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Family Law

Just about anyone can start a family on their own, but certain procedures affecting the responsibilities of family life must be pursued in court.

Personal Injury

Know your rights when you suffer a personal injury in California. A serious injury has widespread effects on your life, impacting your ability to support your family and enjoy your day-to-day activities. When personal injury occurs through no fault of your own, California law gives you the right to seek compensation from the responsible party, both for your medical bills and the related pain of the injury.

Workers’ Compensation

Let’s start with an injury that occurs on the job. The first and most important step is to report the injury quickly, and seek medical treatment. The injury may leave you permanently disabled, in which case the state will determine the extent and percent of your disability. You will be entitled to permanent disability pay and possibly payment for future medical expenses. You also may receive vocational training if you can no longer perform the same job.

While it isn’t necessary to have a personal injury attorney, it is always a good idea to consult one in situations like this. An attorney can help you navigate the complex bureaucracy and can advise you on dealing with any disagreements you may have with your claims administrator.

Domestic Violence

Domestic violence and abuse can happen to anyone, yet the problem is often overlooked, excused, or denied. This is especially true when the abuse is psychological, rather than physical. Noticing and acknowledging the signs of an abusive relationship is the first step to ending it. No one should live in fear of the person they love. If you recognize yourself or someone you know in the following warning signs and descriptions of abuse, reach out. There is help available.

DUI

Essentially, every DUI case is a fight with the government. The police arrest and testify against you. The City Attorney or District Attorney has almost unlimited man-power to prosecute the case. To be successful, you need an attorney that has a track record of success litigating against the government.

In city if you are arrested for a criminal DUI, there are certain steps you can take to help avoid a conviction. The first step is consulting with an experienced DUI lawyer. No two cases are the same and our attorneys have an excellent understanding of the law, the local rules and regularly work against the attorneys at the District Attorney’s office. Their extensive legal experience and familiarity with the process with be vital to your criminal defense.

Some people believe that they will minimize the cost of a DUI by pleading guilty and getting the legal proceedings out of the way. Unfortunately, it rarely works out this way. The effects of a guilty or no contest plea to a DUI charge are far reaching and the final cost may exceed $10,000 after all of the collateral consequences have been accounted for and paid. While hiring a DUI criminal attorney may appear expensive at first, the expenses are normally minimal when taking the cost of a DUI conviction into account. Our office offers free consultations to potential clients to help them evaluate whether or not hiring an experienced DUI lawyer is the right decision for them.

Criminal Defense

In the United States, criminal defense lawyers deal with the issues surrounding an arrest, a criminal investigation, criminal charges, sentencing, appeals and post-trial issues. An arrest simply means a police officer or judge believes probable cause exists that a person committed a crime. An arrest does not necessarily mean that a criminal charge has been claimed by attorney. Criminal defense lawyers also deal with the substantive issues of the crimes with which his or her clients are charged. Criminal defense lawyers may also help clients before charges have been filed by a prosecuting attorney.

This is done when someone believes he or she is being investigated or is arrested. The person may hire a criminal defense lawyer to help with counsel and representation dealing with police or other investigators, perform his or her own investigation, and at times present exculpatory evidence that negates potential charge by the prosecutor. A criminal defense lawyer must intimately understand your rights. Initial work on any criminal case involves review of the charges and the claimed facts, and analysis of constitutional violations, the prima facie burden of the prosecution, defenses, and affirmative defenses; as well as potential sentence and sentencing issues.

Early stages of a criminal case may involve a grand jury or preliminary hearing to determine if there exists probable cause for the case to continue. A violation of the Fourth or Fifth Amendment, or other illegally obtained evidence could result in evidence being inadmissible at trial. Accordingly, a criminal defense lawyer often spends a considerable amount of time reviewing all documentation to determine if the case can be won on Constitutional Grounds due to illegal conduct by the government.