Serious Felony Defense Attorney
Got A Felony Charge? Fight Like It Matters.
A serious felony is not just a court date. It can mean jail, a felony record, job loss, and damage your family feels for years. You need a defense attorney who will challenge the case, protect your rights, and fight for the best possible outcome.
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What's At stake
A Felony Charge Reaches Into Every Part of Your Life
A serious felony doesn’t stay in court. It follows you into bond hearings, work, family conversations, background checks, and every decision you make before the case is resolved.
The police may have reports you haven’t seen. Prosecutors may have evidence you don’t know about. You may be asked to talk, wait, plead, fight, or trust a lawyer before you understand the case.
This is where cheap promises get dangerous. A lawyer who guesses, delays, or treats the charge like paperwork can cost you bond, leverage, and years you may never get back.
You need a defense team who understands the stakes, knows the local system, and fights to keep one felony from deciding the rest of your life.
The wrong lawyer may mean jail time waiting for trial
A felony conviction will follow you for life
The wrong lawyer may cost you years you'll never get back
Why it matters
Face the Charge Without Letting It Take Everything.
You may already know something went wrong. Now the question is what this case will cost. Gardner & Burks gets to work protecting your rights, limiting exposure, and fighting for a result tied to the facts, not fear or cheap promises.
Protect As Much Freedom As Possible
You’ll have a team of defense attorneys working to limit jail, prison, fines, probation, and felony exposure based on the facts of your case.
Protect Your Life Outside Court
A felony case will follow you into work, family, reputation, treatment, and future plans. Gardner & Burks helps you make decisions while keeping all the consequences in mind.
Fight For A Fair Result
The punishment should fit the facts. Gardner & Burks reviews the charge, evidence, jurisdiction, court dates, and risks before fighting for the best possible outcome.
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What to Do in the First 48 Hours After a Criminal Charge
The first 48 hours after a criminal charge can shape what happens next. Download this free guide to learn what to avoid, what to document, and when to get an attorney involved.
Inside this guide:
- The one thing you must NOT say to police, even if you're innocent
- Why staying silent is your most powerful legal right
- The 3 calls to make in the first hour after a charge
- What to do if you or a loved one has been charged with a juvenile offense
- How to document everything before evidence disappears
- What to expect at your first court appearance
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Call Us
Start with a simple phone call and tell us what's going on.
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Meet Us
We'll talk through the situation, gather the facts, and explain what happens next.
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Let's Fight
Once you decide to move forward, we begin working on the case right away.
Why People Trust Gardner & Burks for Criminal Defense
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Serious Felony Defense Requires Experience, Judgment, and Fight
A serious felony often starts with a hard truth: something happened, and now the system gets to decide what it's going to cost you. The cost may be jail, a felony record, a job, a marriage, a license, or your future.
Gardner & Burks understands this work is not about pretending nothing happened. It's about forcing the case to be judged by the facts, the evidence, the law, and the person standing in front of the court.
You need attorneys who know when to fight, when to negotiate, and how to push for a result where the punishment fits the facts.
Gardner & Burks understands this work is not about pretending nothing happened. It's about forcing the case to be judged by the facts, the evidence, the law, and the person standing in front of the court.
You need attorneys who know when to fight, when to negotiate, and how to push for a result where the punishment fits the facts.
- 45 years defending families in Fredericksburg
- Ghislaine brings 20+ years of criminal defense experience
- Criminal defense is the firm’s core focus
- Every case reviewed as a team, every time
- Responses within 24 hours, without exception
- Deep knowledge of local judges, prosecutors, and court process
- Former clients say they felt like family, not just a case
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Common Questions
Frequently Asked Questions
Answers to the questions we hear most often from clients and families navigating the criminal justice system.
This service covers felony-level charges not already addressed on the Violent Crimes or Sex Crimes pages, including robbery, drug offenses, weapons charges, serious property crimes, embezzlement, and other high-stakes criminal matters. It also covers arrest, warrant, bond, and law enforcement contact issues tied to felony exposure.
Call the office as soon as possible: (540) 582-6333. The team will gather key facts, identify the county, review the next court date or bond issue, and explain the next step. Serious felony matters can begin before formal charges, so guidance matters before anyone speaks to law enforcement.
The process starts with a call, then an intake appointment with an experienced team member, then attorney review and next-step advice. The intake helps the attorney understand the charge, jurisdiction, court date, and immediate risk before recommending a path forward.
Fees are flat and case-specific. The fee is based on the nature of the charge, the number of charges, complexity, and jurisdiction. Expert-witness and private-investigator costs are separate and only incurred with client or family approval.
Fees are flat and case-specific. The fee is based on the nature of the charge, the number of charges, complexity, and jurisdiction. Expert-witness and private-investigator costs are separate and only incurred with client or family approval.
The intake process helps the office gather information quickly while attorneys are often in court. This is part of the team approach. It helps the case move without delay, gives the attorney better information, and allows staff to handle basic questions when appropriate.
Call anyway. If you don’t have every document, court date, or charge detail, the team can help identify what is missing and what needs attention first.