One of the big reasons for my success in criminal defense is that I truly enjoy what I do. I enjoy the interactions with my clients and with the people in the courthouses—the judges, the prosecutors, the bailiffs, the court staff. It is truly enjoyable to me to be able to use the talents that I've been given to help people who are in difficult situations.
Being charged with a crime is probably one of the most difficult situations a person can find themselves in. It's very scary because one of the biggest issues is that you lose control, and you simply do not know what's going to happen to you.
So, one of my jobs right from the beginning is to help you take back control and give you some peace of mind about how you're going to handle your matter and what the result will be. It will take time, strategy, and some skill to help protect and preserve your freedom, rights, and reputation.
But it can be done, and I will be incredibly proud when I help you.
Worked in the Los Angeles District Attorney's Office
Once I realized that I wanted to do criminal law, I really immersed myself in it. I started by working at the District Attorney's office in East Los Angeles at a very interesting time in the District Attorney's office development. It was when Gil Garcetti built Ira Reiner in the early 1990s, and the whole DA's office had a shake-up.
It gave me a nice peek into how the District Attorney deals with felony and misdemeanor cases throughout Los Angeles County, their procedure, and how they're almost set up like a corporation. I enjoyed the time there and got a good feel for what I would now characterize as “the other side,” I've been against the prosecutors or District Attorney's office for the last twenty-five years since 1994 when I decided to do criminal defense.
Before that, I also worked for a Superior Court Judge in Burbank. He was a good guy; I was pretty much his right-hand man, helped him develop and publish his opinions related to motions that had been filed in his court, helped him strategize what rulings he was going to make, and again, that gave me a nice peek at how judges dispense justice in our criminal justice system.
Finally, I've been helping people charged with crimes at the state and federal levels for the last twenty-five years. Again, any success I have is attributed to the fact that I enjoy what I'm doing.
I think I possess the talents that a great criminal defense attorney should have, but anybody who knows about success knows that preparation and hard work beat true talent. And if you have both, you're doing pretty good. That's what I do. I work hard.
I determine the best angles for my clients' cases and devise a strategy to achieve those results. I also try to keep people out of custody, preserve their criminal records, and do everything I can to get them on the road to success and out of the criminal justice system as fast as possible.
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