DOMESTIC VIOLENCE LAWYERS - SPOUSE ABUSE ATTORNEYS

If you or a loved one has been arrested or charged with a domestic violence crime or spouse abuse crime in California, the most important call you can make will be to your criminal defense lawyer. Violating the laws in California can bring very severe penalties. There is nothing more important than having an aggressive and experienced criminal defense attorney on your side. An aggressive and experienced law firm may be able to get your charges reduced and in some cases dismissed.

What Is Domestic Violence?

Domestic violence can take a number of forms, including:
physical behavior such as slapping, punching, pulling hair or shoving
forced or coerced sexual acts or behavior such as unwanted fondling or intercourse, or jokes and insults aimed at sexuality threats of abuse -- threatening to hit, harm or use a weapon on another, or to tell others confidential information, and psychological abuse -- attacks on self-esteem, controlling or limiting another's behavior, repeated insults and interrogation.Typically, many kinds of abuse go on at the same time in a household.

In California, as in most states, the victim of domestic abuse or domestic violence can obtain a restraining order or emergency protective order even if the abuser is not a "spouse". The victim of any adult relative, an abusive lover (non-live-in) or even a roommate can obtain such an order.

If you are facing any of these very serious California domestic crimes, you need the assistance of an experienced California criminal defense lawyer who is experienced in successfully defending their clients charged with crimes of domestic violence.

Our goal is to achieve the best results for our clients, whether it be dismissal, acquittal by a jury, an effective plea bargain or alternative sentencing and counseling. To that end, we use the full extent of our expertise, talents and resources in each and every case to achieve optimum results.