New Jersey Child Endangerment Attorney

It is a crime to endanger the welfare of a child or to put a child at imminent risk of injury in New Jersey – and throughout the nation – and the associated fines and penalties for a conviction are steep. If you’re facing a charge that’s related to child endangerment, don’t wait to consult with a well-respected New Jersey child endangerment attorney who has the experience and the legal insight to protect your legal rights and to help guide your case toward a favorable resolution. Ms. Cohen has resolved hundreds of cases, and many have been dismissed.

Child Endangerment

Child endangerment refers to failing to protect one’s own children, children in one’s care or engaging in sexual activity.  The charge effects any dangerous situations in which any child will likely be harmed. Prime examples of child endangerment include all the following:

• Exposing a child to a situation that could potentially injure them
• Driving while impaired by alcohol or drugs with a child in the vehicle and to receive a charge for Driving While Under the Influence.
• Viewing or distributing child pornography, and intentionally withholding the necessities of life from a child, such as food, water, clothing, or shelter.
• Any abusive behavior involving a child under the age of eighteen.
• Knowingly exposing a child to sexual situations or to the risk posed by a sexual predator
• Engaging in sexual activity with a child

Many charges such as assault, luring a child, sexual contact with a child will often be combined with an endangering the welfare of a child charge. It is often harder to defend against the endangering charge.  Any harm caused to a child under the age of eighteen is child endangerment.

How a Child Endangerment Attorney Can Help

If a child endangerment charge has been levied against you, the most important step you can take in the protection of your rights and in pursuit of an optimal outcome is consulting with a trusted child endangerment attorney early on. Ms. Cohen has defended hundreds of cases involving a child endangerment charge.

• She skillfully analyzes the evidence against you in search of any violations of your rights in relation to evidence gathering or any inconsistencies
• Children are highly susceptible to suggestion, and their testimony comes with unique challenges related to credibility
• In these most serious charges, experts are on hand to help the overall strategy
• Working closely with you to devise a solid defense strategy or to skillfully pursue a plea bargain that lessens the charge against you as well as the penalties you face
• Navigating through Megan’s Law and Parole Supervision for Life

How an Experienced New Jersey Child Endangerment Defense Attorney Can Help

If you’re facing a child endangerment charge, Jill Cohen at The Law Office of Jill R. Cohen – proudly serving clients in Haddonfield and throughout New Jersey for more than 16 years – is a formidable criminal defense attorney whose focus is on ensuring that those facing criminal charges get the solid legal representation they’re entitled to. Ms. Cohen was awarded certification as a trial attorney in the state by the New Jersey Supreme Court, and she is a fierce advocate for clients facing criminal charges of all kinds. She is not afraid to fight against prosecutors nor to take the matter to trial rather than admit guilt.  For more information about what we can do to help you, please don’t wait to contact us online or call 856-830-6433 today.