Criminal Defense.

An accusation is not a case. We move within hours — securing evidence, controlling the narrative, and holding the prosecution to its proof from the first call to the verdict, with discreet support from our corporate and employment colleagues when charges touch work.

1,200+Criminal matters defended in the last 10 years
40+Jury trials taken to verdict
24/7Arrest-line response, every day of the year

Overview

The first hours after an arrest decide more than the trial. Call us before you talk: we secure body-cam and scene evidence, manage contact with investigators, and start building the record the case will be won on.

Our work spans DUI and traffic offenses, white-collar allegations, appeals and record relief. We explain the exposure honestly — best case, worst case, likely case — and we never let a client accept a plea they don't understand.

White-collar matters rarely travel alone: a charge can carry regulatory, licensing and employment fallout. Our corporate and employment colleagues sit on the file from day one, under privilege, so the defense and its consequences are managed as one matter.

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The Criminal Defense team

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D. Rourke Hale

Senior Partner · Lead, Criminal Defense
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O. Tessa Grant

Partner · White-Collar
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J. A. Donovan

Partner · DUI & Traffic
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L. Petrova

Counsel · Appeals & Record Relief
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What the record says

They answered at 3 a.m. — and had a plan before the arraignment.
Client survey, 2025
Relentless on procedure — and procedure is where cases are quietly won.
Peer review panel, 2025

Recent work

Matters we're proud of

Dismissal

Felony charges dismissed after an unlawful-search challenge

Acquittal

Acquittal on all counts in a federal fraud trial

DUI

DUI reduced to a non-criminal disposition, license retained

Appeal

Conviction vacated on appeal and the record cleared

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