Criminal Defense Lawyer for Goshen, Indiana

Elkhart County charges are answered in Goshen. Answer them with experienced counsel beside you.

A criminal charge filed in Elkhart County puts your case on a path through the county courts in Goshen - and puts your job, your license, your record and possibly your freedom on the line. The system moves quickly in the early days, and unrepresented defendants give away advantages they never get back.

Walter Law defends clients against misdemeanor and felony charges throughout Elkhart County. Christopher G. Walter brings decades of Northern Indiana courtroom experience, membership in the Goshen Bar Association and admission to the U.S. District Court for the Northern and Southern Districts of Indiana. His service as Nappanee City Court Judge for infraction and misdemeanor cases gives him an unusually complete view of how cases look from both sides of the bench.

From the initial hearing through trial or negotiated resolution, we protect your constitutional rights, test the State's evidence, and pursue the outcome that does the least lasting damage to your life.

How We Defend Goshen Clients

  • Representation from initial hearing through resolution
  • Misdemeanor and felony defense in the Elkhart County courts
  • Challenges to stops, searches and statements
  • Negotiation with prosecutors when it serves you, trial when it doesn't

Frequently Asked Questions

Yes, if at all possible. Decisions made at and before the initial hearing - bond, no-contact orders, early plea discussions - shape everything that follows. Call us as soon as you know charges are coming.

Not without counsel. Even truthful, well-intentioned statements are routinely used against defendants. Politely decline to answer questions and contact an attorney first.

Misdemeanors carry up to a year in county jail; felonies are graded into levels with substantially longer sentences and lasting collateral consequences. We defend both and work to reduce charges and consequences wherever the facts allow.

Your Defense Starts with a Phone Call

Don't face the State alone.