Call for a consultation today: 866-235-0030
Helping You Protect Your Future
Three friends who were reportedly driving around a Washington neighborhood on a recent Tuesday are now facing legal problems in connection with their travels. Police say the teenagers have been arrested. They are accused of committing drive-by shootings around town...
Teenagers often don’t make the best decisions. Perhaps, when you were young, you “borrowed” your dad’s treasured classic car and went on a joy ride or two. However, some of those under 18 go beyond teen hijinks and break the law. Some even commit serious crimes, such...
Should teenagers be punished as if they were adults? According to a pediatrician advocating for minors caught up in the juvenile system, no. Despite this, reform for youthful offenders has been slow, and many teens still face disproportionately severe consequences for...
Helping guide teenagers to make good decisions later in life is not always easy, but it is always worthwhile. However, there are mixed opinions about how to best accomplish this. In Washington, some teenagers who make mistakes are punished via incarceration while...
From the time a child is born, parents embark on a journey to help their children learn as their bodies and brains develop over the years. Children’s brains in particular need decades to fully develop. Despite this, the juvenile court in Washington currently has...
Social media can be a fun place full of new trends and teens sharing videos of dance routines. Unfortunately, social media can also be used to quickly spread negative information. According to Washington police, a video that was circulated around various social media...
You knew your teenage son had a drug addiction problem, and it continued to escalate. Now, you wished that you and your spouse had intervened a lot sooner. His recent arrest on a burglary charge stemming from the break-in of a neighborhood business netted only a...
Making mistakes is not only part of life, but it is quite often expected that teenagers will spend their youth learning from those mistakes. However, not all mistakes are treated equally, and what you might see as a youthful error is now being treated as a criminal...
The structure and supervision that school provides is invaluable during the teenage years. As many Washington schools transitioned to remote learning in 2020, teenagers lost access to that in-person support system. Some authorities speculate that this lack of support...
Mental health issues are not exclusively found in adults. Children of all ages suffer from mental illnesses as well, and for some this manifests in poor decision making that can then land them in the juvenile justice system. Unfortunately, the legal system often...