Years of Experience

We have in excess of 63 years combined experience of successfully defending people against the most serious of accusations. Our careers were built in Los Angeles’s high volume courtrooms. We helped reunite thousands of families by defending parents against the largest child protection agency in the country, Los Angeles County Dept. of Children and Family Services (DCFS). We know just how complex, emotionally draining, and, at times, seemingly hopeless navigating this system can be. That’s why we will make sure you are well informed at every step of the process and welcome questions and concerns at almost any time.

Sensible Fees

We know the bottom line is success but that fees are of concern to you. We work with you up front to understand your financial parameters. From the beginning, we try to anticipate all the work that will be involved so that we can provide financial predictability to you. If there are contingencies that may increase your fees beyond what we expect, we try to identify those also.

Recently, we have been contacted by parents around the state of California who want a second “opinion” about their cases. Call us. We are available for such consultations at a reasonable price.

Specialized Practice Areas

Each of us focuses on discreet practice areas within juvenile law, criminal defense and civil rights litigation. We know the hidden traps and we know the areas to work and how to work them. We stick to the areas we know and know well. We will turn down cases that fall outside our areas of knowledge and skill even if you want us and offer to pay us. Our clients are most frequently hard-working individuals, supportive family members, good parents with families they love and young people with promising futures. We know the hidden agendas of government agencies that more often than not unlawfully intrude into families lives.

Each Case and Client Is Unique

Being accused of child abuse or other wrongdoing is a traumatic experience. The system can be fast, formidable and unfair. The laws are open to interpretation and it can feel as though your guilt has been decided before you have even stepped foot in the courtroom.

Individually tailored representation is key. We have helped mothers, fathers, grandparents and guardians successfully defend themselves against child abuse allegations. We’ve experienced firsthand what situations can cause false claims and how to prevent them from developing into filed allegations. If allegations are filed, we will launch our own investigations and uncover evidence that we will use to disprove the accusation.

Sometimes parents or caregivers make mistakes during the pressures of parenting. We will help you to keep the courts and the social workers focused on reunifying your family and not punishing you. You will always have us on your side.

From the moment you contact us, we work to ease your fears and anxieties by taking the time to really listen to you. Then we start formulating the best approach to reunify you with your children. Although we cannot guarantee, in any fashion, that you will prevail, we are trained and experienced lawyers who will provide you compassionate, affordable, quality representation that is tailored to meet your family’s unique needs.

We don’t judge you, they’ve done that; we protect and defend you.