Pennsylvania Criminal Defense

The escalation of a college campus sexual assault investigation often takes both the accused and their parent(s) by surprise. Your child may have even cooperated with their university’s investigators and campus police—and...

A holiday visit to a relative’s home can lead to you catching a drug charge — if police come through the door and find something in a shared room. Pennsylvania prosecutors can charge a houseguest under a constructive...

If a client has complained about your personal training sessions and a detective wants to talk to you, you may wonder whether you should agree to an interview. The answer? Usually not, at least not until you’ve spoken with a...

In short, yes, it is quite possible for a criminal charge to result from selling an annuity to an older client in Pennsylvania. But merely selling an annuity is not enough to cross that line. Instead, these types of cases usually...

The general public does not see the training, education, and regulatory hurdles veterinarians must meet. While the welfare of animals is a critical concern in veterinarians’ handling of controlled substances, these caregivers...

For churches and other nonprofit organizations, volunteers are crucial. They provide support and services that enable these organizations to function. For churches and other religious organizations, volunteers who help with child...

In-home caregivers have some of the most physically and emotionally demanding jobs. If a family accuses you of abusing their loved ones or neglecting them, these accusations tend to quickly move from complaints to criminal...

If you are facing imminent domestic violence charges, there are likely actions you can take now that can help prove your side of the story and protect your freedom. By preserving as much objective evidence as possible, you can...

Throughout Pennsylvania, parents and guardians who discipline their children are often forced to go through invasive police investigations and face severe criminal charges. One of the primary causes is that the line between legal...

When an executive or corporate officer discovers internal misconduct or fraud, the initial instinct might be to cover it up or simply hope that federal regulators and law enforcement never notice. Both strategies carry significant...

When someone is arrested and formally charged with a crime, the worst punishments often do not come from the criminal court. Instead, the most devastating consequences tend to come from the court of public opinion and the massive...

Ask someone how a criminal investigation begins, and they’ll probably mention a witness, a police report, or evidence left behind at the scene. But internet solicitation cases often work very differently. Police often create...

Breakups and divorces involve untangling a shared life. Beyond deciding who gets the lamp purchased at a street fair five years ago, couples are increasingly contending with unraveling their shared digital life. Breakups are often...

A Protection From Abuse order is a civil order, and that word “civil” misleads people every day. Violate a PFA in Pennsylvania in any way, and you are not facing a civil problem anymore. You are facing a criminal...

One Williamsport father recently learned how quickly child custody disputes can escalate and lead to serious criminal charges. Police quickly apprehended 35-year-old Douglas Goodwin after allegations that he lured his...

One morning, when Porcha Woodruff was getting her daughters ready for school, she was informed by law enforcement officers that she was being placed under arrest for carjacking. Woodruff, a nursing student who was eight months...

Pennsylvania has the second-highest percentage of its people on probation and parole in the country, after Georgia. The state also has the highest incarceration rate in the Northeast, supervising its citizens at one of the highest...

AI-powered smart glasses are no longer a futuristic novelty. They are becoming a real-world source of criminal investigations, arrests, and legal disputes. As wearable technology makes recording, photographing, and collecting...

The TAKE IT DOWN Act is federal law now — and the FTC started enforcing it in spring 2026. If you’re in Pennsylvania and facing charges tied to sharing intimate images without consent, the legal environment just got more...

A bill currently before the Pennsylvania Senate’s Judiciary Committee would increase the penalties for a number of crimes committed in violation of a protective order (PFA). For most crimes affected by the bill, the criminal...