How we can help
A criminal charge is unlike any other legal problem. Evidence goes stale, deadlines run whether or not you are ready, and what a person says in the first hours — often before anyone thinks to call a lawyer — can follow them all the way to trial.
Vivas & Nobles handles criminal matters from both directions: defending those accused of an offense, and guiding complainants who need a case built properly before it is filed. Every matter is handled with discretion.
Defense of the Accused
Representation from custodial investigation through trial. The earlier counsel is involved, the more options remain open — decisions made in the first hours are the hardest ones to undo later.
Estafa, BP 22 & Theft
Fraud, bouncing cheques, and theft — including the line between qualified theft and estafa, which determines both the charge that is filed and the penalty that follows.
Cybercrime & Online Offenses
Cyber libel, online scams, and offenses under the Anti-Photo and Video Voyeurism Act. Conduct online carries the same criminal exposure as conduct offline, and often more.
Libel, Slander & Threats
Oral defamation, libel, grave threats, grave coercion and unjust vexation — the charges most often filed between neighbours, colleagues, and former partners.
Bail, Arrest & Your Rights
Securing provisional liberty, and asserting the rights that attach the moment a person is arrested, invited for questioning, or asked to give a statement.
Filing a Criminal Complaint
For complainants: building a complaint that survives prosecutorial review, and filing it before the offense prescribes and the right to file is lost for good.