Committed to Protecting Your Rights
Criminal Defense Lawyer
We will sit down with you to address your concerns and give you an honest legal opinion of your case. We prepare you for every step of the process and we will do everything ethically possible to keep you out of jail.
Trial lawyers Duke George and Dan Joseph have handled every type of criminal defense case in 95-plus years of practice, from traffic cases to first degree murder, and all types of drug and sex offense cases.
Mr. George and Mr. Joseph have the respect of area judges, and have significant experience with the police and prosecutors throughout western Pennsylvania.
We Will Fight to Improve Your Situation
We explore all grounds to get your case dismissed or exclude certain witnesses or evidence. We expose weaknesses in the prosecution’s case that lead to favorable plea offers or reasonable doubt for a jury. And we can often soften the impact of a conviction or plea by convincing the court to defer jail time. We recognize the catastrophic effect of a felony conviction on your life, and do our very best to avoid that.
We will fight for you and aggressively guard your rights as guaranteed by the Pennsylvania and United States Constitutions.
Violent Crimes
We attack every part of the prosecution’s case to get charges dismissed or create reasonable doubt for the jury. We never take the police report at face value. Our investigators can re-interview prosecution witnesses and check into their backgrounds. Are they lying to protect their own skin? Were they offered a deal in exchange for testimony? Are there new witnesses the police ignored or failed to find? Does the alleged victim have a motivation to make false accusations?
We have the forensic evidence re-examined by independent experts. We explore all possible defenses (self-defense, provocation, mistaken identity, false statements). And we take a close look at whether the authorities had probable cause for your arrest and the search warrants used in the case. We believe that the more serious the charges, the more critical it is to demand that the criminal justice system honor your constitutional rights.
Whatever charges you face, we are prepared to take up your cause.