California AB 60 Passes, 2 Million Undocumented Immigrants Eligible for Drivers Licenses
Late last night the California State Legislature signed California AB 60 which will allow over 2 million undocumented immigrants to obtain a valid California Drivers License….sort of. Â Â There appears to be an ongoing debate right now about whether California AB 60 will allow a drivers “license” or just a driving “privilege”. Â Â Either way, […]
How to Reduce Your Bail in a Criminal Case
There are a number of ways to get your bail reduced in a criminal case. Â Often times the arresting agency will arrest a suspect for a felony. Â Bailing out on felony charges can be extremely expensive. Â I have often witnessed individuals arrested on felony cases with felony bail set by the arresting agency, only to […]
How to Drop Domestic Violence Charges Part III
Dropping Domestic Violence Charges: Some alleged victims of domestic violence, whether it be male or female, may use the threat of calling the police as a means of controlling their partner and relationship. Whenever the police are used as a vehicle to enforce control in a romantic relationship, then it is time to leave….and quickly. […]
Obama’s New Immigration Policy
On Friday June 15, 2012, President Obama’s administration announced the largest change in US Immigration policy in decades. Â After years of stalled talks about the dream act, immigration reform, and amnesty; reality hit the fan in about 30 seconds on Friday. Â According to the press release on the US Department of Homeland Security website, […]
Cleaning up a California Criminal Record
As a California Criminal Defense Lawyer I get calls every day from people looking to clean up their criminal record.  Cleaning up a California criminal record can done for many reasons.  Most of the time the motivation to do something about an old criminal conviction in California comes from one of following factors: 1-Employment-Cleaning up […]