Coates & Davenport PC
CRIMINAL DEFENSE
Richmond, Virginia, Criminal Defense Lawyers
At Coates & Davenport, P.C., our attorneys represent persons and businesses charged with a wide range of state and federal criminal charges. We also protect our clients' interests in related administrative or disciplinary proceedings.
A criminal defense practice led by a former Richmond prosecutor
Leading our criminal defense team are former Richmond prosecutor Thomas F. Coates, III, and Harrison Hubard, Jr., each of whom have more than 35 years of criminal defense experience from misdemeanors to serious felonies. Attorneys T. Michael Blanks, Jacqueline W. Sharman and Tammy Sossei add their trial experience to this team. Our clients count on us to help minimize their exposure to punishment on such serious felony or misdemeanor charges as:
* Violent crimes such as assault, manslaughter, domestic violence, or vehicular homicide
* Drug crimes such as possession or distribution of marijuana, cocaine, heroin, or unauthorized prescription drugs
* White-collar crimes involving fraud, obstruction of justice or perjury, money laundering, embezzlement, or false claims for payment
* Juvenile and domestic relations offenses whether committed by adults or jeveniles
* Drunk-driving charges ranging from first-time DUI or implied consent violations to felony DUI resulting from alcohol related accidents
* Traffic violations including DUI defense, speeding and reckless driving charges
* Liquor-law violations by restaurants, bars or retailers
* Parole
Using our knowledge of other legal areas to strengthen your criminal defense
A strength of our criminal defense practice is our ability to integrate our experience in other areas of the law into your defense. Many of our clients have business, real estate, or family law relationships with our firm. In complex fraud and business crime cases, our experience representing business helps us understand the financial and commercial context of the offense.
Helping you keep your professional license
For licensed businesses and professionals, a criminal conviction can create serious problems. If you are a lawyer, teacher, real estate broker, nurse or other licensed professional, we can devise a strategy that minimizes your exposure to license suspension or revocation proceedings before a state oversight board.
Courts (including Federal Courts): We represent clients charged with criminal and traffic offenses. Jurisdiction in the metropolitan Richmond area including the counties of Caroline, Hanover, Goochland, Henrico, Chesterfield, New Kent, Petersburg, Dinwiddie and Powhatan Counties.
Contact us below to make an appointment to discuss the particulars of your case with any attorney on our criminal defense team.
To learn more about our ability to represent your interests in any criminal matter, contact a knowledgeable trial attorney at Coates & Davenport, P.C.
Coates & Davenport PC
5206 Markel Rd #200
Richmond VA 23230
Tel: 804 285-7000; 800 450-8311
Fax: 804 285-2849
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Richmond Business, Bankruptcy and Family Law Attorneys
The attorneys at Coates & Davenport, P.C. offer our clients a combination of effective legal solutions and strong personal service. We provide individual and business clients with advice and representation in legal areas such as:
* Bankruptcy
* Corporate and business law
* Divorce and family law, including child support issues, visitation and property division
* Estate planning and administration
* Residential relocation, including parental relocations
* Residential and commercial real estate
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