Minors under the age of 18 are eligible to be tried before the Juvenile Court.   Minors 14 years of age or older can be tried as adults for certain serious offenses.   It is vitally important your son or daughter not be tried as an adult.   Hiring legal counsel as early as possible after their arrest or detention is important in order to start services and gather the recommendations necessary to present before the Juvenile Court.   Your child may be eligible to receive the services of a public defender but those services will not be available until after their first appearance in Juvenile Court.   McGlinn & McGlinn represent minors accused of the most serious offenses and those accused of minor offenses.   McGlinn & McGlinn goal is to legally protect the minor as best we can and to work with the minor and their family to put in place services to avoid future involvement with the law.