Tag: criminal defense
Should You Hire an Attorney for Traffic Citations?
August 5, 2025Getting slapped with traffic citations is frustrating enough. When it comes with points on your driving record, the stakes get even higher. Points can lead to increased insurance premiums, license suspension, and long-term consequences that ripple far beyond the initial fine. So, should you hire an attorney to help fight it? Absolutely!
Resolution of Criminal Cases: Part III—Nolle Prosequi and Diversionary Programs
May 16, 2025Nolle prosequi refers to a prosecutor’s decision to abandon or drop a criminal case after charges have already been filed. When the police charge someone with a crime, they initiate a criminal case, but it is the prosecutor who later decides whether to pursue or discontinue those charges. From that moment, the most important consideration for the person charged is how the case will end. Generally, it will conclude in one of four ways: the Commonwealth could drop the case, or the defendant may enter a diversionary program, a plea agreement, or stand trial.
Well-Established Lancaster-Based Law Firm Adds Two Attorneys to Its Ranks, Expanding to Meet Legal Needs in Susquehanna Valley
July 27, 2021Pyfer Reese Straub Gray & Farhat PC is pleased to announce that we’ve expanded our Team to include family law and criminal defense attorney Anthony Knabb diDonato and family law and wills and estate/probate attorney Megan H. Herr. This additional staff is part of our strategic growth plan to best serve the legal needs of both Lancaster and York county residents as well as surrounding communities.
Both professionals bring unique experience and expertise, bolstering our ability to serve clients in Lancaster, Willow Street, York, Ephrata, and the surrounding areas.