
We have been seeing an increasing number of clients who, while allowed to own a firearm under California law, nevertheless are prohibited under federal law. In California, if a person is convicted of ...
Read MoreWhen it comes to laws surrounding drinking around vehicles, you can usually expect pretty strict expectations for the state government. If you are drinking or using almost any controlled substance, it ...
Read MoreWe understand that mistakes happen. Whether you’ve made a mistake and received a DUI or if you are worried about getting one, we may be able to help provide some information for the ramifications in ...
Read MoreCalifornia has enacted extremely strict laws and penalties against domestic violence in order to help lower the number of incidents that occur annually and protect victims. While nobody can argue that ...
Read MoreAccording to Asymmetry in the Impact of Encounters with Police, there are several factors of individuals in poorer neighborhoods that can be attributed to the negative attitudes: (1) illegal drugs use ...
Read MoreWe live in a digital age, where many things are accessible online. Unfortunately, this includes criminal records, which include a record of arrests and convictions. These records are available to ...
Read MoreExpungement is the process of having arrest or conviction records expunged, which prevents others from viewing them. Having your records open can make it difficult to find a job, and some landlords ...
Read MoreShould you be placed on probation, your daily life will feel as if you're walking a tightrope. Even an innocent mistake could result in experiencing severe consequences. It could result in spending ...
Read MoreDid you know that, whether convicted for the crime or not, an arrest may appear on someone’s record? This fact means that when an employer does a background check on someone, his or her arrest record ...
Read MoreSeal Your Juvenile Record We can petition the court to seal juvenile records for the serious offenses listed in Welfare and Institutional Code § 707(b) (these are the offenses that can be transferred ...
Read MoreSex offender registration effects an individual for the rest of their life; however, the California legislature recently modified California Penal Code 290, which governs the lifetime registry ...
Read MoreDomestic violence charges are, by nature, much harder to resolve than a typical criminal case. This is because the laws and regulations that are in place to protect victims can be taken advantage of ...
Read MoreSexual assault is a serious allegation, and as seen in the media today, even allegations can prove to have severe ramifications to one's livelihood and reputation. While it pays to always put yourself ...
Read MoreIn today’s digital era, sexting among teenagers has become a social phenomenon shown to be somewhat of a gray area in the court system. Sexting involves sending explicit (usually nude or semi-nude) ...
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