CRIMINAL DEFENSE
The criminal justice system can be bewildering and frightening. Whether you are charged with a serious offense, threatened with prosecution, or summoned as a witness, you need a powerful advocate to defend you and your constitutional rights.
After seven years as a state and federal public defender, Jeffery Robinson started his criminal defense practice at SGB in 1988. Since then, SGB's Criminal Defense Division has provided top-quality representation for individuals and corporations facing criminal investigation or prosecution. Our long track record of successful results is based on exceptionally thorough investigation, vigorous preparation, excellent legal analysis and trial work, and well-respected negotiation skills that help settle cases. The results of this approach have made SGB one of the leading criminal defense firms in the Pacific Northwest.
Our clients are:
- Corporations, executives, and other professionals in a broad range of white collar criminal investigations and/or internal investigations
- Individuals accused of serious criminal offenses, including homicide, serious assaults, racketeering, and drug offenses
- Healthcare professionals and institutions being investigated for fraud or misconduct involving the provision of medical services or billing for services
- Judges, prosecutors and other lawyers accused of criminal conduct
Experience shows us that, despite this broad range of situations, most clients have similar concerns. Can we convince the government that I did not commit a crime? Can I avoid being arrested and held in jail? What will happen as the case goes forward? Am I better served by going to trial or by trying to negotiate a plea bargain?
Our thorough approach to investigation, preparation, trial presentation, and negotiations has helped us obtain successful resolutions to these issues, even in cases where prosecutors have described evidence as “airtight.” These resolutions include decisions not to file charges, dismissal of charges, “not guilty” verdicts, other favorable outcomes at trial, and plea bargains that minimize consequences for our clients.
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