Nassau and Suffolk County Bench Warrant Defense Attorney
When a bench warrant is issued with your name on it, you can be arrested and put in jail at any time, whether at work, at home, or at a traffic stop. A bench warrant is issued when you have failed to appear at a court hearing, and puts you in a very dangerous situation. Often, police will show up at your home in the very early morning hours and drag you out of bed in whatever you sleep in to go see the judge, not te ideal situation by far. It requires immediate action from a New York bench warrant defense lawyer. In many cases, the situation can be resolved without the necessity of being arrested and put in jail before the hearing. However, each case is unique and must be thoroughly reviewed in order to determine how to proceed. An attorney from the Brill Legal Group will act quickly and decisively on the client's behalf to try to avoid some of the possible repercussions you could face under New York State law.
When you have failed to pay traffic tickets or have not appeared in court for a hearing related to sentencing or another legal matter, the judge usually issues a bench warrant, often directing the local police or sheriff to "immediately execute" it (meaning to go out and get you as soon as humanly possible). In some cases, the individual is unaware that there is a warrant out for them and may discover it in the most embarrassing of circumstances. If you had moved to a different address, it might be possible that you did not receive a notice of the hearing date. Of course, the court will assume that you did and intentionally failed to appear. This can be very serious for those who missed a court date unknowingly, as you can be arrested at any time and put in jail to await a hearing.
It is critical that you get legal assistance at once in such a case. At the Brill Legal Group, our legal team has dealt with countless bench warrant matters. Our top priority will be to minimize the damage to you, the client, as much as possible, so that you can move on with your life. However, immediate action is required in any bench warrant matter, as you are likely to be arrested at any time.
Our attorneys know what they're doing and act only in your best interests. Contact us 24 hours a day, 7 days a week for a free initial consultation and aggressive intervention in your case. We have offices in Hauppauge, Hempstead and Manhattan.
