Previous Law Firm Name

• Shouse Law Group
• Criminal Defense Partners

Law Firm Overview

Las Vegas Criminal Defense is headed by attorney Michael Becker, who draws on more than 15 years of experience in dismissing or negotiating down his clients' charges.  He's personally handled more than 50 criminal jury trials and won full acquittals and hung juries for most of them. 

Also working for Las Vegas Criminal Defense is attorney Daria A. Snadowsky, who received her law school education here in Las Vegas, and case manager Chris Penland.

Areas of Practice

• Criminal Defense in State, Federal & Juvenile Courts
• DUI/DWI
• Appeals
• Writs
• Immigration Defense
• Criminal
• Federal Criminal
• Traffic Violations
• Discrimination
• Employment Law -- Employee
• Employment Law -- Employer
• Labor Law
• Sexual Harassment
• Whistleblower/Qui Tam

Published Works

• "The Admissibility of Crime Reports as Public Records at Criminal Jury Trials", Forthcoming, 2004
• "Penal Code Section 211: Constructing Theories of Constructive Possession", Prosecutors Brief Vol. XXVI, No. 2, February, 2004
• "Class Polarization and Housing Segregation in the 21st Century Metropolis", 30 Urban Lawyer 145, 1998

West Practice Categories

RICO Act, Sexual Harassment, Discrimination, Grand Jury Proceedings, Criminal Law, Criminal Fraud, DUI/DWI, Drug Violations, Federal, Felonies, Juvenile Crimes, Misdemeanor, Parole & Probation, Prosecution, Sex Offenses, Traffic Violations, Victims' Rights, White Collar Crimes, Employment Law -- Employee, Employment Law -- Employer, Immigration & Naturalization Law, Labor Law, Whistleblower/Qui Tam