Child abuse and neglect cases in are technically not criminal cases, although parents accused in Family Court will often be charged in criminal court. Therefore, for one act, you may be charged criminally, have to go to abuse and neglect court, and have a case affected in family court for custody. The stakes will be whether or not the parents will be allowed to continue to have custody of the child. The stakes in the Criminal Court, however, will be the parents' freedom. Defending accusations of child abuse and neglect can represent one of the most challenging and emotionally difficult prospects for any human being in our Court system.
Two realities make the defending of accusation of child abuse and neglect extremely difficult. First, unlike the criminal court accusations, the Family Court accusations need only be “proven” by a lower standard. Second, unlike in the Criminal Court, every case is a Bench Trial in Family Court. That means that a judge will decide whether a person is guilty of the accusations, not a jury.
Also, resisting the pressure to concede responsibility for the accusations of abuse or neglect can result in a longer time before there is an ultimate resolution of the case and therefore a longer time before the accused and the child can be reunited (assuming you are successful at a bench trial). Many people feel as if conceding responsibility is the only way to get their children back as quickly as possible.
These factors can make it extremely emotionally difficult for the people accused. The Family Court supposedly has the goal of bringing the families back together. But when cases are referred for concurrent criminal prosecution it is hard to see how the Family Court is attempting to make this happen.
A parent who is victimized by a child making false allegations of abuse or neglect may be hard pressed to want to try to work everything out and be together after being arrested and accused of a felony in criminal court.
Conviction for a crime of any type can have serious, life-changing consequences. With so much at stake, you can trust us to vigorously defend you.
Who is Attorney David Mann?
Attorney Mann is aggressive and will vigorously defend you. Before starting his own firm, Mr. Mann was an attorney at one of the most prominent law firms in the U.S. and a former Judicial Law Clerk - viewed as the highest honor a law graduate can achieve, a Judge selected Mr. Mann who assisted in Chambers and worked with hundreds of court cases. Mr. Mann’s representation is built on the highest education: Master's Degree, Juris Doctorate, Former Ph.D. Candidate with a B.A. in Communication Studies, where he studied argumentation, logic, and rhetorical theory. Mr. Mann earned the Ask-A-Lawyer Community Commitment Award for Pro Bono Service in 2009. He also excelled in law school: Mr. Mann graduated from UNLV's William S. Boyd School of Law in 2007 where he excelled: 1st Place Co-Winner: 2005 Clark County Bar Client Counseling Competition; 3rd Place Co-Winner: 2006 ABA Regional Client Counseling Competition; CALI Award: Contract Theory; Society of Advocates Member/Competitor: 2006–2007; Student Bar Association Vice President (eve.): 2005-2006; Family Law Community Service: Spring 2005; and law student extern at Family Court. Prior to his legal career, Mr. Mann, was a successful business consultant and founder of a regional consulting firm. After his undergraduate degree, he started at a national CPA firm as a staff consultant. He later joined a large national CPA firm; eventually managing the Las Vegas consulting department and representing the firm nationally. He then founded an award-winning consulting firm. Mr. Mann has personally designed and implemented over 100 business management systems for some of the most prominent businesses in Southern Nevada in industries as diverse as transportation, gaming, sales, and services. His firm was the largest value added reseller of Microsoft Business Software in Nevada for 5 years in a row. Mr. Mann learned from studying the nuances of these businesses that results are only achieved when the business is focused on client service and when the business makes their services afordable. Mr. Mann likes to teach others about developing client relationships while increasing core business productivity. He has taught business college classes in Las Vegas and spoken, via invitation, on entrepreneurship at a university in Copenhagen, Denmark.
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