In many cases, people get charged with hit and run under VC 20002 because they simply misunderstood the situation. In others, they truly did drive away after hitting another vehicle or pedestrian. If you find yourself charged with a hit and run, no matter what the reason, you need to be able to mount the […]
Hiring an attorney can be a scary process, especially if you’ve never hired an attorney in the past. Even more so, when the attorney you’re looking to hire is for a criminal defense matter. When you are being accused of a crime, whether it’s a small misdemeanor, or a serious and violent felony, not only […]
One of the biggest questions that drinkers have about driving is, “how many drinks is it okay to drink before it is illegal to drive?” Many people in California get arrested for DUI every year because they don’t realize they are over the legal limit. In most cases, anywhere from three to five drinks could […]
What happens when you are being investigated for a crime and you are worried about how it could affect your job? Specifically, what happens when your job involves having a professional license? This could be either in the healthcare industry, as a nurse, doctor, dentist, pharmacist. If you’re in real estate, as an agent or […]
What happens when your criminal case involves an auto accident? One of the common questions that we get at Lamano Law Office is whether or not the person should give a statement to their insurance company, to the other party’s insurance company, to the victim or any third party witnesses. It is really important that […]
Sometimes we get phone calls at our law office from people who are telling us that they’ve been accused of stealing from their employer or from stealing from some type of agency. A lot of times when people contact us, it’s because they want to give a statement, to either their employer, to human resources, […]
What happens if you, or somebody you know has been arrested for assault with a deadly weapon? This is also known as, Penal Code 245. Assault with a deadly weapon can be charged as both a misdemeanor, which could involve jail time, or a felony, which could involve prison time. This type of crime happens […]
A lot of people use the word assault and battery as if they are the same thing, but in fact they’re actually different. The main difference is that an assault is an action that could cause harm, or an unwanted touch on a person, and battery is the actual infliction, or force, or violence or […]
Sometimes when people call our law office and they’re being charged with a crime, one of the most common questions that we get asked is, how do I get a copy of my police report? The short answer is you will get a copy of your police report on your very first court date and […]
