If your child has been charged with a crime while attending the University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana or another college in Central Illinois, it's important to prevent a lapse in judgment from becoming a criminal record. An experienced criminal defense attorney can help.
At Patel Law, PC, we bring years of experience to the defense of college students accused of crimes. We offer a free initial consultation to discuss your case. Lawyer Baku N. Patel is a former federal prosecutor, former Champaign County and Vermilion County senior prosecutor, and former U.S. Navy Judge Advocate General.
Protecting Your Child's Future
We represent college students charged with a wide range of criminal offenses, including:
- Underage drinking
- Underage DUI
- Drug possession and other drug crimes
- Possession with the intent to deliver a controlled substance
- Delivery of a controlled substance
- Sex offenses
- Property crimes such as theft of laptops, iPads and cellphones
- Aggravated battery
The consequences of a criminal offense can quickly escalate. For example, aggravated battery on campus is charged as a felony because it happened in a public place. If your child is convicted of a felony, especially any drug-related crime, he or she could be suspended from college and his or her transcript could be frozen for up to two years. This will prevent your child from transferring to another school until his or her transcript is released. While a misdemeanor conviction typically will only result in probation, it will still create a permanent criminal record that could affect your child later in life.
There are many ways to avoid these very harsh outcomes. The criminal defense lawyers at Patel Law, PC, have successfully defended hundreds of students charged with a wide variety of campus crimes. Our goal is to resolve your child's case in a way that will minimize the impact on your child's future.
Contact a Criminal Defense Lawyer Serving Champaign-Urbana, Danville and Decatur
To schedule a free consultation, call Champaign-Urbana campus crimes attorney Baku Patel at 217-903-4867 (888-341-0748 toll free) or complete our online contact form. We defend college students at the University of Illinois, Parkland College and Danville Area Community College.
