Under New Jersey law, there are multiple drug offenses a person caught with narcotics may face. For example, if a person is apprehended near a park, they may not only be charged with possession with the intent to distribute but also with intent to distribute near a public park. This…
Sexual Assault Defense Lawyers in Union County New Jersey A former high school art teacher was arrested this week on charges of sexually assaulting a student. The incidents underlying the charges occurred in 2015. The accused, Joshua Green, 33, taught at Mahwah High School until the end of the school…
Elizabeth NJ Car Burglary Defense Attorney A car burglary involving some very unique facts recently occurred in Elizabeth New Jersey. The victim was a judge whose car was broken into and three guns stolen from the vehicle. You may ask: Why would a municipal judge have a need to keep…
Homicide Defense Lawyers in Union County Rosendo Salomon Gomez-Serpa, an undocumented immigrant once deported to Guatemala, was residing in Elizabeth. In the early morning hours of April 9, 2016, Gomez-Serpa, 25, got into an argument with Mario Ortiz, 30, in the parking lot of the Imperial Latino Lounge in Elizabeth. During…
Union County Detention Hearing Defense Lawyers They say that truth is often stranger than fiction. This case seems to that prove principle correct once again. A tavern owner in Elizabeth was accused this week of biting his girlfriend during a fight. After a court appearance, the judge released the tavern…
Plainfield NJ Endangering the Welfare of a Child Defense Lawyer Former Prosecutors That Defend Child Cruelty & Endangering Charges in Union County New Jersey In a truly bizarre case that calls into question the mental stability of a preschool administrator came to light last week. It appears that the Director…
Trespass Charges in Union County New Jersey Contact Our Former Prosecutors For Assistance Defending Your Trespass Offense Union County Family Court Judge Theresa Mullen found herself on the other side of the bench this week and was found guilty of trespass. This unusual case began a year ago when Mullen sued…
Elizabeth New Jersey Aggravated Manslaughter Defense Lawyers Former County Prosecutors That Are Accomplished In Defending Union County Weapon Charges Abdul Ward, an alleged gang member, was prowling Plainfield on March 2, 2015, in search for a rival gang leader. Upon finding him, Ward started shooting. In a nearby convenience store,…
On Thursday, February 22, former inmates who served time at the Edna Mahan Correctional Facility for Women, a facility in Union Township, testified before the New Jersey State Senate – they had an unsettling story to tell. The former inmates who served time at Mahan, the only women’s prison in…
Union Township NJ Theft Lawyers It is never good news to learn about a person who is sworn to enforce the criminal laws falling prey to the urge to break those same laws. However, on February 15, 2018, a Union Township Police Department sergeant pleaded guilty to third-degree theft in…
