CRIMINAL LAW BLOG

A Los Angeles crime defense attorney team understands that a person accused of domestic violence could have an array of mitigating factors surrounding their alleged crime and will work on your behalf to protect your rights in court. Advocate groups for women and authorities are alarmed at the ra...

Being convicted of a Los Angeles sex crime can change a person's entire life in more ways than one. Not only can it affect what one is allowed to do and not do, but it can also change a person emotionally and physically as well. Take for example, Ricky Blackman of Oklahoma, a Tier 3 offender on ...

Any Los Angeles sex crime defense attorney understands there is much more at stake for a defendant in a sex crime case than just jail time. There is a new "Scarlet Letter" that is painted on the record of anyone convicted of a sex crime in California, and it takes the most skilled lawyer to be ab...

Recent examples of how important a Los Angeles murder defense attorney can be came in the form of a European rapper charged, and now convicted, or murder. When a lawyer first takes a case, he must analyze whether or not the defendant will be charged with first, second or third degree murder, and ...

Los Angeles criminal defense attorneys representing people charged with violent crimes often explore the possibility of using "self defense" as a way to defend their client. A defense requires an intimate knowledge of the law as well as a keen ability to craft a unique criminal defense. One such...

Violent crime defense requires a skilled attorney who understands the law, understands the courts and knows how to craft a great defense. A recent Van Nuys Carjacking will present some attorney with the opportunity to craft just such a defense. A Los Angeles man suspected of stealing two vehicles...

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced on Monday that it has charged Beverly Hills, California-based NewPoint Financial Services, Inc. and its co-owners and controller for conducting an unregistered offering fraud aimed at Iranian-Americans in the Los Angeles area. The SEC obtaine...

Los Angeles white collar defense is incredibly complicated for many reasons: juries like to convict "crooked" executives; the evidence can be difficult to follow; prosecutors can make a name for themselves convicting a high profile individuals; etc. This is why defense attorneys must be knowledge...

When a Los Angeles criminal defense attorney represents someone accused of a violent crime, they must invest a great deal of time into researching all of the circumstances. For example, an East Los Angeles man has been charged with murder of a 24 year-old woman. Doris Salguero, 24, was found dea...

A new federal policy under the Obama administration has raised a lot of questions and concern among marijuana users throughout the country, particularly in California. The new policy states that the federal government will not seek to arrest medical marijuana users and suppliers as long as they c...

Nikola Dragovic, UCLA's Serbian star forward, was arrested last Friday in connection with an incident that took place after a concert in Hollywood last month. Dragovic and a friend have been accused of pushing a man into a glass display case following an argument. Initially, Dragovic filed a repo...

Juvenile crime is a serious issue in Los Angeles, with many gangs utlizing young people who may have lost their way. Our Los Angeles criminal defense attorneys actively represent all minors accused of Juvenile crime. Many of our attorneys have worked in Los Angeles district attorney's offices, wh...

If you've been arrested for, or charged with, a crime, you need a qualified Los Angeles criminal defense attorney who knows how to defend you, how to operate during a trial and possible how to please bargain successfully. Former NBA star Jayson Williams is expected to reach a plea bargain deal o...

Not all crimes in Los Angeles involve the use of violent force. While violent criminals accused of such crimes as assault or theft are generally apprehended by police officers in blue uniforms, people who commit crimes such as fraud are usually arrested by federal agents in white shirts and ties,...

Violent crimes in Los Angeles are very serious criminal offenses that can easily land you in jail or state prison for several years. As a category of crimes, violent crimes can mean so many different, individual crimes. Some of the most commonly committed violent crimes are murder, attempted murd...

With the recent economic recession hitting every area of public and private industries, the state of California has been searching for new and creative ways to deal with prison population levels. A skilled Los Angeles criminal lawyer may be able to help anyone facing jail time to take advantage o...

In Los Angeles, marijuana laws are complicated. Having a Los Angeles criminal defense attorney to help defend your Los Angeles drug offense will go a long towards keeping you out of prison. Major League Baseball pitcher Tim Lincecum of the San Francisco Giants was arrested two weeks ago in his h...

A particularly contentious area of the law for Los Angeles criminal defense attorneys is medical marijuana law. While medical marijuana was legalized in Los Angeles and the rest of the state, law enforcement (both state and federal) continue to raid medical marijuana dispensaries. In fact, this b...

At Kestenbaum, Eisner & Gorin, our Los Angeles criminal defense attorneys also defend people in the surrounding regions, including Riverside County. Our Riverside kidnapping defense attorney team is comprised of criminal defense lawyers with a great deal of experience in criminal trials. We defen...

A recent rape has shocked the city, surrounding areas and school administrators. Three teens in Richmond California were arrested on charges of gang raping a 15-year-old girl outside a high school dance while as many as two dozen people stood around watching and not calling the police. The defend...

The Los Angeles criminal defense attorney team at Kestenbaum, Eisner & Gorin is highly skilled, highly regarded and highly experienced. We've defended some of the most high profile cases in recent history, giving our defense attorney team unique experience. We work hard to keep our eyes on new cr...

At Kestenbaum, Eisner & Gorin, our Los Angeles criminal defense attorneys are skilled in exposing Los Angeles police brutality in criminal defense cases. Recently, the Federal Bureau of Investigations has begun a probe into several members of the Burbank Police Department amidst allegations of th...

The Los Angeles criminal defense attorneys at Kestenbaum, Eisner and Gorin have worked for years in district attorneys' offices, and can provide the kind of sophisticated criminal defense that investigates every aspect of a case - including potential misconduct by the Los Angeles police investiga...

An alleged Los Angeles burglary crime suspect was shot to death by Los Angeles County Sheriff's deputies in Azusa this morning after he pulled a knife out.  The deputies were trying to arrest two suspected car thieves around 1:00 in the morning when the two suspects fled the scene.  After a short...

Qualified Los Angeles criminal defense attorneys work tirelessly for their clients, and sometimes an attorney is the only friend a defendant has in the entire world.  In a Los Angeles murder trial, the stigma of the crime ususally isolates the defendant, giving them no one to turn to, except for ...