Roanoke Criminal Defense Lawyers

Work with a Former Prosecutor & Former Public Defender

Being accused of a criminal offense has the potential to impact all aspects of your life. Depending on the charge, you could be facing significant fines, jail time, probation, and the stigma of a conviction. These consequences can jeopardize your job or career, your family, your social connections, and your freedom. Taking steps to protect your future and that of your family by securing skilled legal counsel immediately is essential.

Backed by substantial criminal law experience, the Roanoke criminal defense attorneys at Magee Goldstein Lasky & Sayers, PC are well-equipped to defend your rights. Our team includes a former prosecutor as well as a former Public Defender who both spent years handling cases on both sides of the courtroom in the Virginia criminal justice system. This knowledge and experience brings invaluable insight and resources to the building of an aggressive defense strategy designed to seek your best possible outcome. That may be a case dismissal, a reduction in charges, restoration of driving privileges, or probation depending on the facts and specific circumstances of the charges, the prosecution, and the available defense options.

Accused of a crime? Contact us online or at (540) 317-3089 to arrange for a free, initial consultation about your case.

Criminal Charges in Virginia

An effective defense in any criminal matter often requires finding the weakness in the prosecutor’s case against you. Was a traffic stop unjustified? Is the credibility of a witness questionable? Is the evidence against you inadmissible? In a nutshell, we work to determine the prosecution’s case for a conviction by uncovering holes in their arguments. Finding the defects of charges against clients has been proven to be an effective tactic time and again.

At Magee Goldstein Lasky & Sayers, PC, we represent clients facing all types of criminal offenses, including but not limited to:

• Drunk and drugged driving charges, both first-offense and subsequent DUIs
• Underage drinking
• Drug crimes, including controlled substance possession and distribution
• Assault and battery
• College student offenses, including drug distribution offenses
• Public drunkenness
• Theft and shoplifting
• Traffic violations, including reckless driving, speeding, driving on a suspended or revoked license, and more
• Sexual assault and rape

We can also help you determine expungement eligibility and pursue an expungement application to prevent a past mistake from harming your future.