CRIMINAL DEFENSE & MUNICIPAL COURT

Criminal Defense & Municipal Court Services

Criminal Defense and Municipal Court

When you are confronted with a criminal or municipal complaint, you need competent and experienced legal counsel to protect you and to defend your rights. It is important that you refrain from speaking with police or authorities until you have first consulted an attorney.


The Municipal Prosecutor is the Chief Law Enforcement Officer in a municipality and reports directly to the County Prosecutor. Between 1997 to 2005 Franklin G. Whittlesey served as a Municipal Prosecutor in Hillsborough Township, the City of South Amboy, Borough of South Plainfield, Borough of South Bound Brook and Middlesex Borough.

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In this capacity he worked alongside local law enforcement and he has prosecuted thousands of traffic, criminal cases and Driving While Intoxicated/Impaired (DWI) offenses. As defense counsel, Mr. Whittlesey has tried complex DWI cases involving alcohol and drugs and he is experienced with the use of experts and has obtained successful results for many clients.


Mr. Whittlesey is regarded as one of the most experienced municipal court attorneys in the State of New Jersey. He has handled thousands of municipal and criminal cases over the past 25 years including high profile criminal cases.

Scholl & Whittlesey, LLC continues to provide defense and representation in the following areas of criminal and municipal court:


  • Driving While Intoxicated/lmpaired (DWI) matters;
  • All Municipal Court traffic offenses( For example, Speeding, Reckless Driving, Careless Driving, Driving While Suspended, Leaving the Scene of an Accident);
  • Drug and Paraphernalia possession and distribution offenses (both municipal and indictable offenses);
  • Sexual assault, abuse and neglect cases; (Megan’s Law Offenses, Child Endangerment and DCP&P matters);
  • White Collar Crime, theft and embezzlement;
  • Computer sex crimes;
  • Neighbor disputes, harassment and assault;
  • Juvenile Delinquency matters;
  • All firearm and weapons related cases;



If you find yourself confronted by any criminal or municipal court matter, do not hesitate to contact our firm for a free consultation.


If you had a criminal conviction in your past, we can also help you expunge your record.

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