A first DUI in California is two cases at once, a DMV suspension and a criminal charge, with a ten-day deadline most people miss. Here is what a lawyer actually changes and how to decide whether to hire one.

Hit and run in California is a misdemeanor when only property is damaged and a wobbler when someone is hurt. Here is what the prosecutor must prove, the defenses that work, and what a conviction means for your license and record.

Arrested in San Bernardino County? Here is how bail is set, how bail bonds work, how own recognizance release works, and how a bail hearing at the San Bernardino Justice Center can lower or eliminate bail.

The DMV administrative per se hearing is a separate case from your DUI charge, and you have only 10 days to request it. Here is what the DMV must prove, how the hearing runs, and what happens to your license in Riverside, San Bernardino, Orange, and Los Angeles counties.

Criminal threats under Penal Code section 422 is a wobbler and a strike. Here are the six elements the prosecutor must prove, the defenses that actually work, and what a conviction means for firearms, immigration, and custody.

Arraignment is the first court appearance in a Riverside County criminal case. Here is what happens at the Riverside Hall of Justice, Southwest Justice Center, Larson Justice Center, and Banning Justice Center, and how to prepare.

Gramling Law Group defends DUI, domestic violence, drug, theft, assault, and felony charges for Ventura and Oxnard residents at the Ventura County Hall of Justice. Former public defender Daniel Gramling quotes flat fees up front.

Gramling Law Group defends DUI, domestic violence, drug, theft, assault, and felony charges for Huntington Beach residents at the West Justice Center. Former public defender Daniel Gramling quotes flat fees up front.

Gramling Law Group defends DUI, domestic violence, drug, theft, assault, and felony charges for Irvine residents at the Harbor Justice Center. Former public defender Daniel Gramling quotes flat fees up front.

Gramling Law Group defends DUI, domestic violence, drug, theft, assault, and felony charges for Anaheim residents at the North Justice Center. Former public defender Daniel Gramling quotes flat fees up front.

A step-by-step guide to expunging a conviction in California under Penal Code section 1203.4 and its companion statutes: who qualifies, how to file the CR-180 petition, how to reduce a felony to a misdemeanor first, early termination of probation, automatic record relief, and what an expungement does and does not do for jobs, licenses, immigration, and firearms.

Gramling Law Group defends DUI, domestic violence, drug, theft, assault, and felony charges for Santa Ana residents at the Central Justice Center. Former public defender Daniel Gramling quotes flat fees up front.

Gramling Law Group defends DUI, domestic violence, drug, theft, assault, and felony charges for Whittier residents at the Norwalk courthouse. Former public defender Daniel Gramling quotes flat fees up front.

Gramling Law Group defends DUI, domestic violence, drug, theft, assault, and felony charges for Lancaster and Palmdale residents at the Antelope Valley courthouse. Former public defender Daniel Gramling quotes flat fees up front.

Gramling Law Group defends DUI, domestic violence, drug, theft, assault, and felony charges for Santa Clarita residents at the Santa Clarita courthouse. Former public defender Daniel Gramling quotes flat fees up front.

Gramling Law Group defends DUI, domestic violence, drug, theft, assault, and felony charges for Glendale and Burbank residents at the Glendale courthouse. Former public defender Daniel Gramling quotes flat fees up front.

Gramling Law Group defends DUI, domestic violence, drug, theft, assault, and felony charges for Torrance residents at the Torrance courthouse. Former public defender Daniel Gramling quotes flat fees up front.

Gramling Law Group defends DUI, domestic violence, drug, theft, assault, and felony charges for Long Beach residents at the Long Beach courthouse. Former public defender Daniel Gramling quotes flat fees up front.

Gramling Law Group defends DUI, domestic violence, drug, theft, assault, and felony charges for Pomona residents at the Pomona courthouse. Former public defender Daniel Gramling quotes flat fees up front.

Gramling Law Group defends DUI, domestic violence, drug, theft, assault, and felony charges for Pasadena residents at the Pasadena courthouse. Former public defender Daniel Gramling quotes flat fees up front.