Michigan Juvenile Crimes Defense Lawyers

The Detroit area  juvenile law attorneys of Kirsch & Satawa represent young people charged with most juvenile offenses, from vandalism to homicide. For a free and confidential consultation on a criminal case involving your child, call or e-mail us.

Michigan juvenile crime defense attorney Lisa Kirsch Satawa's practice emphasizes child and youth welfare issues ranging from adoption to child protection. She is especially familiar with the trial defense of young people accused of serious crimes. Working closely with investigators, forensic witnesses, and psychologists, she has prepared and presented successful trial strategies for juvenile defendants charged with offenses such as:

• criminal sexual conduct
• capital felonies
• drug possession and distribution
• assault and aggravated assault
• offenses against school property

We are especially active in the defense of juvenile sexual offenses, because even if the immediate penalties are not serious, the lifelong consequences certainly may be. Even consensual sexual relations between underage youth can be prosecuted as a Michigan felony, and even where a plea agreement results in little or no detention time, a convicted teenage defendant may need to register as a sex offender under the Michigan Sex Offender Registry Act.

Other juvenile convictions can limit a young person's future options in education, employment, security clearances, or professional license applications. As a result, there are no "minor" juvenile criminal convictions. Your son or daughter needs a skilled and committed defense lawyer.

Detroit juvenile trial lawyer Lisa Kirsch Satawa is a member of the Juvenile Law Committee of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers and the Oakland County Bar Association Juvenile Law Committee. For knowledgeable and spirited defense of youth offense charges in Michigan, contact her at Kirsch & Satawa.

The Michigan juvenile law attorneys of Kirsch & Satawa represent and defend youthful offenders involved in juvenile delinquency or accused of felony and misdemeanor crimes including homicide, sex offenses, assault, robbery, auto theft, drug crimes, and vandalism throughout the state, including Detroit, Lansing, Grand Rapids, Flint, Southfield, Royal Oak, Troy, Pontiac, Madison Heights, Farmington Hills, Livonia, Dearborn, Canton, Taylor, Mount Clemens, Warren, Sterling Heights, Utica, Macomb, Grosse Pointe, St. Clair Shores, Howell, Brighton, and Wayne County, Oakland County, Macomb County, and Livingston County.