Mark McBride and Jennifer Gardner have joined forces to provide exceptional representation to those accused of committing serious crimes. McBride and Gardner have a combined thirty-years of trial experience fighting for the rights of their clients. They are committed to providing excellent representation at every stage of the case; appearing together at most major hearings, including trial; and, jointly representing each client they take. McBride and Gardner are convinced that their clients benefit from this unique team approach to their criminal defense practice, and especially from having a male-female defense team.

Mark McBride and Jennifer Gardner are committed to aggressively defending their clients, starting with the investigation phase and continuing all the way through trial. McBride and Gardner will work together throughout the duration of your case alongside a team of highly skilled investigators, forensic and DNA experts, psychologists, and jury consultants, depending upon the needs of the client. McBride and Gardner represent individuals who have been charged with homicide, sexual abuse, rape, violent crimes, “strike” cases, narcotics trafficking, kidnapping, and DUI. They handle all aspects of the criminal process, including from the moment a client is contacted by authorities, through pretrial and trial proceedings and all facets of the post-conviction process, including appeals and writs of habeas corpus. They accept both state and federal cases.

McBride and Gardner know that when their clients are accused of a crime and facing criminal charges, their lives are upended, placing their reputations, personal relationships and careers at stake. Understandably, this is a time of great uncertainty and anxiety. To ensure that their clients receive the best representation, McBride and Gardner are extremely selective about the number and type of cases they accept. McBride and Gardner offer empathic and non-judgmental legal counsel to those being investigated or accused of crimes.

If you are contacted by authorities or arrested, or if you suspect you are the target of an investigation, you should contact McBride and Gardner immediately. It is critical to have an attorney represent you even before the case gets off the ground. McBride and Gardner can intercede and begin preparing your defense, and potentially prevent formal charges from ever being filed.

If charges are filed, McBride and Gardner will immediately begin preparing for trial. They do not postpone trial preparation in the hopes that the case will result in a plea bargain before trial. This much is clear: you can't get a case dismissed pretrial or a great plea bargain if the prosecution does not believe you are ready to try the case. McBride and Gardner will always be ready to try your case.

If a matter proceeds to trial, in most cases McBride and Gardner will appear together and defend the case. With both attorneys at your side, is there a better way to pick a jury or cross-examine an alleged victim? Absolutely not.