Indianapolis Family Law Attorneys

Family law matters can impact every aspect of your life, such as where you live, where your children live, and how you provide for yourself and your family. Adding to that the emotional component that often accompanies family law issues makes resolving them even more complicated. Experienced family law attorneys can help ease your emotional and legal burdens. At Keffer Hirschauer LLP, we treat your family law matter with the compassionate yet robust representation that we would want for ourselves.

Successful handling of family law matters requires a skilled litigation attorney proficient in a wide range of subjects, including:

• Indiana family laws
• Child-related matters including the Indiana Child Support Rules and Guidelines, the Indiana Parenting Time Guidelines, and child custody evaluations
• Accounting matters
• Business, real, and personal property valuations
• Real property law
• Tax law

The Indianapolis family law attorneys at Keffer Hirschauer LLP have years of experience successfully handling family law cases in and out of the courtroom. We are skilled in all aspects of family law cases and handle domestic cases of all sizes and complexities:

• Simple uncontested divorces
• Divorces involving contentious child custody, child support, spousal maintenance, or marital property division issues
• Post-dissolution matters such as modification of child support and custody or relocation

We know that time is of the essence in your case and work to quickly understand the nature of your unique family law case, identify areas that require immediate attention, and develop strategies to resolve your family law matter. We help you every step of the way, from the early stages of a divorce to effectively dealing with post-dissolution matters. In addition to divorces, our family law attorneys are also accomplished at handling related family law matters such as pre-and post-nuptial agreements and paternity matters.

Don’t let your family law matter bring your life to a screeching halt. Whether your divorce is in Indianapolis or elsewhere in Indiana, contact one of our family law attorneys to learn how we can help you.

Indianapolis Criminal Defense and Asset Forfeiture Attorneys

The foundation of Keffer Hirschauer LLP is our focus on criminal defense and civil rights in criminal and related proceedings. The firm’s passionate dedication to protecting your rights is felt most keenly in its criminal defense practice.

Being the subject of an arrest, investigation, or criminal charges can leave you feeling out of control and without any rights. But, even when you have been accused of or charged with a crime, you do have rights, some of which include:

• The right to counsel
• The Fourth Amendment right against unreasonable search and seizure
• The right to a speedy trial
• The right to a trial by an impartial jury of your peers
• The right to confront witnesses
• The Eighth Amendment right to reasonable bail

You need Indianapolis criminal defense attorneys who are dedicated to protecting these and other rights and who are experienced enough to resolve your case as favorably as possible. The criminal defense attorneys at Keffer Hirschauer LLP are committed to knowing the facts of your case, making sure your rights are protected, and achieving the best possible result in your case.

Putting years of criminal law and litigation experience to work for you, our Indianapolis criminal defense attorneys fight for you in Marion County, Hamilton County, and throughout the State of Indiana to provide a vigorous defense in your case. We have successfully resolved felony and misdemeanor cases before charges are brought or through litigation, including:

• Battery
• Drug crimes
• Drunk driving (DUI)
• Gun crimes
• Sex crimes
• Theft crimes
• Violent crimes
• White-collar crimes

The Indianapolis criminal defense attorneys at Keffer Hirschauer LLP can offer the most assistance when engaged at the earliest point in your case. Our attorneys provide guidance and strategic defense options at every stage of criminal defense:

• Investigation
• Pre-trial proceedings
• Bench or jury trial
• Sentencing modification
• Probation violation
• Appeal
• Post-conviction relief
• Pardons and clemency

As criminal defense attorneys, we also aggressively defend your rights in civil asset forfeiture proceedings. Civil asset forfeiture proceedings can put at risk your right to your property—even if you have not been accused of or charged with a crime. Our criminal defense team has particular experience in protecting your property rights, arising in part from tenure in the Marion County Prosecutor’s Asset Forfeiture Division. Whatever your criminal defense or asset forfeiture needs, Keffer Hirschauer LLP will fight to protect your rights.

Indianapolis DUI Defense Attorneys

Operating while intoxicated (OWI) can have serious consequences. Whether the conviction is for a misdemeanor or a felony, the sentence for OWI, sometimes called drunk driving or driving under the influence (DUI), can range from probation for up to two years to a jail term of three years, include license suspension, and result in a felony conviction on your record. In some circumstances, a DUI conviction may also lead to adjudication as a habitual traffic offender, which can result in the suspension of your license between five years and life, or conviction for a habitual vehicular substance offense, which can increase your jail term up to eight years.

A DUI conviction can also deeply impact your professional life. The suspension or loss of your license can make getting to and from work difficult. For those in the transportation industry, it can make working impossible. If your job requires professional licensure, such as medical professionals and attorneys, you also risk separate disciplinary proceedings that could impact your professional license and your livelihood. Regardless of your profession, current and prospective employers may view a conviction for DUI in Indiana as an indicator of poor judgment, affecting your employment status or employability.

If you’ve been charged with or convicted of a DUI offense, you need a firm with Indianapolis DUI defense attorneys whose practice concentrates on Indiana criminal law, litigation, and fighting for your rights. You’ll find those attorneys at Keffer Hirschauer LLP. We value your rights and understand the risks you face in fighting a DUI charge or conviction. With everything at stake, you need a skilled Indiana DUI defense attorney like those found at Keffer Hirschauer LLP.

Indianapolis Expungement Attorneys

Having a criminal record can affect your rights even after you’ve served your sentence. Even if you were never convicted but have a record of arrests or charges, that record can affect all aspects of your life: housing opportunities, job opportunities, and child custody matters, to name just a few. The Indiana Second Chance Law offers you a process to clean up your criminal record so your past doesn’t affect your future.

The legal term for the opportunity provided by the Second Chance Law is expungement, a legal process for sealing your criminal record. If a record is expunged, you don’t have to disclose it to potential employers, lenders, landlords, and education institutions—anyone who might otherwise use your criminal record in determining your eligibility for a benefit, right, or opportunity.

While it may appear simple on the surface, the process is a little more involved than it might seem. For example, you must file an expungement request in every county in which you have a criminal record, and there are limits to when you can file for expungement. Also, the sealing of your criminal record is not a right. Even if you were ineligible for expungement in the past, a change in expungement law may have changed that. To ensure that your expungement request is successful, you should seek the guidance of experienced Indiana expungement attorneys.

The Indianapolis criminal defense attorneys at Keffer Hirschauer LLP are well-versed in the expungement process in Marion County, Hamilton County, and throughout the state. We help clients locate the relevant criminal records, consider their eligibility for expungement, and prepare all necessary court filings. Then we provide representation at all court hearings. Improve your prospects and your future by calling us for a consultation on your eligibility for expungement of your criminal record.

Indianapolis Title IX Defense Attorneys

Whether you’re a student or a school or university employee, having a sex discrimination claim filed against you can have both immediate and lasting effects on your rights, reputation, and future opportunities. Although a Title IX proceeding is not a criminal prosecution, it still involves an investigation and can result in a hearing or other determinative process with lasting impacts on your future. You need assistance from a qualified attorney to protect your rights throughout the process.

Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 prohibiting discrimination based on sex has been around for decades, but only in recent years has it been generally interpreted to extend beyond the funding of school-related activities to include prohibiting certain sex-based conduct, including:

• Employment discrimination
• Gender-based discrimination in any school-related activity or classroom
• Sexual harassment or sexual assault by a school employee or student
• Other sexual misconduct or dating violence
• A gender-based hostile work environment
• Retaliation for reporting a Title IX violation

The interpretation of the protections offered by Title IX and the procedures educational institutions that receive federal funding must follow to comply with Title IX legislation have also been in flux, making it difficult for anyone accused of a Title IX violation to know how to navigate the process. Moreover, schools and universities have not always been required to give the accused the same rights as those afforded in criminal proceedings. Yet, in some cases, a Title IX complaint can spawn a criminal investigation and charges as well.

The Indianapolis Title IX defense attorneys of Keffer Hirschauer LLP proudly provide legal services to make sure your rights are protected throughout the process of investigating and determining liability for Title IX violation claims. We constantly monitor the legal requirements for Title IX proceedings as well as how different institutions throughout Indiana interpret and carry out those requirements. Using this knowledge, combined with our strong background in criminal defense, we can swiftly guide you through the Title IX process and back to your life.

Indianapolis Traffic Violation Attorneys

Traffic violations may seem insignificant, but they can cost more than money. Citations for traffic violations are part of your driver record, which insurance companies use to determine your insurance rates. The accrual of moving violations can also result in compulsory completion of an approved driver safety program or even the suspension of your driver’s license. Don’t assume that there’s nothing you can do. Only working with a veteran traffic violation attorney can give you the best possible outcome in your traffic violation case.

Traffic offenses are not limited to speeding tickets or parking citations. Rather, they cover a wide field of moving and non-moving violations. They can also include more serious criminal offenses such as reckless driving, operating a vehicle while intoxicated (DUI), or leaving the scene of an accident. And if your job requires driving, violations can also impact your ability to make a living. Viewed in this light, it becomes apparent how traffic violation attorneys can help.

When you’re fighting a traffic ticket in Indianapolis or elsewhere in the state, your best chance of a favorable outcome is with the aid of a defense attorney familiar with Indiana traffic law and experienced in traffic violation defense. The experienced traffic violation attorneys at Keffer Hirschauer LLP have the procedural, legal, and litigation experience to defend your rights in any traffic violation case.

Whether you’ve accrued numerous parking tickets, have a moving violation that equates to a criminal offense, or somewhere in between, don’t face it on your own. At Keffer Hirschauer LLP, we place the same importance on managing your case and your driving record that you do, diligently putting our experience to work for you.

Indianapolis Handgun License Attorneys

With gun rights under attack, Indiana handgun licenses are under greater scrutiny. Whether you’re trying to determine your eligibility for an Indiana handgun license, you need help applying for a license, or you wish to appeal the denial of your handgun license, going it alone decreases your chance of success. Instead of trying to learn the ins and outs of Indiana handgun license laws, turn to experienced and respected handgun license attorneys who already know the ropes. In Indiana, those attorneys are at Keffer Hirschauer LLP.

While the US Constitution guarantees the right to keep and bear arms, courts have interpreted the right to have limits. Various federal and state laws govern handgun licensure, and state laws vary from one state to the next. Indiana applicants for handgun licenses must be eligible under and comply with:

• The Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act (Brady Law)
• The National Firearms Act
• The Firearms Owners’ Protection Act

Several Indiana laws define various categories of persons who are ineligible for an Indiana handgun license.

Sifting through and understanding the various statutory limits on firearms licensure can be overwhelming. The handgun license attorneys at Keffer Hirschauer LLP have done that for you. We also have criminal law and expungement experience, which help us see a broader picture in your handgun license case so we can develop comprehensive strategies for moving your handgun license application through the approval process.

In the event your handgun application is initially denied, we will help you gather and prepare the necessary documentation to appeal the denial, following your application through to the end. No matter where you are in the process, Keffer Hirschauer LLP can help you understand the handgun license laws, prepare and file complete documentation in support of your license application, and appear on your behalf at any necessary hearings.

Indianapolis Protective Order Attorneys

A protective order can be a shield for someone under threat or a sword to harass another unfairly. At Keffer Hirschauer LLP, we understand the rights and risks of individuals in both camps. Let us put our sizeable knowledge and experience to work to protect your rights.

If you feel threatened by or have been injured by someone, you can seek a protective order, a court command that the person who threatened or injured you must stay away from you. But how do you know if you qualify for court-ordered protection? And how do you get the process started? Protective order attorneys from Keffer Hirschauer LLP are here to help you through this frightening time.

Indiana law provides a safety net in the form of several types of protective orders for victims of threatened or actual stalking, domestic violence, assault, battery, or harassment. The Indiana Civil Protection Order Act, which is focused on safety and preventing future acts of violence, is the commonly used statutory basis for protective orders in domestic violence and similar cases. A court can also issue protective orders in criminal cases or to prevent workplace violence.

Getting the process started is fairly simple, but the strict and sometimes nuanced statutory requirements can make getting a protective order complicated and frustrating for non-attorneys. Our protective order attorneys will review the circumstances of your case to determine which legal channel best suits your protection needs.

In some cases, Indiana protective order laws can also be used inappropriately to implicate or harass someone unjustly. Being the subject of such a protective order can affect your right to be in your home or at your job as well as your firearm rights or your right to possess a family pet. You need a serious protective order defense attorney who understands the extreme impact of a protective order on your life and uses his or her extensive knowledge and experience with protective order and criminal law cases to fight for your rights.

With experience as prosecutors and in defense of individual rights, the Indianapolis protective order attorneys at Keffer Hirschauer LLP will work vigorously to defend your right to be safe and secure and free from harassment.

Indianapolis Criminal Defense Attorneys in Your Corner

You have a choice in hiring an attorney to handle your criminal case, asset forfeiture, expungement matter, Title IX defense, or other matter that threatens your rights. The Indianapolis criminal defense attorneys at Keffer Hirschauer LLP are skilled litigators, shrewd legal researchers, and compassionate legal service providers who want to help protect your rights. For a free consultation to discuss how the attorneys at Keffer Hirschauer LLP can help you, call (317) 857-0160 or complete our online contact form.