How do I choose a competent criminal defense attorney?

Start by narrowing the field based on screening criteria - focus exclusively in criminal law; trial experience & background. From there, it...

What form do I need to file for Change of Venue?

The jurisdiction for your citation is the county where it was issued. It cannot be transferred to Orange County. The request for change of venue at...

Misdemeanor arrest.

Deep breath. Let me answer in order... Will you get a letter? No. You probably received a citation if you were stopped and released that day....

Advice in drug conviction

Your charge (I assume you plead to 11351 or 11352) is a straight felony and cannot be reduced to a misdemeanor - sorry. Yes, the Orange County...

Orange County typically asks for 10,000 bail in a second DUI - and technically, the bail schedule for a misdemeanor probation violation is 15,000....

The speed may make you ineligible for traffic school. You are also only allowed traffic school once every 18 months (measured from violation date...

My friend was convicted today he has done 7 mos does that apply to his sentence?

Yes, they will get credit for the 7 months they've already done (assuming they were booked for this case and they weren't serving time for...

My father has bench warrants in CA, is it possible for him to get his record expunged without having to be there physically??

An "expungement" (we technically don't have expungements in California) is for after a conviction to try and clean up your record somewhat....

I just learned from the court web site that a new charge for violating a restraing order has been filled. It's M166(a)(4).

The DA can choose to mail you a notice to appear or they can submit the case to the court for a warrant to be issued. Given that it's a DV case...

If you search around on avvo, you'll see that the overwhelming consensus is to just ignore the civil demand letters. If you pay, it just means they...