For Criminal Defense, Call Anthony Parlatore and John Leonard in Setauket
At the Suffolk County law firm of Anthony M. Parlatore, Attorney at Law, a significant portion of our practice involves advising and representing people charged with serious crimes. We can evaluate the evidence against you, consider your past criminal record, if any, and find ways to resolve your problem while protecting you from punishment. Whether your best alternative involves negotiation with the prosecutor or presenting your defense to a jury, we can help you.
Contact our office in Setauket to learn how our criminal defense lawyers can help you confront serious charges, including such serious offenses as:
- Assault, aggravated assault or domestic violence
- Weapons offenses such as unlawful possession of a gun or use of a weapon in a crime
- Property crimes such as auto theft, burglary or larceny
- Drug possession and distribution charges
- DWI, BWI and other New York drunk driving or alcohol-related charges
- Restraining order violations
- Motor vehicle offenses and license suspension problems
- Juvenile offenses from underage drinking or truancy to allegations of gang activity
Our starting point is the evidence against you in light of the presumption of innocence that demands that the DA prove the case beyond a reasonable doubt. If there are weaknesses in the case against you, we'll find them and work toward a dismissal or reduction of the charges. Our broad goal is to minimize your exposure to jail or other punishment to the greatest extent possible under the facts and the law.
Our criminal defense attorneys represent adults, students and juvenile offenders
While an arrest on serious charges will present problems for anybody, college and university students need to consider two factors beyond the pressure of the immediate criminal allegations: the effect of an arrest or conviction on your future academic and professional career, and the difficulties you might face today before the university authorities.
We can help with both problems. The strategy we adopt and apply in your criminal case will be the one most likely to keep your career aspirations on track. Meanwhile, we can help protect your scholarship, your access to student housing, and your academic standing.
The best time to get started on your defense is right away — the longer your case continues without a proactive criminal defense attorney on your side, the more committed to the original charges the prosecution is likely to be. For more information about the scope of our criminal defense practice, contact the law firm of Anthony M. Parlatore in Setauket.