My firm and I specialize in California occupational licensing law. To answer your question, criminal convictions that are "substantially related"...

GC lic called suspended after I hired him

Pursuant to Business and Professions Code Section 7031, a California contractor, bringing or maintaining an action in law or equity in any court...

Filing a false police report usually is charged as a misdemeanor violation of CA Penal Code ("PC") Section 148.5, punishable by imprisonment in the...

Generally, a public agency treats the names of complainants--like informers--as confidential. It is possible to force a public entity to disclose...

Can I sue either the city or the fire department?

In most cities, the fire department is just that--a department of the city. Even so, to be safe, name and include both the city and the fire...

Requirements vary by state. In California, the state licensing board for private investigators has the legal authority to deny a convicted person...

By law how long do they have to get you to court after a warrant has been issued?

Failure to appear, either on the date set out on a citation or on court ordered date, will result in the issuance of a bench warrant--basically a...