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Don't let prosecutors hide the ball

​Clients often ask something to the effect of “why is the DA so mad at me?”  The short answer is that he/she isn’t.  The District Attorney is an elected official that has several Assistant District Attorneys (ADAs) working for him/her.  Each of these ADAs has somewhere around 250-300 cases.  With that many cases, you aren’t a name to the ADA, you’re a number.  The ADA assigned to your case isn’t mad at yo [...]

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​The United States Declaration of Independence states “. . . That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed."  In his famous Gettysburg Address, Abraham Lincoln exhorted the American people “that we here highly resolve that these dead shall not have died in vain—that this nation, under God, shall have a new birth of freedom—and that government of the people, by the people, for the p [...]

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As an attorney, I strive  to remain neutral and detached when providing information about changes to Oklahoma criminal law.  Sometimes it's simply impossible to do so.  Last November the people of Oklahoma voted for the passage of State Question 780, which reduces all simple drug possession charges to a misdemeanor.  Not content to accept the will of the people, two state senators have authored bills to amend the newly passed law.  The bills proposed are SB256 and SB398. [...]

A DUI is a very serious offense, and Oklahoma courts do not take these matters lightly. Even if this is your first offense, the punishments are no less serious. They still come with a number of criminal and administrative penalties that can only be resolved with the help of a DUI defense lawyer.So what may you expect when you've been charged with your first DUI?Your license will be suspended for 30 days following your first DUI arrest, unless you have contested the charges in an administrative [...]

If you've recently been charged with DUI, you may not believe that you need a DUI defense lawyer. Once the damage has been done, many people believe that they have no hope of making things right. But the reality is that the average person will drive under the influence about 80 times before receiving a DUI, and you may have just been in the wrong place at the wrong time.You don't need a lawyer to plead guilty to a DUI charge, but whether or not you were intoxicated, you have options to el [...]

I'd like to take a moment to wish everyone a merry Christmas and a happy new year.  Don't forget the reason for the season folks.  Give generously and forgive quickly.  The holidays are a season of hope.  No matter how bad your circumstances are, all is not lost.  Life will go on and things will get better.  Never give up. [...]