Protect Your Child's Future • Olathe Lawyer
A significant amount of Schoenig Law Firm, LLC's cases are generated out of local eastern Kansas schools, including the Shawnee Mission, Blue Valley, and Olathe school districts. This is not because there are bad kids in these schools. It is rather because when a teenager gets in trouble at school, increasingly, the school authorities are calling the police, rather than dealing with it on their own.
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There are cases in which a 14 year old is arrested for stealing a bag of potato chips in the lunchroom or for getting involved in a minor fight on school grounds. Ordinary kid mischief or misbehavior has suddenly been put into the juvenile crime category.
Another common scenario is a party where underage kids are drinking. The larger cities in Johnson County have the resources to devote to what amounts to weekend patrols for underage drinkers. In many of these situations, the police show up without warning to the party and get permission to go inside the house to start questioning kids or make all the kids stay at the house until they get a search warrant to enter, which can take a couple of hours. Once the police are allowed into the house where the party was happening they start asking kids to take a PBT test so that MIP/Minor in Possession of Alcohol charges can be filed. What kids and their parents may not realize is that an MIP not only results in a criminal case being filed against the child, but there can also be driver's license implications if your the child is convicted.
Police Question Kids Without Parents Present
If your child is 14 years old or older, the police have the right to question your teenager without you being there. Most teenagers are intimidated by the police and will often say things that can be used against them. One tactic used by many schools is for the school principal or assistant principal to request the child to come to a room for questioning with the school official and a police officer (often times it is the school resource officer). Once the child confesses, the school official then contacts the child's parents to advise them of the situation. At that point, it may be too late to prevent your child from incriminating themselves.
You Want Your Child to Be Successful
A juvenile conviction could provide major challenges on your child's path to success. Schoenig Law Firm, LLC will focus on developing a plan of action with input from your entire family in order to heal everyone involved, protect the rights of your child, and address any behavior issues that led to this situation and could have an impact in the future.
Approaching juvenile defense from a holistic angle, working with counselors, medical, psychological and other experts as needed, attorney Erica Schoenig handles all juvenile crimes cases which are handled in Kansas criminal courts. From minor misdemeanors to felonies, including school-related offenses, she will help you build the best possible defense and plan for a successful future.
"Erica proved to be a great advocate . . . for every member of my family. Erica Schoenig is the most reliable, dependable lawyer I've dealt with." — Excerpt of note from a client.
Easygoing, Understanding Manner Combined With an Insightful, Aggressive Defense
Juvenile crime defense lawyer Erica Schoenig has an easygoing, understanding and accepting manner. She is also an aggressive, relentless and well-prepared juvenile defense attorney. As a former Johnson County prosecutor, she knows how the criminal justice and the juvenile justice systems work.
Cases We Have Handled Include:
- Drug charges
- Underage DUI
- Domestic violence
- Minor in possession of alcohol (MIP) and underage drinking
- Sexual assault
- Shoplifting and theft
- Vandalism and criminal damage to property
- Battery against family members or boyfriend/girlfriend
- School fights
Free Initial Consultation — Defense for Those Charged With Juvenile Crime
We are happy to arrange a free consultation to help you and your son or daughter decide how to best overcome any charges of juvenile crime. Please call
