Washington County criminal cases are heard at the courthouse in Potosi. Missouri law is the same there as in Farmington or St. Louis, but a small-county court has its own pace, and the first court date tends to arrive quickly.
Wulfers Law Firm is based in Farmington, about 35 minutes away on Route 8, and handles Potosi cases as part of its regular practice.
What we handle in Washington County
The same cases we defend in St. Francois County.
- DWI, including the separate license case with its 15-day deadline.
- Drug possession and distribution charges.
- Felonies, from the first appearance through the preliminary hearing and beyond.
- Probation violations, which can bring back the sentence you already avoided once.
- Traffic charges that carry points or a court date, including driving while suspended.
The first court date is not the trial
People often panic about the first setting. Usually it is an arraignment: the charge is read, you enter a plea of not guilty, and the case is set for the next step. Nothing is decided that day, but having a lawyer there means the case starts with someone who knows the file.
A misdemeanor stays in the associate division and is usually resolved there. A felony starts there with a preliminary hearing, where the state has to show probable cause, and if it clears that it moves to the circuit division.
What a flat fee buys you
One attorney who has your file, from the first call to the last court date. Every setting in Potosi. The motions, the negotiation with the prosecutor, and the hearing if it comes to that. The fee is quoted once, after the free consultation, and it does not grow with the number of phone calls you make.