Chances are you’ve visited California once or twice. We have beautiful mountains, sprawling beaches, and amazing cities. One day you decide to cruise through southern California on your way to Disneyland, in your Cadillac with longhorns affixed to the grill. You get pulled over because the California Highway Patrol thought you were an animal traveling…
Slip and fall accidents often result in painful injury, and sometimes even death. Thousands of deaths each year are attributed to trip and fall accidents. Slip and fall or trip and fall accidents are typically caused by dangerous or hazardous conditions on someone’s property. What Causes Slip and Fall or Trip and Fall Injuries? Premises hazards…
I once heard some guys joking around saying “old enough to pee, good enough for me,” of course they were at the bar checking out some young girls who I hoped were over 18. I’m not a boy, but if I were, I would probably (1) remember my dad teaching me to play catch, and…
Most people don’t realize that driving under the influence of drugs, even completely legal, over the counter drugs, can result in arrest and conviction of driving under the influence.The key element that must be proved to be convicted of a DUI is that the driver suffers a physical or mental impairment such that he or…
In figuring out the cost for your Divorce, each case will be different. That’s because each case has specific set of facts that will change the cost of hiring a divorce lawyer. Specifically, when couples are divorcing and there are minor children involved, it could cost more to fight for more custody/visitation rights. That’s because…
Even if you don’t live in California where your child lives, you may be able to obtain custody rights to your child(ren). In California, custody is split into legal custody, physical custody, and visitation. Legal Custody grants parents the rights to share the right and responsibility to make decisions relating to the health, education, and…
The rules on Red Light Camera Tickets in LA are changing every day. Do you have to pay them? Can you ignore red light camera tickets in LA? Are they legal? Illegal? What if I got mine in Van Nuys Traffic Court? How about the Beverly Hills Courthouse? Is that part of the LA court…
I run into way to many situations where I walk into court and my client already has a state prison offer because of a juvenile conviction that was a serious or violent crime. Too many people are not taking their juvenile cases serious enough to hire private counsel and are working out deals with the…
It has been more apparent in my practice now that many people think it’s a smart idea to talk to cops instead of invoking your right to remain silent and asking to speak to an attorney. Here’s the bottom line, more often than not, talking to a cop will not help your case and will…
One of the most common traffic tickets is the classic California speeding ticket. Getting pulled over by a cop and being issued a ticket for speeding is definitely not a good feeling. Even having a close call can ruin your day. Nobody likes to see that radar gun pointed in your direction. When…
