Freehold Office
About Our Freehold, NJ Office
The Helmer, Conley & Kasselman Freehold office is home to our appeals and motions sections. The experienced attorneys in this department provide additional legal and research resources to clients who are working with other criminal trial attorneys, family lawyers, and personal injury lawyers.
Whether you are facing charges, a divorce or family-related legal dispute, or an Internet-related issue with complex legal implications, your need a law firm you can trust. You need a firm you can trust to handle your case efficiently, and that you can trust to prioritize your needs over its own. At Helmer, Conley & Kasselman, P.A., we have established a reputation as a highly-skilled legal team with an unwavering devotion to our clients. When you choose our firm, you can expect:
- Personal legal representation backed by centuries of combined legal experience
- Attentive service and real answers to your questions
- Strategic representation focused on securing a favorable result as efficiently as possible
- Creative problem-solving with a contemporary approach to the law
- A team of attorneys and legal professionals who take the time to understand the nuances of your unique circumstances
Our firm was founded in 1992, and many of our attorneys practiced for years before the firm was established. If you are looking for experienced legal representation in Freehold, New Jersey, we invite you to contact us to discuss your needs.
Cases We Handle
As a full-service law firm, our team of 40-plus attorneys represents clients throughout New Jersey in all types of civil, criminal and government-related matters. Our Freehold office focuses its practice in the areas of:
- Criminal Defense – Representation for clients charged with state and federal crimes, including violent crimes (including assault and manslaughter), property crimes (such as arson), drug crimes, sex crimes (including sexual assault), fraud and white-collar offenses.
- DUI/DWI Defense – Representation for first-time and repeat offenders facing steep penalties for drunk driving offenses and breath test refusals. It is crucial for you to understand why you need a DWI lawyer to help with your case.
- Family Law – our Freehold divorce lawyers help with, custody and paternity disputes, Division of Youth and Family Services (DYFS) matters, preparation of prenuptial agreements, and other family-related issues.
- Internet Law – Representation for all Internet-related legal matters, including business protection, data breaches, Internet crimes and cyber-bullying.
- Personal Injury Law – Representation for a wide variety of personal injury claims, including auto accidents, slip and fall injuries, wrongful death, and more.
Appeals and Motions in Freehold
Freehold criminal lawyers who work in Motions practice either create their own motions, or respond to the motions presented by the other side. Their work influences the evidence that can or cannot be used in a trial. An attorney might submit a motion to suppress evidence, such as a victim or witness identification, or a defendant’s statements. If a suppression motion is successful, the prosecution’s case against the defendant could be much weaker, and the charges could either be dismissed or a more favorable plea bargain negotiated. Since many of the defense attorneys at Helmer, Conley & Kasselman are either former assistant county prosecutors, deputy attorney generals, assistant US attorneys or police officers, they understand the impact of effective motions on all aspects of a case. Helmer, Conley & Kasselman’s Freehold criminal defense lawyers use motion strategies effectively to protect clients’ rights.
Family law/divorce lawyers and personal injury attorneys also use motions in their practices. A family lawyer might use a motion to try to compel discovery (get information from the other side) or control the flow of evidence in a custody case. Personal injury attorneys might use a type of motion called summary judgment to force a case to end without a trial.
Appellate practice is different from motion practice. Appeals are used to react to the results of a court’s decision- either to overturn an unfavorable one or to protect a favorable one. In the event of a court decision that is unfavorable to a client, an appellee attorney will look for errors committed by the lower court where the case was heard and ask the higher (appellate) court to reverse the decision based on that error. Perhaps a lower court judge allowed a jury to hear a client’s confession that the defense attorney believed was coerced, or without Miranda warnings (right to counsel and right against self-incrimination). If the defense attorney could convince the appellate judge of the error, and its adverse impact on justice, the appellate court might overrule the decision and the client would have a chance to get justice again. Sometimes this leads to a more favorable result for a client at a second legal proceeding on the same matter. Search and seizure issues are also common areas for motions and appeals.
Office Directions
92 West Main Street 
Freehold, NJ 07728
Phone: 848-207-3500
To visit our offices, take Route 18 or Route 33 to Route 9 toward Freehold. Turn onto West Main Street and go approximately one-half mile until you reach our office on the right. Parking is available in the rear of the building.
Schedule A Consultation at Our Freehold Office
If you would like to speak with an attorney in Freehold, we encourage you to visit our office. To speak with one of our experienced attorneys in confidence, call (848) 207-3500 or request an appointment online today.
Helmer, Conley & Kasselman’s appeals and motions attorneys work with attorneys and clients across the state of New Jersey. Video conferencing capability connects the attorneys in the Freehold office with the other firm offices throughout the state, leading to easy communication for all clients.
If you do meet with one of our attorneys in Freehold, be sure to save some time for exploring the area afterwards. Six Flags is only about 6 miles away. There are many State Parks in the area. Finally, there are a number of breweries, but, if you do go to visit those, please don’t drink and drive.
