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New Jersey's Premier Criminal Defense LawyerProposed Legislation for New Jersey Expungement
Great news! On May 7, 2015 the New Jersey Senate Judiciary Committee reported favorably upon legislation which would shorten expungement of criminal convictions. In addition this proposed legislation will permit Drug Court graduates to expunge their entire criminal...
read moreConditional Dismissal Program for New Jersey Municipal Courts
New Jersey’s Pretrial Intervention Program (PTI) offers first-time offenders an opportunity to avoid criminal prosecution through the criminal court system. If accepted into the PTI program, a defendant will not be prosecuted, can avoid going to jail, can avoid a...
read moreConditional Discharge for First-Time Misdemeanor Drug Possession
A first-time arrest for a small possession of marijuana or hash can be a frightening experience: will you have to go to jail? Pay an expensive fine? Have a permanent criminal record? Will your employer find out and, if so, will your boss understand or fire you?...
read moreMegan’s Law in New Jersey
Megan’s Law is a colloquial name for U.S. laws that require law enforcement to make information regarding registered sex offenders available to the public. In New Jersey’s Megan’s Law, certain sex offenders must register on an Internet registry. Based upon the...
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