Chicago Juvenile Crime Attorney

Defending Juveniles Charged With Criminal Offenses

Young people can become involved in activities or bad company that leads to being accused of a serious crime; they do not have the years of life and experience to bring good judgment. If your son or daughter has been arrested and charged with a crime, a Chicago criminal defense lawyer from Goldman & Associates here to help you and to defend them aggressively. As many criminal offenses will affect their future opportunities, ability to work at quality jobs, or even their freedom, it is an urgent matter that you contact us quickly after any such arrest. We believe that young people should be treated with the utmost concern and fairness and will take every defense action possible to ameliorate the damage to young people accused of criminal acts.

Juvenile Defense Lawyer in Chicago

The court system tends to treat young people differently, even when convicted. That is only when they remain in the juvenile court system, however. In some serious crimes, the prosecutor will try to get the case moved to adult criminal court, which is extremely dangerous. As the juvenile system is focused upon rehabilitating the young person, the adult system has heavy punishments and a high rate of recidivism. This is where the young person will meet the most hardened criminals and certainly their lives will take a drastic turn, and likely destroy their future prospects and hopes. We will immediately challenge any action that is geared to move the case to adult court as our first order of business.

Even a first time DUI can have a very negative impact on a young person's future. They will lose their driver's license, and their criminal record will reflect the DUI conviction, which in the current job market can be a serious problem when seeking employment. We are concerned with the future of your child, and take every action we can to help them to seek to avoid punishment. We are committed to our clients and urge you to contact us at once if your child is facing criminal charges, whether related to a drug crime, violent crime, theft crime or other legal problem.

Contact a Chicago juvenile defense lawyer from our firm at once if your child has been arrested.