My client was charged with 27 counts of  conspiracy to file false public documents, where there defendants were alleged to have operated a foreclosure delay service that stymied the big banks efforts to foreclose on people behind on their mortgages.  Originally detained on a $1,000,000 bond, with a 1275.1 hold, I secured my client’s release […]

On Friday, January 15, 2016 I was set to proceed with an individual hearing for a detained immigration removal case in San Francisco.  The client overstayed after entering the United States on the visa waiver program, so he had limited procedural rights.  He switched attorneys in the middle of the case, and ended up being detained for […]

A client of mine was charged with violating his probation, and a new case, for possession of a controlled substance and possession of an injection device.  The District Attorney offered 30 days in jail, but I worked with my client to establish a legal defense to the charges and put the case over to work […]

As I walked into court this morning, the traffic ticket line was spectacularly long.  I knew there was an upcoming amnesty program, and sure enough it started today. So, don’t keep riding around without a license!  Take advantage of this program while you can and save huge amounts of money and get back on the […]

On August 20, 2015, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeal decided Salazar-Gonzalez v. Lynch, No. 11-73600 (9th Cir. 2015). The case holds that the deadline to file a motion to reopen an immigration case, normally 180 days, can be extended where the client’s prior lawyer committed ineffective assistance of counsel. In this case, Mr. Salazar-Gonzalez […]