I'll Fight Aggressively to Keep Your Kid Out of Adult Court
Spokane, Washington, Juvenile Crime Defense Lawyer
As the parent of a teenager or adolescent charged with a juvenile offense, you already know what it can mean to your child's promising future. Your primary goal — perhaps your only goal — right now is to make sure that your child is not charged as an adult.
A Stupid Juvenile Crime Committed at 13 Shouldn't Ruin a Life at 25
I am Bryan P. Whitaker, Attorney at Law. I handle juvenile offender cases with a single strategy: to minimize the impact of the child's behavior on his or her adult future. That means fighting aggressively and using every legal option to influence the judge that your child belongs in juvenile court rather than trying the case in adult court.
In addition to fighting to preserve a promising future, I also work aggressively to minimize the jail time and penalties that can result from the juvenile offense. I believe that keeping a kid with the family and in school is the best option for society. By using my experience to negotiate effectively with prosecutors and dealing with juvenile court judges, I am often able to find alternative programs that avoid jail.
Sexual Assault • Drug Charges • Vandalism • Assault • Arson • Murder
By keeping the juvenile crime in the juvenile court system and reducing the penalty, I can sometimes find a way to make the conviction appear less damaging on a juvenile record. For example, a male juvenile sex offender convicted of indecent liberties is likely to suffer less damage to his future than he would if his record showed a conviction for child molestation.
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I work hard on your child's behalf because I believe that we are all better off when a youth has an opportunity to fulfill a promising future. Contact me to schedule an opportunity to meet with your family about how I can help.
