Arrested at the Hangout Music Festival in Gulf Shores, Alabama?

Jordan Copeland • May 18, 2022

Gulf Shores Municipal Court Criminal Defense Attorney, Jordan M. Copeland, defends clients that received criminal charges at the Hangout Music Festival in Gulf Shores, Alabama Municipal Court. The Hangout Music Festival in Gulf Shores draws thousands of people to the three-day music festival on the white sand beaches of Gulf Shores, Alabama. Each Hangout Fest there are many people arrested and charged with alcohol and drug related offenses in Gulf Shores, AL including: DUI, Minor in Possession / Consumption of Alcohol, Public Intoxication, Open Container, Disorderly Conduct, Possession of Marijuana, Possession of Drug Paraphernalia, Harassment, Domestic Violence, 3rd degree, among other charges.


If you were arrested at the Hangout Music Festival for any alcohol, drug, or disorderly conduct related offense and you have a pending charge in the Gulf Shores, Alabama Municipal Court – you should seek to hire an experienced criminal defense lawyer to defend you in court. Gulf Shores Municipal Court Criminal Defense Lawyer, Jordan M. Copeland has 15+ years defending clients against criminal charges in Alabama. If you were arrested in Gulf Shores during the Hangout Music Festival, our law office can help. Don’t let an arrest in Gulf Shores ruin your future career.


Even if you think your case is “open and shut” and you have no defense, do not make the mistake of going into court without a lawyer and just pleading guilty in Gulf Shores Municipal Court without hiring a criminal defense lawyer in the area. Although no lawyer can ethically guarantee a result, we will use our years of criminal defense experience in Alabama courts to represent you. Before court, we will seek any discoverable evidence against you from the City of Gulf Shores.


We know your legal rights and aim to protect them in every aspect of the case against you. If appropriate in your case, we will negotiate a potential offer in your case that is in your benefit. If negotiations fall short, we can use our experience in the courtroom to go to trial.


Our law firm also represents clients in Petitions for Expungement of criminal charges from the Hangout Music Fest in Gulf Shores, Alabama. If you were arrested at the Hangout Music Fest the records of your charges could remain on you criminal record unless the Circuit Court of Baldwin County grants you an expungement. Contact our law firm to discuss pending cases and expungement representation from arrests at the Hangout Music Fest in Gulf Shores, Alabama.


If you find yourself charged with alcohol related, drug related, or other offenses while attending the Hangout Music Fest in Gulf Shores, Alabama, feel free to contact our local Criminal Defense Law Firm – The Law Offices of Jordan M. Copeland - serving Gulf Shores, Orange Beach, and Foley, Alabama. Email: Jordan@OrangeBeachLawyer.com or call (251) 545-3637.


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Our law firm is experienced in representing Licensed Professionals that have been arrested in Orange Beach, Alabama (and Baldwin County) through the process of seeking an expungement. Since Alabama first passed an expungement law in 2014, our law Firm has successfully represented hundreds of Licensed Professionals from across the United States seeking to have a prior arrest record expunged in the State of Alabama. If you are a Licensed Professional with a previous arrest in the Orange Beach, Alabama, we know negative career consequences can result. Our law Firm has successfully obtained expungements for Licensed Professionals in most every career field. Some of the positions considered to be Licensed Professionals include: Attorneys, Real Estate Agents and Brokers, Certified Public Accountants (CPAs), Engineers, Pharmacists, Registered Nurses (RNs), Medical Doctors (MDs), and Physician’s Assistants (PAs), Nurse Practitioners, Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists (CRNAs), amoung others. Many Licensed Professionals and future Licensed Professionals are unaware that even if your prior criminal charge in Alabama was dismissed or did not result in a conviction, the record of your arrest will remain on your criminal background report unless it is removed via an Order of Expungement from the proper Court in Alabama. As a Licensed Professional, even certain arrest records for violations and misdemeanors can have substantial negative impacts on licensing and career advancement. Our Orange Beach, Alabama Expungement Law Firm has successfully obtained expungements of prior Alabama arrests records for professionals in many types of drug and alcohol charges, including: Driving Under the Influence (DUI), Possession of Marijuana 1st and 2nd degree, Unlawful Possession of a Controlled Substance, Unlawful Distribution of a Controlled Substance, Unlawful Possession/Use of Drug Paraphernalia, Public Intoxication, among other crimes. Our Orange Beach, Alabama Expungement lawyers have also obtained expungements for professionals previously arrest for many types of personal and property crimes in Alabama, including: Domestic Violence, 3rd degree, Harassment, Resisting Arrest, Theft of Property 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th degrees, Possession of a Forged Instrument, among many others. The proper jurisdiction to petition to expunge eligible, prior Alabama arrest records is the Alabama Circuit Court of the county where the original charge was pending. No matter in what state you reside, Licensed Professionals previously arrested in Baldwin County, Alabama must petition to expunge said arrest in Baldwin County, Alabama to clear their criminal background the best as legally possible (if your case is eligible). Expungements are the focus of our Orange Beach Alabama Expungement Lawyer, Jordan M. Copeland – clearing criminal records to the extent of Alabama law for his clients. If you are a Licensed Professional, no matter in what state you reside, if your prior arrest was in Orange Beach, Alabama or surrounding areas in Alabama, our Orange Beach, Alabama Expungement Law Firm can represent you remotely through the entire Petition for Expungement process without a visit to our law office. Our Orange Beach, Alabama Expungement Lawyer’s goal is to have the Circuit Court grant your Petition for Expungement without the necessity of a court hearing. Although a hearing is possible, from our experience a vast majority of our cases are not set for a hearing because of no objection from the District Attorney’s office. In Alabama even if your case is eligible for an expungement, the District Attorney’s office has forty-five (45) days after the petition is served to file any objection with the Court. Therefore, our Orange Beach, Alabama Expungement Law Firm prepares custom petitions for expungement detailing the positive factors of each client giving the Court the detailed grounds for and reasons each client is seeking an expungement order from the Court. Our goal is to bolster you petition for expungement with our custom supporting packets for each petition. If you are a Licensed Professional that has had a prior arrest in Orange Beach, Alabama, or surrounding areas, that record of arrest will remain on your criminal background report unless you are granted an Order of Expungement in Alabama. You need an experienced Orange Beach, Alabama Expungement Lawyer to represent you through the legal process. Many Licensed Professionals across the USA that were previously arrested in Orange Beach, Alabama have already trusted our law firm to represent them through the petition for expungement process in Alabama. No attorney can ethically guarantee a result in any representation. Our experience and results in petitions for expungement representation in Alabama speaks for itself. Check out our Google Reviews on our Google Map Page titled “Orange Beach Criminal Defense Lawyer – J.M. Copeland”. For more information regarding your particular expungement eligibility, feel free to email us at: Jordan@OrangeBeachLawyer.com or call our office at: (251) 545-3637.
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