Criminal Law – The Sunwabe Law Firm

The Sunwabe Law Firm Is Here to Protect Your Future

The days after an arrest or a call from a detective implying that you are a suspect in a crime can be scary and stressful for both you and your loved ones. You may not have any idea what happens next, what actions you should take, what actions you should avoid, or what decisions you might need to make right away. Especially once you have been arrested, every day—every minute—that you do not take action can be detrimental to your case.

This is why your first decision should be who to retain as a criminal defense attorney. Criminal charges, whether they are misdemeanor or felony charges, put your reputation, your freedom, and your future on the line. When the stakes are that high, you do not want to take the risk of trusting someone who does not have the knowledge or experience to take on the justice system and win.

The Justice System Isn’t Always Fair—That’s Why You Need a Strong Defense

The justice system is supposed to be fair, but the reality is, it is not. We have phrases such as “innocent until proven guilty,” but the prosecution (in other words, the government) has more resources than the average person accused of a crime. The government has more freedom to investigate than you do when they hold you behind bars after the arrest. The government has more money and time to investigate and gather evidence against you. The government has more authority to find people, from expert witnesses to eyewitnesses, who can make claims against you in the courtroom. In fact, the prosecution’s case has started before you were even arrested, as law enforcement gathered the evidence needed to arrest you.

That is why you need a seasoned criminal defense attorney on your side. With compassion, experience, and dedication, the right criminal defense attorney will work with you to build a solid defense with evidence, creative strategy, and a deep understanding of how the system works and the nuances of the law. At The Sunwabe Law Firm, our legal team is prepared to put our heads together and start investigating your case, building your defense, and fighting to protect your rights the moment you make your decision to hire us.

How We Help

At The Sunwabe Law Firm, we take pride in being quickly responsive and thoroughly compassionate. We understand that what may seem like a basic question to us is a serious and unprecedented question in your life. That is why we will never refuse to answer your question or make you feel bad or silly for asking. If we do not have an immediate answer, you can be assured that we will find one and get back to you quickly.

Felonies & Misdemeanors

Felonies and misdemeanors carry significant consequences. We are committed to providing aggressive defense strategies to protect your future.

Drug & Weapons Charges

Drug and weapons charges can lead to severe penalties. Our team at Sunwabe Law will help you fight these charges and navigate complex legal defenses tailored to your situation.

Murder & Violent Charges

Facing murder or violent crime charges requires an experienced defense. We will thoroughly examine the evidence and build a strategy to challenge the prosecution’s case.

Theft & Burglary

Theft and burglary charges can have lasting impacts. Our team works diligently to identify flaws in the prosecution’s case and defend you effectively.

DUI & Traffic Law

DUI and traffic offenses carry heavy penalties. We will assess your case thoroughly to challenge charges and explore all possible defenses for a favorable outcome.

Driving While Suspended

Driving with a suspended license can lead to fines and further issues. We’ll work to reduce penalties and seek alternatives to restore your driving privileges.

Rely on The Sunwabe Law Firm

Just as important as our skillful and aggressive representation is our ability to communicate. Whether you are facing minor charges or ones that carry a lifetime stigma that you can never escape, the threat of a criminal conviction can leave you feeling anguish, fear, stress, and even panic. With no knowledge about what comes next in the process, and the constant worry about what happens if you are convicted, you naturally have a lot of questions that deserve answers. You certainly cannot rely on law enforcement to provide those answers. You can rely on us to provide them.

Our communication skills expand beyond just the client, however. To fully and boldly defend our clients, we must also work with prosecutors, judges, investigators, expert witnesses and other witnesses, law enforcement, and others. The legal team at The Sunwabe Law Firm prides ourselves on our clear, respectful, and professional ability to communicate with anyone and everyone involved in a case. We will fight fiercely to protect your rights and prove your innocence, but we will also demand the same respect and professionalism in communication from the others involved in your case.

Criminal Defense Representation

From the Moment of Arrest

Whether you call us after you have been arrested or after you have received a call or visit from a detective but not yet been arrested, we will begin our representation immediately upon being retained. We will listen to your account of what happened and allow that to guide our investigation. We will represent you in police interviews, ensuring you do not say anything that might incriminate you. We will also represent you in preliminary hearings and any other case matters that arise. This will allow us to protect your most important rights: the right to remain silent and the right to an attorney.

The Investigation Process

The prosecution will be investigating your case, looking for every shred of evidence they can find to claim you are guilty of the charges against you. We will be conducting our own investigation, and we will seek out every shred of evidence we can find that proves you are innocent of those charges. We will collect any evidence that bolsters your defense or reveals civil rights violations. If we find any evidence of police misconduct, we will aggressively fight to have the charges against you dropped.

We will interview witnesses to the alleged crime and character witnesses and prepare them for testifying during a trial, so that a jury has a complete picture. We will also file motions to keep you out of jail and at home while you await trial, whenever possible. This will also allow you more freedom to participate in your own defense, a key aspect of successfully fighting criminal charges.

Your Defense

We will use the information gathered during our investigation to build your defense. We will use the evidence to craft a story that explains what really happened, laying out the truth in a clear, concise manner that a jury of your peers will be able to understand. We will review the prosecution’s evidence and strategize how to leverage our own evidence to disprove their claims.

What if you did commit the crime? We can still represent you. If you are guilty of the offense you have been charged with, we will work with you to reveal the full truth of what took place. We will build a defense that helps a judge and jury understand why events unfolded the way they did, why you felt you had to do what you did, and why the court can trust that you will never do it again. We will do all we can to help you be able to put this mistake behind you one day.

Negotiations and/or Trial

Criminal charges tend to go one of three ways: they get dropped, they go to trial, or they get negotiated in a plea deal. Our first step will always be to try to get the charges dropped, whether that is with evidence that proves you did not commit the crime in question, evidence of police misconduct, or something else. If that fails, we are prepared to fiercely fight on your behalf in court, using all of our creativity, strategy, and legal knowledge to dismantle the prosecution’s case and persuade a judge or jury that you are not guilty of the charges against you.

We are also prepared to negotiate a plea deal for lighter charges or penalties if that is what is best for your case. We will always be honest with you about when a plea deal is your best option, explain why it is your best option, and ensuring that we have negotiated the best possible deal for you.

Resolution

Regardless of the final outcome, we will not simply walk away from you. We will walk you through the next steps, whether you are found not guilty or are convicted. If you are convicted, we will assist you with the appeals process. If you accept a plea deal, we will help you navigate what comes after that, including understanding any specific aspects such as community service requirements, probation or parole requirements, and any possibility of having the conviction eventually expunged. From the first moment you reach out to us until the case is resolved, you will never be alone.

Let Us Navigate the System With You

If you have been charged with a crime or think that you are about to be charged with a crime, don’t wait until it is too late. The Sunwabe Law Firm is just a phone call away.