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When looking to hire a criminal defense attorney, you need to look for one who is going to be open to you and willing to look at your case with fresh eyes.

How often you will meet with your attorney will depend on you, your attorney and the jurisdiction in which you were charged.

My unequivocal advice to people is to hire an attorney as soon as possible. There are so many traps that can really put you in a much worse position than you otherwise would have been.

An aggressive pre-charge investigation will depend on how soon you know that there is a law enforcement investigation underway.

The federal criminal code does not criminalize possession of drug paraphernalia. However, possession of drug paraphernalia can and has been seen as circumstantial evidence of a defendant’s intent in a drug conspiracy case.

In federal court, the Bail Reform Act says that all offenses (with the exception of capital cases i.e., capital murder and death penalty cases) are presumed to be bondable

You will most likely be arraigned before you are released from jail. An arraignment is basically the first formal appearance in the court to make sure that you understand

It depends on the jurisdiction. Federal cases are typically resolved in less than a year unless the case goes to trial or has complex pre-trial discovery or suppression issues.

At least 95% of cases end up pleading because it’s a certain outcome and, frankly, it’s less expensive and time-consuming.

All of those terms are defined by statute, in the case law, and also in jury instructions. Generally speaking, these definitions are uniform between federal and state.