Expungement/vacating misdemeanors

I practice in California where the expungement vocabulary is different than it is in Washington. Here expungement refers to a process where you...

Termination during probation

Either they lied to you when you were terminated or they lied to unemployment to avoid having their rates increased. If you have documentation...

You don't press charges: the prosecutor does. Thus you can't refuse to press charges either. In California, if a complaining witness refuses to...

The advantage of a no contest plea in California is that it cannot be used against you in a civil suit. In the criminal action it is treated as a...

Building structural damage/unstable soil conditions

You have the right to withhold rent for breach of the warranty of habitability. Be careful though to document everything in writing, including...

Military Installations and Due Process

If you are a civilian arrested or ticketed on a military reservation, you will be tried in federal court in the district where the incident...