Criminal Law Lawyers in Lake County, Illinois, Serving clients charged with juvenile crimes in Libertyville, Mundelein, Fox Lake, Lindenhurst, Lake Zurich, all of NE Illinois & SE Wisconsin.

Committing a crime as a juvenile has immediate and life-long consequences. Even though your child is charged with a juvenile offense, the consequences can still be severe. Your child may be sentenced to probation or even incarcerated in a juvenile detention center. Additionally, your child’s case can impact you as a parent. Parents must attend court with their kids and if a sentence of probation is imposed the parents can be subject to conditions of the court, as well. For example, as a parent you may be required to attend counseling with your child or parenting classes. Even after the case is over your child’s new criminal record will likely follow him or her and may prevent admission to schools or prevent him or her from getting a job. Juvenile offenses are serious cases. The juvenile crime defense lawyers from Harter & Schottland can help minimize the penalties and prevent one mistake from affecting your child’s future.

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At Harter & Schottland, we help juveniles fight criminal charges. A juvenile case normally begins with a summons to court. It is imperative to get one of our attorneys involved immediately. Your child’s first court appearance is important and you need a lawyer who can be prepared. Sometimes a juvenile case begins when the prosecutor’s office calls to request a meeting with the juvenile and his or her parents. It is especially important to have an attorney from Harter & Schottland involved when this happens. Anything your child says during that meeting becomes evidence and can be used against him or her in court. Let our attorney do the talking for your child. Often when we appear with the family in this situation we can prevent charges from being filed at all. Contact us for a free case evaluation and learn how we can fight for your child.

• Underage drinking
  
• Drug crimes
  
• Drunk driving
  
• Criminal Sexual Abuse or Assault

• Shoplifting
  
• Assault
  
• Battery
  
• Trespassing

• Criminal Damage to Property
  
• Violation of probation
  
• Traffic offenses
  
• Any many others