Business Details
23 Years
experience
Salt Lake City Criminal Defense Attorney
Catherine Cleveland Attorney at Law has dedicated over two decades to defending clients in Salt Lake City and throughout Utah. Our practice focuses exclusively on criminal defense, handling cases ranging from DUIs and drug crimes to violent offenses and federal charges. With a background that includes judicial experience, we combine legal expertise with aggressive advocacy to protect clients' rights. Our approach emphasizes personalized attention, transparent communication, and leveraging deep knowledge of state and federal courts. We prioritize client education, ensuring individuals understand their cases and feel supported during stressful legal challenges.Our track record includes reducing felony charges to misdemeanors, securing dismissals, and achieving favorable verdicts. We offer free initial consultations and maintain availability to address client concerns promptly. Our commitment to justice extends to juvenile defense, expungement processes, and challenging evidence obtained through unlawful procedures. By staying current with legal technology, we streamline case management while maintaining a human-centric approach to client relationships.
Services
Criminal Defense
DUI Defense
Drug Crimes
Violent Crimes
Federal Offenses
Juvenile Defense
Expungement
Sex Crimes
White Collar Crimes
Theft Crimes
Details
- Year established: 2003
Highlights and features
- We offer 20+ years of criminal defense experience with former judicial perspective
- Our team implements evidence-based defense strategies tailored to each case's specifics
- We maintain transparent communication with clients throughout the legal process
- Our track record includes reducing first-degree felonies to misdemeanors
- We challenge unlawful evidence collection procedures to protect client rights
What people say
Highly competent attorney
Reduced felony to misdemeanor
Aggressively defends clients
Available at all hours
Thorough case preparation
Services
Criminal Defense
Our criminal defense practice covers state and federal charges including DUIs, drug offenses, and violent crimes. We challenge evidence admissibility, negotiate plea bargains, and provide trial representation. Clients benefit from our former judicial experience and deep understanding of Utah's legal system.
DUI Defense
Specialized defense against DUI charges involves challenging breath test accuracy and police procedure violations. We analyze blood alcohol evidence, negotiate reduced penalties, and work to maintain driving privileges while protecting client futures through strategic legal approaches.
Drug Crimes
We defend against drug possession, trafficking, and manufacturing allegations by challenging evidence collection methods and prosecution arguments. Our approach includes negotiating alternative sentencing options while ensuring clients understand long-term implications of drug-related convictions.
Federal Offenses
Federal charge defense requires specialized knowledge of prosecutorial strategies and sentencing guidelines. We challenge evidence admissibility, negotiate with federal prosecutors, and leverage our understanding of federal court procedures to protect clients facing charges like tax evasion and drug trafficking.
Juvenile Defense
Our juvenile defense focuses on rehabilitation over punishment, working to keep cases in juvenile court and secure counseling or community service alternatives. We guide families through expungement processes to protect young clients' future educational and employment opportunities.
People
Catherine R. Cleveland
Founding Attorney
With over 20 years of criminal defense experience, Catherine R. Cleveland combines former judicial perspective with aggressive advocacy. She specializes in complex criminal cases, maintains direct client communication, and has successfully reduced numerous felony charges to misdemeanors while securing case dismissals.
Questions
What should I do immediately after being charged with a crime?
Contact our office immediately for a free consultation. Avoid discussing your case with law enforcement without legal representation to protect your rights.
How can DUI charges affect my driving privileges?
DUI convictions typically result in license suspension, fines, and potential jail time. We work to challenge evidence and negotiate reduced penalties.
Can juvenile charges impact future opportunities?
Yes, juvenile records can affect education and employment. We prioritize expungement processes to help young clients move forward without past charges.
What differentiates your federal crime defense approach?
Our experience with federal prosecutors and understanding of sentencing guidelines allows us to develop targeted defense strategies specific to federal court systems.
How do you handle drug crime cases with prior convictions?
We challenge evidence admissibility, address underlying issues, and negotiate alternative sentencing options while emphasizing rehabilitation potential to prosecutors.
