If I’ve been accused of a crime but I haven’t yet been charged or arrested, what should I do?

If you know you’ve been accused of a crime, you should immediately contact a criminal defense attorney specifically located in the jurisdiction where you were accused. That means that if you are accused of having committed a criminal offense in the District of Columbia, you’re going to want to immediately talk to a criminal defense attorney in the District of Columbia. You’re going to want to make sure that your attorney has as much time as possible to insulate you and defend you from the allegation before it becomes more serious. You’re going to want to reach out and find an attorney to speak with immediately and choose an attorney as soon as you can. You want to make sure that you’ve got an attorney on board before you make any kind of statements to the police, before charges are filed, and before anything goes any further.