Our firm's Criminal Law group offers skilled and aggressive representation to a wide variety of individuals or business in both federal and state matters who are either under criminal investigation or currently charged with criminal wrong doing. Our criminal defense attorneys are specialists experienced in assessing the particulars of an individual case as well as dealing with the many variables and issues that present themselves in criminal law matters.

We strive to develop a close relationship with each of our clients. We develop litigation strategies that take into account the manner in which your involvement with the court system actually affects your life, and that of your family. As our client, you will never be treated as "just another number." We orient our practice around a relatively small number of clientele, providing us the ability to guarantee each individual first rate representation and personal attention. In short, your problem becomes our problem. We use advocative strength and creativity to increase your probability of success at trial, and all litigation actions are conducted with the trial option in mind. We are attorneys who will never shy away from the prospect of facing a jury — in fact we would look forward to it, if the circumstances of your case or the other side's unreasonable settlement posture forced us to that point. We keep our clients aware of their case status at all times, and continuously present them with their legal options. We look forward to being entrusted with the privilege of enforcing your legal rights.

Remember, you may or may not qualify for the Public Defender's services....and if you do qualify, depending on your annual income the county could still come after you for reimbursement of the value of the PD's time spent on your case. Hiring your own personal legal professional to represent you — rather than leaving your case in the hands of the Public Defender — would benefit you in several ways. For example, you would be put in contact with your lawyer immediately; you would be able to ensure that your lawyer remained on your case until its resolution; and you would have the opportunity to assess your lawyer's credentials prior to your case being fought in court. Also, the PD carries hundreds of cases at a time including many that they deem more "serious" than yours, so it is impossible even for a good PD to guarantee he will fight your case with the quality of service and legal aggressiveness that you deserve, in what may be the most important event of YOUR life. In fact, you probably have spent more time reviewing our website than the total amount of time you will ever talk to the public defender in all of your conversations combined.

We provide our clients help in the following areas and advice on the following issues:

• Counseling to individuals facing potential or actual criminal investigation or prosecution
• Arrests
• Bail
• Plea bargains
• Lie detectors tests and DNA testing
• Felonies such as drug or narcotics possession
• Misdemeanors
• Traffic and DUI (drunk driving) criminal matters as well as drivers license issues
• White collar offenses, including embezzlement, RICO and RTC related litigation
• Matters considered as quasi-criminal, such as licensing issues with professional or occupational boards and government administrative boards
• Fraud, including farm fraud and federal enforcement of farm programs
• Search and seizure issues, including search warrants and dealing with the police
• Sentencing, pardon and parole matters

There are two important aspects of the U.S. criminal justice system to remember — the presumption that a defendant is innocent and the burden on the prosecution to prove guilt beyond a reasonable doubt. If you are currently under investigation or have been charged with a crime, our criminal defense team can help protect you and your rights under this system. Call us at (310) 651-1712 or contact us online for a free consultation.