Practice areas
Counsel for the dispute—and for the decision before it.
Some clients come after a crisis has begun. Others come before a consequential choice is made. In both situations, the work begins with clear facts, candid advice, and a plan grounded in trial experience.
Focused range
Four ways the practice serves.
Criminal defense leads the trial practice. The remaining areas share the same method: understand the consequence, test the assumptions, and prepare the work to stand up under pressure.
Criminal Defense
Serious felony, homicide, self-defense, and selected appellate matters.
02Serious Injury
Selected injury and wrongful-death claims prepared with trial in view.
03Wills & Planning
Practical, will-centered planning for important personal decisions.
04Business Law
Advice and advocacy for contracts, disputes, and business decisions.
Advocacy & disputes
When a serious problem has arrived.
Criminal accusations, life-changing injuries, and business disputes all require more than urgency. They require a disciplined understanding of the evidence, the law, and the consequences of each available path.
- Serious criminal defense
- Selected personal-injury and wrongful-death matters
- Business disputes and complex civil litigation
- Trial and appellate counsel
Planning & counsel
Before a problem becomes a crisis.
Courtroom experience reveals where unclear documents, unexamined assumptions, and unresolved conflict can lead. Mr. Self applies that perspective to will-centered personal planning and selected business decisions.
- Wills and personal planning
- Business contracts and practical risk review
A direct conversation
Start with the problem as it is.
Tell us what happened, what deadline or court date is approaching, and what concerns you most. The first conversation is about whether the firm is the right fit.