Burbank, CA
Employment and labor Lawyer at Burbank, CA
Practice Areas: Employment & Labor
OUTCOME: DUI charges dismissed with a Serna motion.
Client charged with driving under the influence in Alameda County, but never showed up to court. There was evidence the complaint was sent to the wrong address. A warrant was issued but the police did ... not execute the warrant for over a year. We went into court when the client learned of the pending charges and moved to dismiss the charges under People v. Serna. The court granted the motion to dismiss.
OUTCOME: Expungement and reduction to misdemeanor granted.
Client convicted of felony assault in Contra Costa County. After completing probation, we filed for dismissal under Penal Code section 1203.4 and reduction from felony to a misdemeanor, which the court ... granted.
OUTCOME: Certificate of rehabilitation granted.
OUTCOME: Petition to Seal Granted
Client was falsely charged with felony robbery, a strike. Though the charge was ultimately dismissed, the arrest still showed up on the client's record. The district attorney opposed sealing the arre ... st record, but after briefing and argument the court granted the petition to seal.
OUTCOME: Reversed, new trial granted
The appellate division of the Superior Court reversed the judgement of the trial court because the trial court failed to instruct on self-defense. The failure to instruct warranted reversal because th ... e defendant's testimony provided substantial evidence that he acted in self-defense.
OUTCOME: Probation terminated early, conviction expunged, felony reduced to misdemeanor.
Client had been convicted of felony assault likely to produce great bodily injury. Successfully petitioned for early termination of probation, expungement, and reduction of the felony to a misdemeano ... r under Penal Code section 17(b).
OUTCOME: Court of Appeal reverses trial court's "with prejudice" denial of motion to reduce felony. This means that client is not barred from petitioning for reduction of felony to misdemeanor in the future.
Judge denied client's motion to reduce felony to misdemeanor under Penal Code section 17(b) "with prejudice," meaning client could never bring the motion again. Client appealed. The Court of Appeal r ... eversed the "with prejudice" denial.
OUTCOME: Case dismissed prior to trial.
Client was charged with possession of marijuana for sale, conspiracy, and gang enhancements. Due to immigration status, would have been deported with conviction. Case dismissed.
OUTCOME: Case dismissed
Client faced charges for misdemeanor assault with a deadly weapon. Negotiated deferred prosecution at trial date where client did not have to enter a plea, but the case would be dismissed after six mo ... nths of good conduct. After six months of good conduct case was dismissed.
OUTCOME: Petition to seal arrest record granted, client found factually innocent.
Petition to seal adult arrest record under Penal Code section 851.8 granted and client found factually innocent. The defendant had been arrested for a misdemeanor and booked in jail, but was never cha ... rged. Nonetheless, his prior attorney never informed him of the availability to petition to seal, and the two year deadline had passed. The court still granted the petition upon a showing of good cause.
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