- Child Abuse
- Criminal DefenseCheck out your potential lawyer by speaking with friends, other attorneys, judges, court clerks, people who know something about criminal law. Police officers you may know are a great source of information. Go online to your local Sheriff’s Association newsletter and see who is listed there as a criminal defense lawyer. My partners and I are listed in our local Association’s newsletter. That sort of respect matters.
- DUI/DWII will leave for your consideration whether DUI checkpoints implicate liberty interests about which you do or do not care. I just want to inform you of this legal issue and practical reality.
- Sex Crimes
- White Collar Crimes
- Theft
- MisdemeanorsMarijuana sales offenses are felonies in California. People can and do go to prison for sales activities. Selling or offering to sell are non-alternative offenses. They can’t be reduced to misdemeanors. The State courts frown upon those who cultivate and harvest marijuana for the purpose of distribution. When courts start frowning, people usually end up in jail. And courts don’t like to frown and most people don’t like to go to jail.
- Drug CrimesIf you or a loved one find yourself in a position needing an attorney to defend marijuana charges, my partners and I have handled a multitude of marijuana case to varying degrees of success. Feel free to call to arrange a consultation.
- AssaultUCSB undergraduate, UCLA Law School graduate, former Deputy District Attorney Ventura County, presently defending those accused of crime and other misconduct. Mr. Powell has tried cases from simple assault to death penalty murder. One of the most distinguished and successful trial lawyers in Ventura County, Mr. Powell also litigates significant civil matters. Mr. Powell has been peer review rated as AV Preeminent, the highest rating available in Martindale-Hubbell, a national resource for rating lawyers.
- MurderThe polls say most Californians disfavor the penalty and favor a penalty of life without possibility of parole for “special circumstance” murder. For some reason, though, a penalty most countries and many states find uncivilized persists in California.
- Probation Violation
- HomicideMy partners and I have decades experience handling death penalty, homicide and serious felonies. If you find you or a loved one find yourself in a position where these issues become critical, please call to make an appointment.
- Business TransactionsYou must be a smart consumer in choosing professional services as you should be in all your commercial transactions. My partners and I have decades experience defending minor charges to death penalty cases and if you have a case that matters to you or a loved one please feel free to make an appointment to discuss your case and your goals. We’ll discuss our reasonable fees and give you some time to check us out before signing a contract.