Criminal Law

If you have been arrested or accused of a crime, it is important to have an experienced attorney on your side.

Lisa Scruggs, Attorney at Law, has experience in misdemeanor and felony criminal cases, including DUI cases. She also works with drug, bad check and embezzlement cases, along with expungements.

Misdemeanors and felonies
DUI
Drug Charges
Bad Checks
Embezzlement
Expungements
Traffic Violations
License Suspensions

What does a defense lawyer do?

A criminal lawyer’s main job is to defend a person who is charged with a crime. These crimes include DUI, drug charges, bad checks, embezzlement and more. During the course of a criminal case, lawyers study the charge and how and why the person was charged, then begin building a defense against the charge. It’s important to bring the lawyer as many details about what happened when the offense happened.

Does hiring a DUI lawyer make a difference?

Yes, having a lawyer manage your DUI case means you have a higher chance of being successful in:

Reducing charges or getting charges dropped
Avoiding jail time
Keeping your license
Avoiding future high-risk insurance prices

What is expungement and how can it help you?

When a conviction is expunged, courts are ordered to act as if the conviction never happened, and it’s removed from public record. This ensures processes like getting a job, applying for college, renting a house or getting loans won’t be affected by a past conviction.

What charges can be expunged in Mississippi?

Mississippi allows for almost all misdemeanors and some felony criminal charges to be expunged from your record. These felony charges include drug possession, larceny, bad check crimes, false pretenses, shoplifting and malicious mischief.