Plainfield Municipal Court Lawyers

Plainfield Municipal Court Charges

Our Plainfield municipal court lawyers help clients with cases involving:

Traffic Tickets

Our New Jersey criminal lawyers represent clients charged with a Plainfield traffic violation if the client lives in Plainfield, lives in New Jersey, or are out-of-state residents. Our representation includes drivers needing a commercial driving license to earn a living.  A traffic ticket conviction often means points on your driving record, substantial fines, increased insurance premiums, and the possible suspension of your license. Some of the traffic violations we handle (we defend every possible charge) include:

• • Speeding

• • Reckless Driving

• • Distracted Driving

• • Tailgating

• • Failing to Report an Accident

• • Driving without Insurance

DWI Charges

Driving While Intoxicated (DWI) and Driving under the Influence (DUI) are serious offenses. A conviction can mean jail time, loss of license, and heavy fines. Second, third, and subsequent offenses only increase the consequences. Our defense lawyers employ strong defenses to DWI charges, such as:

• • Challenging the basis for the stop

• • Contesting the field sobriety tests

• • Disputing any incriminating statements

• • Arguing that any breath or blood tests are invalid.

Drug Possession Charges 

In municipal court cases, drug cases involve drug possession, use, or influence of controlled dangerous substances, possession of specific prescription drugs, and possession of drug paraphernalia. Other drug crimes that are handled in municipal court include improper discarding of syringes or hypodermic needles and other regulated offenses. Crimes that involve the selling, distribution, and trafficking of drugs are handled at the County level or the federal level. Drugs that involve large amounts or quantities are also handled at a higher level. Our firm provides representation for drug possession charges at all levels.

Common drug crime defenses include questioning the seizure of the drugs, determining what type of drug was involved, distinguishing between using and selling, and other factual and legal defenses.

Other types of municipal court crimes

Our lawyers handle many other types of municipal court cases, including charges for theft, bad checks, resisting arrest, lewdness, harassment, and boating regulation violations.

The prosecution has skilled lawyers who fight hard to get a conviction. Our lawyers are not afraid to contest the assertions of prosecution attorneys. We understand that the trial must be able to prove each element of its case beyond a reasonable doubt and that all defendants are presumed innocent.  We work aggressively to investigate the facts and to explore all the legal defenses.