Scott H. Belshaw & Associates
PROFESSIONAL INVESTIGATIONS AND FORENSIC CONSULTING
 
Sentencing/Probation Experts 

Our firm specializes in expert advice on probation/community supervision related matters for defense attorneys by former probation officers.

Need assistance in developing revocation defenses?

Did the probation department follow all procedures while supervising your client?

Has the officer or probation department supervisor of your client ever been on probation themselves?

Some of our services include consulting on:

  • Motions to Revoke Probation
  • Motions to Adjudicate Guilt
  • Motions to Modify Probation/ Motions for Early Termination
  • Client being harassed by their probation officer? What can they do?
  • Experts in State and Federal Community Supervision and Pre-Trial Policies and Procedures.
  • Expert testimony on probation eligibility
  • Defense pre-sentence investigations (State and Federal)

State and Federal Pre-Sentence Investigations:

If done correctly, this can be a tool to get your client probation a lot more easily than you think. Experts in pre-trial policies and procedures. Expert testimony is available.

Our firm has experienced federal pre-trial services investigators to assist you in gathering intelligence to secure a federal bond and sentencing issues.

Revocation Hearings:

Know what the District Attorney and the probation department knows and what they do not want you to know.

Does your client need to complete community service quickly? Contact us for more information.

Experience:

Scott Belshaw has years of experence assisting defense firms and testifying as a probation expert. Your client is our #1 priority.

We know the approved community service agencies, drug treatment programs and counselors.

We are familiar with all aspects of Texas community supervision law.

In our experience as a court probation officers, we have found the best way to have your client's probation reinstated or early terminated is to provide to the court a comprehensive plan utilizing all programs and providers recognized by the court.

Our firm consists of former court liaison probation officers and field officers in Harris County. Our firm is fully trained in community supervision law in Texas and federal jurisdictions. We have supervised all types of defendants including sex offenders. Our firm has written numerous pre-sentence investigations for State Courts and defense firms. We are a proud member of TCDLA and have more experience than any other probation consulting firm.