California is offering a Traffic Ticket Amnesty Program, but there are many restrictions, and even if you qualify, you get a 50% discount only if you can pay in full. Warrant cases must be resolved first. Continue reading
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Traffic Ticket “Amnesty” in California Starts in January 2012. But Is It Too Good to Be True?
15
Dec
How to Write A Petition to Vacate Civil Assessment Under CA Penal Code 1214.1
11
Dec
How to Fill Out a Petition to Vacate Civil Assessment under Penal Code section 1214.1 with the best legal argument to win and/or set up a Traffic Court Appeal Continue reading
Jail Realignment Makes NOW the Time to Take Care of Old Bench Warrants.
01
Dec
Now is the time to take care of old warrant cases in CA, because the jail “Realignment” program is causing a temporary lack of space and money in county jails. Judges are more open than ever to alternative sentences. Continue reading
How to Attack the Required Elements of a Traffic Ticket Violation as a Defense
30
Nov
A good defense will be focused tightly on the required elements of the charge. Prepare for your traffic court trial by look up the elements of the alleged violation, and getting ready to attack one or more. Continue reading
Hello Congress, Want to Eliminate Wasteful Public Spending in the Legal Academy?
30
Nov
Why do we keep reading that new law schools are being launched when there is and has been for some time an oversupply of lawyers in the labor market? Because employment prospects look great based on fudged placement data? I…
No Defense or Money to Pay Fines? Try a Penal Code 1385 Motion to Dismiss.
29
Nov
How to make a motion to dismiss a court case when you have no defense. Use Penal Code section 1385 to request a dismissal “in the interests of justice”. Continue reading
6 Questions You Should Ask Your Public Defender
23
Nov
Get the information you need from your public defender by asking these simple questions about your case that will help you make good decisions. Continue reading
Newsflash: Law Schools Don’t Teach Law Students To Be Lawyers
22
Nov
There was an article published in the New York Times last Sunday, What They Don’t Teach Law Students: Lawyering, and it’s worth reading, even if we knew most of it already. In summary, the legal academy doesn’t teach law students…
Tiny Accident With No Auto Insurance. Get Sued 2 Years Later? WTF?
17
Nov
A defense Attorney rant about the realities of personal injury defense work and at the same time tells a driver how to deal with being sued without auto insurance. Continue reading
