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Bethesda Criminal Defense Attorneys

If you've been arrested for or charged with a crime, whether it's a misdemeanor drug charge or a felony murder case, who better to represent you than a former prosecutor? At Meng & Alpert, LLC, we have two former prosecutors who will fight hard to ensure that investigators protect your constitutional rights. Contact us today.

We can help, even if your case seems hopeless.

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Our Washington DC criminal defense law firm represents people in Bethesda and throughout Southern Maryland, including Rockville, Gaithersburg, Chevy Chase, Oxon Hill, Glen Burnie, Silver Spring, Columbia, Ellicott City, Annapolis, Bowie, College Park, Greenbelt, and Metropolitan Washington D.C. Contact us today for your free consultation!

Criminal Defense Resource Links

Equal Justice, USA
Equal Justice, USA, is dedicated to mobilizing and educating citizens on issues related to crime and punishment, including racial, economic, and political biases.

Prisoners and Prisoners' Rights
The Legal Information Institute (LII) is known internationally as a leading "law-not-com" provider of public legal information. The LII's prisoners' rights section includes an overview of prisons and prisoner's rights and links to a menu of related resources.

National Domestic Violence Hotline
The National Domestic Violence Hotline is available to victims and anyone calling on their behalf 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. Hotline advocates provide crisis intervention, safety planning, information and referrals to agencies in all 50 states, Puerto Rico, and the US Virgin Islands. Assistance is available in English and Spanish with access to more than 140 languages through interpreter services.

Justice Denied
Justice Denied is a magazine devoted to helping people who have been wrongly convicted of a crime in the US.

National Crime Prevention Council (NCPC)
The NCPC 's mission is to be the nation's leader in helping people keep themselves, their families, and their communities safe from crime. The NCPC produces publications and teaching materials on a variety of topics, programs that can be implemented in communities and schools, and provides local, regional, and national trainings.

The Sentencing Project
A national leader in the development of alternative sentencing programs and in research and advocacy on criminal justice policy.

Division of Violence Prevention (DVP)
The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) established the National Center for Injury Prevention and Control (NCIPC) in 1992 as the lead federal agency for violence prevention. The Division of Violence Prevention (DVP) is one of three divisions within NCIPC. The DVP's Web site provides resources dedicated to prevention of child abuse, domestic violence, sexual crimes, and youth violence.

Center for the Study and Prevention of Violence (CSPV)
The Center for the Study and Prevention of Violence (CSPV) works to establish complete and valuable information to impact violence-related policies, programs, and practices.

Prison Policy Initiative
The Prison Policy Initiative conducts research and advocacy on incarceration policy.

Bureau of Justice Statistics
Bureau of Justice Statistics is a bureau of the US Department of Justice - Office of Justice Programs. It provides statistics on crime, law enforcement, the justice system, and trends.

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From our offices in Maryland, our Bethesda criminal defense, personal injury, estate and trust litigation, real property litigation, and DUI/DWI lawyers handle cases throughout the entire state of Maryland, including Southern Maryland and the Eastern Shore of Maryland, including the counties of Montgomery County, Howard County, Prince George’s County, Anne Arundel County and Frederick County, as well as the cities of Bethesda, Rockville, Gaithersburg, Chevy Chase, Silver Spring, Columbia, Ellicott City, Annapolis, Glen Burnie, Bowie, College Park, Greenbelt, Oxon Hill.  also defend individuals facing DUI charges in metropolitan Washington D.C.