CRIMINAL DEFENSE

Areas of practice:

Felonies (all types), Misdemeanors (all types); including DWI/DUI, Assault, Drug Charges, Aggravated Assault, Domestic Violence, White Collar Crimes, Theft, Property Crimes, Murder, Intoxication Assault, Felony DWI, Sexual Offenses, Credit/Debit Card Abuse.

Develop a Strategy:

Criminal defendants start their case behind the eight ball. Often times, before they are ever informed of a case against them, the Government has already formed an opinion, gathered evidence to support that opinion, and developed a strategy to convincingly present their side of the story.  It is imperative that citizens accused of crimes hire someone fight to ensure that their story is told, and that fight needs to start right away. Citizens accused of crimes are well served by having an attorney who will gather ALL the evidence in a case, will look at it critically and will develop a strategy to present such evidence in the best possible light.

The Barton Law Firm has experience evaluating cases and developing strategies that work.

Advocate For Your Interests:

All criminal cases have a range of punishments, and sometimes that range is quite broad.  Prosecutors have discretion in their offers for plea bargained cases. Similarly, juries and judges have discretion in the degree of punishment to assign if an individual is found guilty.  Criminal defendants need an Attorney like Matt Barton who can advocate for the best solution given the facts.

Many criminal defendants have circumstances that call for special treatment.  If they don’t have an attorney advocating for their interest, the government might never know why their case is different or worthy of special consideration.

Representing yourself in a criminal case is generally permitted, but is rarely advised.  Criminal defendants need a detached advocate, that is, a person separated from the incident, someone the prosecutor, judge or jury does not want to punish.  The Barton Law Firm has experience evaluating cases, developing a thorough defense so that his clients are seen as real people.

Assess Your Case:

Some defendants want their case settled with a plea agreement. Defendants need an attorney who knows the value of a case, and who will fight hard to ensure that the case is pled at the appropriate level of punishment.