Domestic Violence Defense Lawyer in Fort Lauderdale

If you live in the Fort Lauderdale area and were arrested after accusations of domestic violence or after the police responded to an alleged domestic dispute, your entire future may be in jeopardy. If you would like the best opportunity of avoiding a criminal conviction and serious penalties for domestic violence, it is important to act immediately and discuss the matter with a Fort Lauderdale violent crime defense lawyer.

You have legal rights that should be preserved and freedom that needs to be protected. An attorney at our firm can provide you with the help you need, no matter the particular circumstances of your charges.

Experienced Defense for Domestic Violence

"Domestic violence" may include various specific criminal offenses committed between family members, cohabitants (people who live together) or people who are or were in a romantic relationship. Some specific examples include assault and battery, stalking, harassment, spousal rape, kidnapping and any other offense that results in injury or death.

A defendant in Fort Lauderdale may face mandatory jail time, fines, probation and participation in a 26 to 29-week Batterers Intervention Program, as well as a criminal conviction on his or her record that cannot be sealed or expunged. A defendant may also lose the right to own a firearm.

Fort Lauderdale Domestic Violence Attorney

When you consider the serious penalties associated with a domestic violence conviction and the fact that the prosecuting attorney will have the sole discretion in determining whether to press charges (even when the victim does not wish to) it is easy to see why involving an experienced attorney is so important. Your lawyer may be the only person standing between you and a jail cell, not to mention an entirely changed life.

Contact a Fort Lauderdale domestic violence defense attorney at our law offices for a free, confidential review of your case.