It is important to note that individuals who are convicted of a felony crime, in addition to the fines and penalties which may be imposed, may also be subjected to hardships such as being prohibited from employment in occupations involving the handling of money or valuables.  A felony conviction may also be a significant stumbling block if you later decide to pursue a professional discipline field of employment, such as medicine, nursing, teaching, real estate, financial services, or practicing law.

If you are already licensed in a particular discipline profession, a felony conviction could result in a review of your "character and fitness", jeopardizing your ability to continue to work in that field.

There are multiple degrees of a felony charge and corresponding base conviction penalties.  Felony penalties range from probation up to years or even decades in prison.  In addition, felonies are punishable by fines of thousands of dollars.

Depending upon the circumstances and evidence against you, we may be able to get the felony charges dropped, reduced, negotiate on your behalf for a diversion program, or probation instead of jail time. Of course our primary goal is to get your felony charges dropped, and protect your freedom.

In addition to the standard fines and penalties awarded for a felony conviction, depending upon the felony crime you are convicted of, and the circumstances of the offense, you may also be subjected to:

• Suspension of your driving privileges;

• Attend mandatory anger management classes;

• Having your license revoked;

• Potential vehicle forfeiture;

• Community service;

• Lengthy terms of probation;

• Forfeiture of property or assets;

• Forfeiture of certain basic civil rights.

Stephen A. Skiver & Associates, LLC, will use our legal knowledge and experience to aggressively defend the allegations of your felony charges, while addressing all related issues that should be taken into consideration when defending your legal rights and freedom.

If you have been charged with a felony crime in the Perrysburg, Maumee, Sylvania, Toledo, Lambertville or the Northwest Ohio and Southwest Michigan areas, contact an experienced attorney & lawyer at Stephen A. Skiver & Associates, LLC, today by calling (419) 931-0067 (Ohio) or (734) 568-0136 (Michigan).

As a progressive law firm dealing with today's legal issues, we provide you the voice of experience, and quality legal representation in your felony defense or other criminal defense legal needs.