Protect Your Child’s Future

Ways we can help Protect Your Child's Future

There may be nothing that delivers quite so much anguish as concern for the happiness and health of our children. When they begin to lose interest in their normal activities – school, sports, music, spending time with family and friends, then we worry. Sometimes, these changes in behavior lead to terrible risk-taking and sometimes, arrest.

No family is immune to this experience. Trouble can find any child, in any family, regardless of background or circumstances.

What can be done before that life-changing call from police; before the summons to juvenile court or an arrest that brings your child to adult court? And what are the steps that can be taken when your family’s calendar suddenly includes a court appearance?

Some of the steps are common to both pre-arrest and post-arrest experiences. Begin with a truly candid and safe family conversation; one where your child feels enough confidence to share what is happening in their mind and their heart. If there are signals that mental or emotional health issues, or substance dependence are present, then enlist highly-experienced and credentialed clinicians to help your family.

And if there is any police contact, consult with a legal team with a long history of successful advocacy for families and their children – regardless of the age of the child, whether they are 10 or 11 or 28 or older. Meet with a law firm whose mission is to help young people resolve their problems and not need a criminal defense law firm again; before you or your child make statements to police.

The Maddox Law Firm’s mission is Durable Solutions. We passionately advocate for young people and their families—sons, daughters, grandsons, granddaughters, nieces, and nephews of all ages. We address the immediate challenges your family faces, legal issues, and crisis moments, but our commitment doesn’t end there.

We work closely with your family to uncover the underlying factors that led to these troubles, to help you prevent future issues. By finding a Durable Solution, we set your child on the right course—toward lasting health, renewed confidence, and a life where they can truly thrive, free from the shadow of past mistakes.

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Matthew Maddox

Matthew M. Maddox

Attorney & Founder

Jessica Kordas

Jessica A. Kordas

Attorney

Debra Ann West

Debra Ann M. West

Attorney

Carol Dreznick

Carol F. Dreznick

Attorney

Stephany Eastmond

Stephany Eastmond

Attorney

James Miron

James R. Miron

Managing Attorney