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  • What Felonies Cannot Be Expunged?

    What Felonies Cannot Be Expunged?

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    Expungement is a legal tool you can use after a conviction to erase the conviction record from your criminal record. Since these records are usually publicly available, erasing a sentence makes it unavailable for anyone running a background check on you. People who treat others according to their criminal past will not have anything to…

  • Is It True That Shoplifting Can Be A Felony?

    Is It True That Shoplifting Can Be A Felony?

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    According to Penal Code 459.5 PC, shoplifting involves entering a commercial establishment intending to steal property worth $950 or less during working hours. Courts often charge shoplifting as a misdemeanor in California. However, if an individual is accused of shoplifting, the presence of some factors can significantly enhance the severity of the crime, escalating it…

  • Van Nuys Criminal Attorney

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    Criminal defense is about defending rights. And everyone has rights. Yet when you have been charged with a crime and are swept up in the criminal justice system, you quickly learn that nobody is as interested in defending your rights as you are, and you cannot do it alone. For fierce, uncompromising criminal defense call…

  • Jennifer Gardner, Lawsuits and Disputes Attorney

    Jennifer Gardner, Lawsuits and Disputes Attorney

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    Leah has boundless passion for her work, and lots of energy. I admire and endorse this lawyer.

  • The Arrest

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    We can assist you from the moment of the arrest, or if you fear you may soon be arrested and/or charged, even before this occurs. Leah Legal can provide you with critical and timely advice on each next step at this critical juncture and help you begin preparing your defense as early as possible. Under…

  • The Complaint

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    Normally, the DA will trust the police report and file the charges it supports. At this point he or she will make a formal “complaint” detailing the charge against you. In some cases, the DA may decide to drop the charges if the evidence seems too weak, or will even agree to a plea bargain…

  • The Criminal Arraignment

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    We can begin building you a solid case long before your arraignment (initial court date), but the arraignment is clearly a critical moment in the overall legal process. Here, you will be formally read the charge against you by the presiding judge. At this point, you will have to enter a plea of “guilty,” “no…

  • The Criminal Preliminary Hearing

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    If no plea deal takes place at the arraignment, and you plead “not guilty,” then your case moves toward trial. But first, your defense attorney will have another chance to fight for you at your preliminary hearing. Here, the defense finally gets access to the police report and all other evidence given already to the…

  • The Criminial Trial

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    At Leah Legal, we have extensive experience in presenting convincing arguments in court, in finding evidence and witnesses in your favor, in calling our own “expert” witnesses to counter those brought in by the prosecution, and in exposing the weaknesses in the case brought against you. Most cases don’t even go to trial, but because…

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    Leah or another experienced associate will always handle your case. We do not play the law mill game. A “law mill” in legal talk is a law firm that takes on excessively high numbers of clients all at once and then assigns most of them to inexperienced lawyers. This gains them extra work but is bad for…