Criminal Defense Practice

WEBVTT 00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:04.850 People come to us after the worst night of their lives. 00:00:04.880 --> 00:00:07.380 They're looking at losing their license. 00:00:07.405 --> 00:00:09.700 They may be looking at losing their career. 00:00:09.725 --> 00:00:13.160 They may be looking at losing their spouse, not being able to see their 00:00:13.185 --> 00:00:16.340 children, and we take it very, very seriously. 00:00:16.365 --> 00:00:22.940 We get people second chances in life, and we work our cases to death. 00:00:22.965 --> 00:00:27.420 At St. Louis Huffman law. 00:00:27.445 --> 00:00:32.500 All we do is represent people that are charged with crimes or charged with DUIs. 00:00:32.525 --> 00:00:34.495 We're in court all the time. 00:00:34.520 --> 00:00:35.440 The judges know that. 00:00:35.465 --> 00:00:40.640 The prosecutors know that and as a result, we've been able to help a lot of people. 00:00:40.720 --> 00:00:42.980 We don't take the first plea offer that comes through the door. 00:00:43.005 --> 00:00:46.455 There are a lot of law firms that sign people up, take their money. 00:00:46.480 --> 00:00:49.340 They read the police reports, which are obviously going to sound bad. 00:00:49.365 --> 00:00:52.960 It's written by the police, and they tell their client, "You need to take a plea. 00:00:52.985 --> 00:00:54.660 " We don't do that here. 00:00:54.685 --> 00:00:58.820 We do a thorough investigation, and a lot of our cases end up in trial. 00:00:58.845 --> 00:01:01.500 We fight them out the entire way. 00:01:01.525 --> 00:01:06.340 One common misconception is that anyone who's charged with a crime is a criminal. 00:01:06.365 --> 00:01:12.460 Vast majority of our clients come to see us after the worst night of their life. 00:01:12.485 --> 00:01:15.050 They've never been in the criminal justice system before. 00:01:15.080 --> 00:01:16.980 They're terrified. 00:01:17.005 --> 00:01:18.980 We dig out the truth. 00:01:19.005 --> 00:01:21.920 There's a lot of people out there who have been arrested for 00:01:21.945 --> 00:01:23.850 something they did not do. 00:01:23.880 --> 00:01:27.460 It's our job to show that to a judge or a jury. 00:01:27.485 --> 00:01:32.400 I ensure that I am providing the best possible representation by listening to my 00:01:32.425 --> 00:01:37.135 clients, by getting their unique story, but also comparing it with what 00:01:37.160 --> 00:01:38.260 the state has against them. 00:01:38.285 --> 00:01:42.620 Looking at what the evidence that the state is trying to allege that they did, 00:01:42.645 --> 00:01:46.160 and marrying those two and not being afraid of the prosecutor and having an 00:01:46.185 --> 00:01:49.960 effective conversation with that prosecutor about my client. 00:01:50.040 --> 00:01:55.000 The actions of Joe Saint Louis and his team, without a doubt, fully 00:01:55.025 --> 00:01:56.660 restored all of my rights. 00:01:56.685 --> 00:02:00.260 When I was sitting in that courtroom waiting for them to read their verdict. 00:02:00.285 --> 00:02:04.060 I was very, very, very nervous. 00:02:04.085 --> 00:02:07.740 I've never felt such a big sense of relief when I heard them say, not guilty. 00:02:07.765 --> 00:02:09.840 Not once, but twice. 00:02:10.240 --> 00:02:12.170 I try to put myself in my client's shoes. 00:02:12.200 --> 00:02:14.890 If I were going through this, what would I want to know? 00:02:14.920 --> 00:02:16.880 The answer is simply everything. 00:02:17.080 --> 00:02:19.610 And so it's not just that we learn the science. 00:02:19.640 --> 00:02:23.500 It's not just that we keep up with the latest law because we do, but 00:02:23.525 --> 00:02:28.170 we spend a lot of time working on how we communicate things. 00:02:28.200 --> 00:02:32.160 Keeping it simple, making sure the jury stays with us. 00:02:32.480 --> 00:02:33.660 Laws are always changing. 00:02:33.685 --> 00:02:37.280 You need an effective attorney who can interpret those changes 00:02:37.305 --> 00:02:38.450 and trends in the law. 00:02:38.480 --> 00:02:42.280 They're not just wonderful attorneys, but they're also wonderful people. 00:02:42.320 --> 00:02:45.780 When I first meet with a client, a lot of them seem hopeless. 00:02:45.805 --> 00:02:49.610 They have the weight of the government bearing down on them. 00:02:49.640 --> 00:02:53.495 I tell them I want to carry that weight for you. 00:02:53.520 --> 00:02:54.420 I will fight the fight. 00:02:54.445 --> 00:02:56.940 You take care of yourself while you do this. 00:02:56.965 --> 00:02:59.940 That way we can get through this together. 00:02:59.965 --> 00:03:01.520 Don't lose hope. 00:03:01.560 --> 00:03:05.180 Don't lose hope because we get people second chances in life. 00:03:05.205 --> 00:03:07.080 That's what we do here.