D.U.I. and Sobriety Checkpoints
Nov 26, 2012
With the Holiday season here, you can be sure that the police will be setting up sobriety checkpoints. In California and in many states, police conducting checkpoints must comply with a strict guidelin...
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Why Do I Have to Deal with the DMW for a DUI Arrest?
Nov 15, 2012
With the Thanksgiving weekend and the holiday season upon us and parties to attend, it is important that you know your rights if you are stopped for a DUI (Driving under the Influence of Alcohol or Dru...
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Family Law (Custody and Property Division)
Nov 13, 2012
This area of law is unique in that it requires one to make business decisions (i.e. money and property) as well as decisions concerning personal relationships (i.e. who gets the children, how often doe...
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Hit and Run (Rights and Responsibilities)
Nov 04, 2012
You will be charged with a hit and run if you leave the scene of an accident without identifying yourself to the party or parties involved, and anothers property was damaged in the accident. The prosec...
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Motion for Reconsideration
Oct 28, 2012
How do you get a judge to reconsider his/her decision?
Any party, whether in a civil or a criminal case, in an application for an order has been made to a judge, or to a court, and refused in whole or ...
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Child Abuse and Neglect (Part 2)
Oct 07, 2012
Child sexual abuse is an especially complicated form of abuse because of its layers of guilt and shame. Sexual abuse does not always involve body contact. Exposing a child to sexual situations or mater...
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Child Abuse and Neglect (Part 1)
Oct 01, 2012
Child abuse is more than bruises and broken bones. While physical abuse might be the most visible, other types of abuse, emotional, sexual and neglect, also leave deep lasting scars. The earlier abused...
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Alternative Sentencing: “Avoiding Jail”
Sep 25, 2012
Electronic Monitoring System (EMS)
Work Release or Work Furlough
City Jail or Private Jail
Diversion Programs (Alcohol or Drug Rehabilitation)
Sober Living
Community Service
Instead of going to j...
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Bail Reduction
Sep 16, 2012
Many defendants are not aware or made aware by their defense attorney that they can request from the court that bail be reduced. If denied, the attorney should not be reluctant in asking the court to r...
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Assault with a Deadly Weapon
Sep 09, 2012
An assault with a deadly weapon (ADW) is an assault committed with any type of deadly weapon or by means of force likely to cause great bodily injury to another. An assault is an unlawful act of violen...
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