Woodlawn Criminal Defense Lawyer

Have you been arrested or are you facing criminal charges in Woodlawn, Ohio? If so, you should immediately contact experienced Woodlawn criminal defense lawyer Brad Groene of the criminal defense law firm of Luftman, Heck & Associates. Brad is available for free consultations with any resident of Woodlawn who has questions regarding his or her legal situation and provides aggressive representation to every one of his clients with every legal tool at his disposal to ensure a favorable outcome. Therefore, if you have been arrested, are facing charges or simply have questions regarding your rights under Ohio or federal criminal law in Woodlawn, Ohio or anywhere else in the greater Cincinnati or northern Kentucky areas, call criminal defense attorney Brad Groene of the law firm of Luftman, Heck & Associates at any time to discuss your situation at ((513) 338-1890 or contact us online.

Traffic Violations in Woodlawn

Were you pulled over by the police for speeding in a school zone, for making an illegal U-turn, or some other traffic offense in Woodlawn, Ohio? Although traffic violations can seem like a mere annoyance, they also are usually accompanied by stiff monetary fines and to points on your driver’s license. This can eventually result in you losing your license in administrative proceedings if you accumulate enough points over a certain period of time.

Traffic violations also can add up in other ways too. Your automobile insurance rates will often go up as a result of a traffic ticket because the insurer may think that you are more of a risk to insure than it did prior to your receiving a ticket for a Woodlawn traffic offense.

Certain traffic violations can also result in sentences of imprisonment in addition to monetary penalties and points on your driver’s license. For instance, if you are convicted of a hit and run offense in Ohio, you could be facing six months behind bars and a fine of up to $1,000 for a first hit and run offense in Ohio. However, if the accident you fled the scene of resulted in injury to another person, you can again face up to six months in jail and a $2,500 penalty, while fleeing the scene of an accident in which someone is killed can subject you to a potential sentence of imprisonment of up to 9 months in jail and a $10,000 fine. Other traffic violations can also result in potential imprisonment, such as reckless driving, which Ohio law defines as operating a motor vehicle on any street, road or highway in a purposeful and intentional manner that is harmful or destructive of the well-being of other individuals or property. Although the penalty under Ohio law for a first violation of this law is a $150 fine if you have not been charged with any traffic violations in the past year, you can receive jail time for reckless driving if you have been convicted of or plead guilty to any traffic violations or offenses within the past year.

As you can see, traffic violations are not anything to be taken lightly and you should always contact an experienced Woodlawn criminal defense lawyer if you have been arrested or charged with a traffic violation in Woodlawn, Ohio.

Contact Brad Groene of Luftman, Heck & Associates

A skilled criminal defense attorney can assist you by either getting your traffic ticket dismissed or by challenging any administrative suspension of your license that may have resulted from a traffic violation or offense in Ohio. Attorney Brad Groene of Luftman, Heck & Associates has had considerable success representing individuals in connection with traffic violations throughout the greater Cincinnati and northern Kentucky areas. Brad also has extensive experience representing individuals from Woodlawn as well as the surrounding communities in connection with a large range of other criminal offenses.

From Luftman, Heck & Associates’ centrally located offices in Cincinnati’s Business District, Brad is available to represent clients who have been arrested in any of the following counties in Ohio: Hamilton, Montgomery, Miami, Brown, Clermont, Preble, Warren, Butler, Clinton and Greene counties in Ohio. Brad also practices in the following counties in northern Kentucky: Boone, Campbell, Bracken, Gallatin, Grant, Kenton, and Pendleton.

Contact us online today or by calling (513) 338-1890 for a free and confidential consultation to discuss your case.