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Your loved one is in legal trouble and naturally you want to help, but it is easy to let Panic get the best of you. You begin searching through complicated statutes and wonder if you can trust your intuition. You want the best for your loved one. You want someone who cares about your family.

Criminal charges can be a life altering event. Every decision you make will have far reaching consequences for your entire family. There is very little room for error.

Perhaps your loved one has received a phone call from a police officer asking him or her to come in for questioning. Should he appear? Even worse, they may already be in custody and you want them home. There is very little room for error as time of the essence.

Criminal Law is complex and you find that you need professional help. Our attorneys understand how difficult this time is. Since 2006, Summit Defense has helped thousands of families during these difficult time restoring peace of mind in the knowledge that an experienced professional is on your side.

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Attorney Ross Pytlik’s legal knowledge, sensitivity, ethics, and courtroom skills are truly the “best-of-the-best”. Ross was prompt returning our calls, and thorough explaining the legal implications of a family situation. Ross dev…

Ed

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We were in a real pickle when our Daughter had very serious legal trouble all the way across the country. Summit defence was there for us. They came very highly reccomended by a friend of a friend. Our Lawyer was totally accessible and w…

Lisa Lewis

I was to express my gratitude and appreciate for everything this firm has done for me!! Got my THIRD DUI and was facing serious jail time but attorney Rabin worked his magic and utilized his resources and i didn’t spend a single day in…

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Rabin Nabizadeh is my lion!  Sitting in that cell hearing him passionately argue for bail, I was so relieved my husband hired him.  At the end, I got a misdemeanor.  Thank you Rabin for saving my family.

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