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Keeping Your Mouth Shut – Avoiding Criminal Liability

In many cases, the first piece of advice you’ll get from a Wake County criminal lawyer is that you should “keep your mouth shut.” This advice is not universal, and it depends on the facts of your case. So talk to any attorney for specific advice about your facts.
However, the Tiger Woods incident from last [...]

Jail Visits at the Public Safety Center, Wake County

I recently spoke to an attorney who mentioned that there are probably only two or three dozen Raleigh criminal lawyers working in Raleigh who regularly visit clients in jail. I was shocked. I have always made it a practice to visit clients regularly in jail. In law school, when I was working with the Public…

Should I wait? Waiting is sometimes hard to do?

I was recently asked by a client, “Is there anything we can do to speed up the process? I don’t want to wait 6 to 9 months to resolve my DWI?” The answer is: yes, you can speed up the process. You can walk into court on the first court date and plead guilty. This…

Happy Thanksgiving

I work seven (7) days a week. I’m available by phone at (919) 352-9411 whenever I’m awake. If I get a call, I return the call promptly. I work like this because I know that people expect high quality service, and because people who call me usually have very serious questions about serious traffic and criminal…

The Client Interview, What to Expect from a criminal lawyer in Raleigh, Cary, Apex

Most people I deal with have never talked to an attorney before.  Or they’ve never talked to a defense lawyer about a criminal matter.  Now they’re facing serious accusations – for instance, accusations that they’ve committed a sexual offense of some sort – or they’re facing a Driving While Intoxicated (DWI) charge. And naturally they…

Feedback for The Chetson Firm – Criminal Lawyer Raleigh

Very grateful to a recent client whose matter I handled and who left this very kind feedback for The Chetson Firm on local.google.com: I do not have enough space to let everyone know how pleased, impressed, and grateful I am for finding Mr. Chetson. I had pretty much given up on the idea that there…

Thoughts from a Raleigh Criminal Lawyer: Should I talk to police

I often get this question from clients or potential clients: The police are investigating a crime.  They want to talk to me.  They’ve called my house, asking me to go down to the police.  I’ve got nothing to hide.  Should I go down to talk to police. The answer is general no. I don’t care…