A criminal charge not only poses legal issues, but presents a number of unexpected challenges in your daily life. If convicted, it can affect many different aspects of your life — including your job, family and personal life. If you have recently come face-to-face with the reality of a criminal charge, turn to our firm for representation from a lawyer who will protect your rights.
Rice & Heath, Attorneys at Law, is located in Winchester and represents clients throughout eastern and central Kentucky in criminal law matters. Our firm is led by a team of attorneys who have more than 30 years of combined legal experience. We are committed to providing highly personalized attention, assertive representation and knowledgeable legal advice.
Standing Up and Protecting Your Rights
A criminal charge can result in serious fines, points on your driver's license, probation, jail time, or even a permanent mark on your record. In order to minimize those consequences, you need to work with a lawyer who understands how to build an effective defense strategy that will fully protect your rights. Attorney Daniel W. Heath, who leads our criminal practice, stands ready to assist you if you are facing charges such as:
- DUI/DWI: We represent first-time and repeat DUI/DWI offenders. We will examine all aspects of the charge, including the Breathalyzer test, the traffic stop, blood alcohol content (BAC) level and how the field sobriety test was conducted. We are also knowledgeable of search and seizure laws, and how they pertain to a DUI/DWI charge.
- Traffic violations: Attorney Daniel W. Heath represents people with legal issues involving traffic violations, including speeding tickets, driving without a license, driving with a suspended license, commercial driver's license (CDL) issues and more.
- Misdemeanors: We work on most criminal misdemeanors that are handled in state court, including juvenile crimes, drug crimes, white collar crimes, shoplifting, property crimes and more.
- College Student Representation: Our law firm represents college or technical school students charged with criminal offenses and traffic offenses. We help students at area schools, including: Eastern Kentucky College (EKU) ; Asbury University; Berea College; Centre College; Georgetown College; Kentucky State College; Midway College; Morehead State College ; Transylvania College; University Of Kentucky and more. We represent you for a wide variety of charges ranging from minor violations (misdemeanors) to felonies.
Contact Our Clark County Misdemeanor Attorney
To schedule a free initial consultation, please contact our Winchester criminal law attorney by phone at 859-759-0019 or 866-572-5137. At our firm, your rights will be fully protected.
