Houston Criminal Defense Attorneys
Sharp & Driver::Houston Criminal Lawyers
Your future is at stake when you are arrested and charged with violating Texas criminal laws. A conviction may leave you with a criminal record that can affect your ability to find a job, limit your eligibility for government subsidized education loans and grants, and limit your ability to travel outside of the country. This is in addition to the penalties that courts may impose when you are sentenced. With so much at stake, you want the experienced criminal defense attorneys at Sharp & Driver fighting for your rights and freedom.
Penalties and Sentencing
The penalties a judge may impose for a conviction on a criminal charge include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Incarceration in prison or jail
- Probation
- Fines
- Community service
- Restitution
Because of the penalties an accused person is facing, the experts at Sharp & Driver, Attorneys at Law apply their knowledge of state and federal criminal laws and courtroom skills to fight for the dismissal or reduction of all charges.
Skilled Houston Criminal Lawyers
The criminal defense lawyers at Sharp & Driver put their acquired experience and intimate knowledge of criminal laws and courtroom procedure to work for you handling all levels of criminal cases throughout Texas, including the following:
- Administrative license revocation hearings
- Assault and aggravated assault
- Domestic violence
- Child abuse and child pornography
- Credit card abuse
- Criminal mischief
- Drug offenses: cocaine, controlled substances and marijuana charges
- DWI
- Expungement of records
- Federal crimes
- Federal drug charges
- Felony crimes
- Forgery
- Fraud and health care fraud
- Identity theft
- Internet crimes, including Internet sex crimes
- Misdemeanor crimes
- Murder: manslaughter, vehicular homicide and felony murder
- Sex crimes: sexual assault on a child, online solicitation of a minor and prostitution
- Theft crimes: burglary, robbery and shoplifting
- Violent crimes and weapons offenses
- White collar crimes: embezzlement and health care fraud
Criminal Lawyers Fighting for You
State and federal law enforcement agencies have large, publicly funded budgets and the latest technology at their disposal to aid them in investigating allegations of criminal wrongdoing. The evidence law enforcement agencies obtain is turned over to local district attorneys or, in the case of violations of federal law, to federal prosecutors.
The defense attorney you select to represent you must have the ability to build a defense strategy that can expose weaknesses in the prosecution case. At Sharp & Driver, we pride ourselves on our dedication to providing our clients with legal representation that is equal to the challenge of taking on the best prosecutors on the state or federal levels.
Professional, Aggressive Defense
The lawyers and staff at Sharp & Driver know the fear and anxiety a person charged with a crime experiences. This is why they take the time to keep you informed of the status of your case at all stages of the proceedings. Sharp & Driver understand that being approachable to answer questions is as much a part of the criminal defense process as is going to court. When your rights and freedom are at stake, you want a criminal defense lawyer who sees you as a person and not just as a case.
If you need a criminal defense attorney in Houston, contact Sharp & Driver, Attorneys at Law at 713-868-6100.
