Criminal lawyers provide legal advice and counsel to individuals being prosecuted by the state for committing a criminal offense. Criminal attorneys handle cases that deal with more severe infractions of the law such as: arson, assault, battery, bribery, burglary, child abuse, fraud, and drugs and narcotics. Criminal lawyers and attorneys must present stronger evidence to obtain a criminal conviction than necessary to win a civil suit. Criminal attorneys and lawyers may attempt to resolve criminal charges against their clients without a trial if both sides agree and the judge concurs.
