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You were stopped a few blocks from a school, and now the paperwork says something about a “school zone.” Suddenly a drug charge you thought you understood feels heavier, and no one has told you plainly why. Where you were standing when police made contact should not change who you

Most people who are charged with domestic violence in Philadelphia think of the PFA — the Protection From Abuse order — as the thing they are fighting. They focus on the hearing, the restrictions, the no-contact provision. And while a PFA is serious in its own right, it is the

You went to a cookout. You watched the fireworks. You had a few drinks and decided you were fine to drive home. Now you are sitting in the back of a police cruiser with a DUI arrest on your record — and the 4th of July has turned into the

You are on probation. You thought the hard part was behind you — the arrest, the charges, the sentencing. You have been doing your best to comply. But now something has gone wrong. Maybe you missed a meeting with your probation officer. Maybe you tested positive on a drug test.

A theft charge in Philadelphia can mean a lot of things. It can mean a teenager caught shoplifting at a Center City retail store. It can mean a felony robbery charge that carries decades in prison. It can mean a burglary charge filed against someone who was in the wrong

You’ve been charged with drug possession in Philadelphia. Maybe it was a traffic stop that turned into something far more serious than you expected. Maybe police showed up at your home. Maybe you were at the wrong place at the wrong time and now your name is on a criminal