Criminal Lawyer in Allentown, Pennsylvania
Criminal Trial Attorney — Felony Defense Pennsylvania
If you or someone in your family is facing serious felony charges, such as murder, robbery, burglary, theft, arson, sexual or aggravated assault, weapons violations, drug offenses, or fraud, put a veteran criminal defense lawyer on your side.
Since 1979, Dennis Charles and Fredrick Charles have successfully defended persons facing the most serious state and federal criminal charges. Contact their Allentown law offices for a free consultation.
Extensive Criminal Law Experience
When your freedom, future, and life are on the line, experience matters. As an attorney certified to defend and try Pennsylvania death penalty cases (capital murder), Dennis Charles has the legal training, practical experience, and strategic insight to develop and present your strongest possible defense to major felony charges. He has won two of only three "not guilty by reason of insanity" jury verdicts ever recorded in the history of Lehigh County, Pennsylvania. He has also appeared on the nationally syndicated Arts and Entertainment (A & E) Network television show "American Justice" with Bill Curtis, for his defense work.
Defense attorney Fredrick Charles, who has his own law practice in the same location as Dennis Charles, served as the Chief Lehigh County Public Defender for more than 10 years, where he oversaw more than 20,000 criminal defense cases. He is also former Chief Solicitor of Lehigh County.
Commitment to Positive Results in Felony Defense Cases
With a commitment to achieving the best results possible for clients no matter what criminal charges they are facing, veteran defense attorneys Dennis Charles and Fredrick Charles provide thorough, effective professional legal representation in cases involving:
- Murder, homicide, or manslaughter
- Aggravated assault
- Weapons offenses
- Sexual assault, statutory rape, or other sex offenses
- Drug crimes, including drug possession, conspiracy, drug distribution/trafficking, and drug manufacturing
- White collar crimes, such as fraud, money laundering, racketeering, or embezzlement
- Kidnapping or carjacking
- Property crimes from burglary and theft to arson
- Juvenile crimes
National Attention for Acquittal of Juvenile Client
Among his professional accomplishments, Allentown criminal defense lawyer Dennis Charles obtained an acquittal for a juvenile client in a multiple homicide case that received national media coverage. Attorney Charles has appeared on the nationally syndicated Arts & Entertainment Network television program "American Justice," as well as "Court TV" and "AM Philadelphia," opposite Nancy Grace, for his successful insanity defense of his client. His case was also covered by CNN, ABC, CBS, and he has been the subject of a front page feature article in the Philadelphia Inquirer dealing with the defense of legal insanity in Pennsylvania.
Protecting Your Rights, Defending Your Future
Pennsylvania criminal defense attorneys Dennis Charles and Fredrick Charles work closely with their felony defense clients and will make sure that you fully understand your legal options. They will protect and defend your legal rights at every stage of your case to eliminate as much of your exposure to punishment as possible.
While many felony cases can be resolved on satisfactory terms prior to trial, Dennis Charles and Fredrick Charles have the legal training and professional experience to persuasively present your defense to a jury whenever it serves your interests. For additional information about their experience with the successful defense of serious felony charges, contact their Allentown law offices.