Underage & College-Age Defense

Many people would be surprised to learn that police and other law enforcement authorities can legally lie to those they’re questioning to elicit a confession or other information they need. They may, for example, tell a suspect that a piece of evidence places them at...

There are a lot of social gatherings during the winter holidays – and you’ll almost invariably find alcohol around. Even if you try to maintain a “dry” household yourself, there’s no guarantee that the spirits won’t be freely flowing when you visit friends or...

Parents often believe that their teens never drink. They’ve “had the talk” and their teen assured them that they had no desire to drink alcohol. They may even go to social gatherings where alcohol was being used, but they will always tell their parents that it’s other...

If you have a child and want to make sure that they will not be caught in possession of alcohol while underage, something you can do is take steps to educate them and to limit access to alcohol that you keep at home. Many times, teens and young adults under the age of...

Your teen knows that they shouldn’t drink. Though you have alcohol in the house, you have always been very open with them about the fact that they need to wait until they are 21 years of age to consume it themselves.  On the whole, you feel like your teen is smart and...

With proms and graduations coming up, along with the requisite partying, even parents whose kids can generally be counted on to stay away from alcohol and drugs start to worry about what kind of trouble they could get into.  Whether you’ve talked to your teen about...

The age at which a person in the United States first has a drink should be 21, as it is the legal drinking age. Of course, we know well that many people do not adhere to this law and drink before it is legally permitted. What is, then, the average age someone takes...

You’re only young once, right? You’ve heard stories about your parents sneaking into bars and borrowing their older sibling’s driver's license to buy beer. They obviously lived a little, so why shouldn’t you? Well, mostly because things have changed quite a bit since...

You knew that your divorce was hard on your child, but you didn’t think that they’d turn to alcohol as a coping mechanism. They’re only 14, so the thought never crossed your mind that they’d get into your liquor cabinet or share alcohol with their friends.  You didn’t...

Family vacations at the shore are a great way for parents to reconnect with teens and young adults with whom the communication channels may have gotten a bit crossed. Generations of timeless wisdom have been shared between parents and kids as they relax and gaze over...