Gloucester County Criminal Lawyer
Criminal Defense Attorney & Former Prosecutor
Gloucester County criminal lawyer, John W. Tumelty represents persons charged with criminal and traffic offenses throughout Gloucester County. Gloucester County is located just south-east of Philadelphia and north west of Atlantic County. Within its boundaries, Atlantic and Camden Counties were once included. The county includes outstanding agricultural, industrial and residential areas. Gloucester County has the eighth-lowest crime rate of New Jersey’s 21 counties. Gloucester County possesses a history complete with major Revolutionary War battlegrounds and outstanding Early American architecture.
All felony charges are sent to the Gloucester County Prosecutor’s Office for disposition. The Criminal Court is located at 1 North Broad Street in Woodbury, New Jersey 08096.
All misdemeanor charges, also known as disorderly person offenses, filed in Gloucester County are handled in the various Gloucester County municipal courts. Misdemeanor charges include such offenses as shoplifting, harassment, obstruction, underage possession of alcohol, possession of marijuana under 50 grams, possession of drug paraphernalia, obstruction and criminal trespass, etc. The various municipal courts are Clayton, Deptford Township, Oak Valley, Almonesson, East Greenwich Township, Mount Royal, Elk Township, Franklin Township, Franklinville, Glassboro, Greenwich Township, Harrison Township, Logan Township, Mantua Township, Monroe Township, National Park, Newfield, Paulsboro, Pitman, South Harrison Township, Swedesboro, Washington Township , Wenonah, West Deptford Township, Westville, Woodbury , Woodbury Heights and Woolwich Township.
For additional information on the specific municipalities of Gloucester County, please visit the links below:
- Clayton DWI Charges
- Glassboro Criminal Defense
- Glassboro DWI Charges
- Gloucester County DWI / DUI Charges
- Paulsboro DWI Charges
- Pitman DWI Charges
- Woodbury DWI Charges
Criminal attorney John W. Tumelty has an office just southeast of Gloucester County and appears quite often in the Gloucester County courts. Mr. Tumelty has been practicing criminal law as a former prosecutor and criminal defense attorney for 30 years. Mr. Tumelty is a former state prosecutor with the New Jersey Attorney General’s Office and a former assistant Atlantic County prosecutor. Mr. Tumelty has been designated a Certified Criminal Trial attorney by the New Jersey Supreme Court.
If you or a family member has been charged with a criminal offense in Gloucester County, please contact the Law Offices of John W. Tumelty at 609-390-4600 for an immediate consultation.
