FREDERICKSBURG VIOLENT CRIME ATTORNEYS
You Need a Bulldog In Your Corner
When you're charged with a violent crime, there’s no time for a lawyer who backs down under pressure. Gardner & Burks takes control and fights for the best possible outcome.
Immediate Representation
Stay Ahead of the System
Get The Best Possible Outcome
What's At stake
The System is Not Built to Protect You
A violent crime charge puts you inside a system built for prosecutors, police, and courts. Not you.
You may not have the police report. You may not know what evidence exists. You may not understand what your first court date means. Still, you’re expected to make decisions with your freedom, bond, job, and family on the line.
This is where the wrong lawyer can make it worse. You need a defense team who knows the system, explains your options, and fights for the best possible outcome based on the facts of your case.
The system is not on your side
One bad decision will cost you
The wrong lawyer makes it worse
Why it matters
When You Have the Right Team, Everything Changes
When you've got the right team fighting for you, you can stop reacting and start making better decisions for your future.
You'll Protect Your Freedom
You'll get a team of people fighting hard to keep you out of jail or get you the best possible outcome based on the facts of your case.
You'll Protect What's Most Important
Your attorney should do more than stand beside you in court. You need counsel who helps you make decisions about your job, family, reputation, and future.
You Can Stop Guessing
Gardner & Burks explains what’s happening, what matters now, and what comes next, so you feel more in control of your life and future.
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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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Start Protecting Your Future Today
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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
Highly recommend Ms. Storr Burks...
...due to her extraordinary efforts, the desired outcome was achieved.
LISA GALLOWAY
Thanks to their efforts...
...an overwhelming situation ended with a significantly reduced outcome.
JC DIAZ
Most transparent attorney...
...I have come across, and puts her all into her clients case.
dudley libby
She got me out on bond immediately...
...she knows everyone down here from the judges to the prosecutors.
clinton gibson
Experienced Fredericksburg violent crime attorneys
People Facing Violent Crime Charges Have Trusted Us Since 1979
When you’re charged with a violent crime, it can feel like your life flipped in one phone call, one arrest, or one accusation. You may not have the police report. You may not know what evidence exists. You may not know who to trust.
Gardner & Burks has helped people in Fredericksburg and the surrounding area through serious criminal cases for decades. We know the local courts, prosecutors, judges, and process. We also know how to break the case down, explain your options, and fight for the best possible outcome.
You don’t need a lawyer who takes a fee and lets the system run over you. You need a bulldog in your corner.
Gardner & Burks has helped people in Fredericksburg and the surrounding area through serious criminal cases for decades. We know the local courts, prosecutors, judges, and process. We also know how to break the case down, explain your options, and fight for the best possible outcome.
You don’t need a lawyer who takes a fee and lets the system run over you. You need a bulldog in your corner.
- 45 years defending families in Fredericksburg
- Ghislaine brings 20+ years of violent crime 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 for the first time
Fees are flat and case-specific. The fee is based on the nature of the charges, the number of charges, and the jurisdiction, and it covers the team’s work from the beginning of the case to the end of the case rather than billing by the hour.
No outcome guarantees are stated, and the firm does not promise outcomes it cannot support. Its documented approach is to ask detailed questions, manage expectations, explain the process in plain language, and work toward the best possible outcome based on the facts.
The intake process is structured that way so the office can gather the information the attorney needs quickly, start advising right away, and move the case forward without delay. The service materials also explain that the team approach means clients and families are not relying on one person alone, and questions can still be handled when an attorney is in court.
The first step is to call the office and explain what is happening. The firm’s process starts with a call, then an intake appointment to gather the key facts, explain what happens next, and begin advising right away so the case can start moving without unnecessary delay.
The first appointment is an intake meeting, and it may be done by phone or in person. The goal is to gather the charges, jurisdiction, next court date, and other key details so the attorney has a comprehensive picture and the team can begin advising on next steps immediately.
Outside expenses are not included in the flat fee. Expert-witness costs, private-investigator costs, and other outside expenses are only incurred with client or family authorization.