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Our Areas of Legal Practice
Juvenile Dependency
Juvenile Delinquency
Mental Health Representation
Criminal Law
Mediation Services
CACI Hearing Services
Juvenile Dependency
The Juvenile The Juvenile Dependency Court t is a branch of the Superior Court which hears cases involving neglected or abused children. Juvenile Dependency is an area of law which involves children who are taken from their parents because the parents are accused of not properly caring for their children, or hurting their children in some way. In the JuvenileDependency court, I sometimes represent one of the parents, or sometimes I represent the children.
The first goal of the dependency court is to preserve families by identifying the problems that have caused the removal of the children and to offer the parents the education or counseling necessary to get the children back in their home. If it is not possible to return the children to the parents, the court seeks out permanent home for the children through adoption, guardianship or long term foster care with relatives or people qualified to accept children into their homes..
Juvenile Delinquency
There are many differences between juveniles who are prosecuted for crimes and adults who are prosecuted for the same offenses. The most notable difference is the type and length of sentence. Juveniles are punished for only a fraction of the time associated with their adult counter parts.
Also, Juveniles Juvenile Records are confidential and privileged (except for probation officers, law enforcement, court personnel, the minor, and parents of the minor.) Records may be sealed five years or more after juvenile court jurisdiction has ended, or after a person has reached 18 years of age, whichever occurs first..
CACI Hearing Services
From your initial consultation through the final resolution of your case, we will handle all important tasks including research for and preparation of any necessary legal pleadings as well as evaluation of the evidence. Your case will not be handed off to an assistant or associate, but will be managed directly by an attorney. This allows us to handle your case in an efficient and cost-effective manner. When you are charged with a crime, you need a powerful defense. Let us take immediate action in your case to protect your rights, to challenge the evidence presented against you, and to fight to reduce the penalties in your case. Click More Info to learn about our CACI Hearing Services.
Criminal Law
Adult Summary
I represent adults and juveniles who have been charged with a crime in San Joaquin County. Most all criminal case end up resolving in a plea bargain. I have heard that only about 5% of the cases charged ever actually go to trial. Thus, a good criminal defense attorney must be a good negotiator, this is where my past business experience comes in very handy. Of course, if your matter is one that must proceed to trial, I will not shy away from a good fight, and I will do my very best to get you a fair and just result.
Criminal Appeals Summary
Once a conviction has occurred, a number of legal errors may have occurred, and therefore can be attacked in the Appellate Courts. A successful appeal can mean that evidence introduced at trial can be suppressed, a reduction in sentence or other penalties, or the granting of a new trial. Appeals are based upon the "record" in the case as it occurred in the trial court, and (usually) no new evidence is presented to the Appellate Justices. Appeals tend to be technical and time consuming, but can reap great rewards for those erroneously convicted. California law allows the setting of bail while an appeal is pending, so a person facing incarceration may be free while the appeal is heard
California 3 Strikes Law
California’s 3-Strikes and You’re Out Law went into effect on March 7, 1994. Its purpose is to dramatically increase punishment for persons convicted of a felony who have previously been convicted of one or more "serious" or "violent" felonies. A "serious" or "violent" felony prior is commonly knows as a "strike" prior. A felony is a crime punishable by a state prison (as opposed to county jail) sentence. Any new felony,
regardless of how minor, may be punished under the 3-Strikes law if the defendant has one or more "serious" or "violent" felony priors.
They are defined in Penal Code sections 667.5(c) (Violent Felony) and 1192.7(c) (Serious Felony). Want more detailed information click on Learn More
Mental Health Representation
Information regarding Sexually Violent Predators and Other Proceedings involving persons with mental illness.
Mediation Services
Parties increasingly find that they are spending more time, effort and money to litigate a dispute than the litigation itself is worth. It is not uncommon for the attorney's fees, expert witness fees, jury fees, court reporter fees and other related costs to exceed the amount in dispute. Mediation facilitates communication between the litigants and can avoid the high cost and long delays associated with civil litigation.
