Welcome to Power Trial Lawyers, where your rights and your future matter to us. Located in the heart of Orange County and Los Angeles County, we provide staunch representation for individuals facing gun crime charges. Our mission is to protect your dignity, rights, and freedom at every turn of the…
Learning that someone has applied for a restraining order can be incredibly upsetting, regardless of the type of restraining order or the nature of the allegations. Almost always, the “facts” contained in a restraining order petition are entirely biased toward the person seeking protection. However, as emotional as this time…
Once you determine that you need a restraining order, receiving a permanent order of protection cannot come soon enough. At the same time, if you haven’t been through the process before, the thought of filing for a restraining order can become a seemingly overwhelming task. The truth is, filing for…
California Restraining Order Forms The need for a restraining order often comes up during exceptionally challenging times. For this reason, it is common for those seeking the protection of a California restraining order to feel overwhelmed by the process. However, if you believe you need a restraining order, it is…
How California Inmates Can Effectively Leverage the Newly-Passed AB 600 in Hopes of Obtaining a Resentencing Hearing On October 8, 2023, Governor Newsome officially approved Assembly Bill 600 (“AB 600”), which is the latest criminal justice reform measure in California. Like many of the other recent changes in the state’s…
Recently, the California criminal defense and appeal lawyers at Power Trial Lawyers, P.C. watched as a client who was formally sentenced to 35 years to life in prison walked free after serving only 20 years of that sentence in the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation. This marks yet another…
In the ever-changing landscape that is the California criminal justice system, the concept of pretrial diversion stands as a means of getting all charges dismissed before trial. Pretrial diversion is a legal mechanism that allows certain individuals to bypass the traditional prosecutorial process in favor of rehabilitative programs. Often times,…
California criminal law is known across the country for its use of sentencing enhancements, which first started to become law back in the 1990s. However, since then, critics of California’s sentencing enhancements have pointed out that they have led to over-incarceration, especially among racial minorities. Among the most notorious of…
California’s felony sentencing guidelines are established by the California Penal Code and the California Rules of Court. The California Penal Code (Section 1170) sets forth the basic framework for felony sentencing in the state, including the three strikes law, determinate sentencing, and alternative sentencing options such as drug treatment programs…
California Court of Appeals rules for Power Trial Lawyers client after the firm successfully brought a Writ of Habeas Corpus. The Appellate Court remnded the case back to the Superior Court for an evidentiary hearing. Power Trial Lawyers, P.C. successfully argued a client’s case in the California Appellate Court, Second…