When police officers searched a woman’s house for an unrelated reason, they discovered a marijuana grow operation. While it was apparently only for personal use, the amount still constituted a felony charge.

This exposed our client to harsh penalties and jeopardized her career. Attorney Skinner negotiated with the prosecutor and arranged to have all the cultivation charged reduced to a single misdemeanor for paraphernalia. This minimized the negative impact on her life and allowed her to easily put it behind her.

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Michael J. Skinner, the founder of Skinner Law Firm LLC, is a former prosecutor with the Chester County District Attorney’s Office.

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