Robbery and Theft Attorney

I specialize as Racine's top robbery and theft defense attorney.

Robbery and theft are the primary class of "property crime." I practice as a defense attorney in the following property crime cases:

• Theft from automobile, theft from person, theft from building or dwelling

• Burglary, robbery, armed robbery, criminal damage to property

• Fraud, identity theft, welfare fraud, tax evasion, theft from employer, white-collar crime

• Take and drive a vehicle without permission (OMVWOC)

With most property crimes, hiring an aggressive defense attorney is the first step to resolving the case without a criminal conviction, or with the least consequences.

Being a robbery and theft attorney requires substantial investigation and litigation. Here is a list of some of the many steps that I can take in defending a client from property crime charges:

• I can challenge the ownership of the property: was the property the complainant's in the first place? Does my client have a claim to the property?

• I can challenge the value of the property: was the property really worth over $500? Who made the valuation and how did they make the valuation?

• I can challenge whether my client actually took or damaged the property — this is especially important in theft from employer cases.

• I can review business records, surveillance videos, and other physical evidence. This is especially vital in white-collar crime or theft-from-employer cases.

• I can interview witnesses and carefully examine written statements.

• I can determine whether the complainant wants my client convicted at all. Sometimes all a complainant wants is their money or property returned.

• I can defend property crimes at trial — I have successfully argued for acquittals in many jury trials, as recent as a theft from employer case in early January of 2019!