Underlying Charge & Sentence: Possession and under the influence of methamphetamines. New Charges: Burglary, receiving stolen property, and possession of drug paraphernalia (syringes without a prescription & heroine hype kit). Result: Trial judge disregarded DA’s demands, and referred defendant to drug court in lieu of jail or prison. Adult Drug Court: The four-phase Drug Court [...]
Plea Deal: Even though the client had a large amount of opiates in her possession (without a valid prescription), was driving with a BAC of nearly twice the legal limit, and had crashed into another vehicle, the DA agreed that the client would only have to pay a fine, attend AA meetings, attend a first-time [...]
FACTS Joseph Khadige leased a property from Jorgensen & Salberg's client for the purpose of operating a medical marijuana dispensary across the street from the Main Place Mall in the City of Santa Ana, California. After Khadige was unable to obtain a license from the city to operate the dispensary, Khadige refused to pay the [...]
SUMMARY OF CASE Our client was arrested for drunk driving on December 4, 2012. On January 18, 2013, our law firm successfully defended our client in a DMV license suspension hearing, based upon the arresting officer’s failure to properly give the statutory warnings during his DUI investigation. STATEMENT OF FACTS According to the arrest report, [...]
By: ADVOCATE author Julie Bolcer New written guidelines from the Obama administration outline the conditions under which binational same-sex couples may be considered to have a “family relationship” for the purposes of immigration officials deciding whether to proceed with deportation actions. The criteria, listed in a memo issued this week by U.S. Immigration & Customs [...]
Article by Ari Ezra Waldman of Towleroad.com Many millions of Americans, tens of thousands of legally married same-sex couples, thousands of lawyers and legal academics, and just about all equal rights advocates await word from the Supreme Court on the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) and California's Prop 8. The 2012-2013 term at One First Street [...]
Calling the conduct of the San Diego City Attorney's office "shocking," a California judge dismissed an entire jury panel Tuesday after finding that prosecutors violated the defendants' rights in a misdemeanor case brought over a civil rights protest by refusing to seat a juror due to his sexual orientation. Superior Court Judge Joan Weber said [...]
We always encourage our clients to setup a living trust to ensure that their property gets transferred quickly and efficiently to their heirs upon their death. We advise each and every client to keep us informed of any significant changes to their estate so that any newly acquired assets are properly transferred into the trust. [...]
In Casella v. SouthWest Dealer Services, Inc., a California court of appeal affirmed the jury verdict for wrongful termination in violation of public policy against a company selling extended warranties. Plaintiff had complained to management that retail customers were quoted an inflated monthly payment for the automobile in order to entice customers to purchase an [...]
