.
Keep every message
Texts, calls and photos from before and after. Don't delete anything, even what looks bad.
Keep your distance
If the court set conditions, follow them exactly. Even a friendly message can be used against you.
Write it down once
Write what happened for us only, with times and names. Then stop retelling it to others.
Skip the social media
Posts about the night, the person or the case get read by the other side.
Questions
Asked about fights and assault
Can I go home?
Maybe not. If the court set no-contact conditions, you must follow them even if you live there. We can ask the judge to change them.
The other person wants to drop it. Does that end it?
Not by itself. The prosecutor decides whether to continue, and may continue without that person's help. We explain how this works for your case.
I only defended myself.
Then tell us exactly how it happened, and who was where. Self-defense depends on details, and we'll check them against any video and witnesses.
Arrested after a fight?
Call us before anyone else asks you what happened. We'll listen first.