More than a defendant.

Criminal Mitigation Experts

When you are accused of a crime, you become a defendant. One story.

Paraclete Forensic Mitigation tells the rest of the story. We want to know everything about your life’s journey and experiences. In advocating for you, your mitigation specialist will investigate your background by gathering and reviewing records, speaking with you, your family, friends and other collateral contacts, and gathering statements of support.

Once these sources of information are gathered, the mitigation specialist synthesizes them into report form and mitigating factors are revealed.

This is important because judges and prosecutors may consider all mitigating factors in your case - determining your future.

Make Paraclete Forensic Mitigation a trusted member of your legal defense team.

Mitigation specialists assist attorneys, help to identify experts, and form case strategies.

Research based evidence is gathered through:

  • Interviews and statements of support

  • Educational, physical and mental health records

  • Community service agency records

  • Police and domestic incident reports

  • Court records

  • Inmate records

Mitigating factors may include:

  • Lack of a criminal record

  • Age

  • Work ethic / consistently employed, reliability and dependability

  • Victim of childhood abuse – physical, sexual and/or emotional

  • Victim of domestic abuse

  • Exposure to violence

  • Mental health issues / cognitive impairment

  • Substance abuse issues

  • Physical health issues

  • Expression of remorse

  • Rehabilitation efforts

  • Payment of restitution

  • Actively involvement in church or community service groups

  • Military service