News, stories, and links about Bay Area Criminal Lawyers, PC New, notable cases and results as well as general criminal defense law news.
Bay Area Criminal Lawyers, PC’s associate attorney Clint C. Christoffersen obtained an extraordinary case result out of San Mateo County for a client charged with burglary having prior strikes who…
A client faced trial in Alameda County for a special-circumstances murder case that ultimately resulted in probation instead of prison pursuant to a plea agreement negotiated by Bay Area Criminal…
Bay Area Criminal Lawyers, PC's Clint C. Christoffersen, Esq. successfully argued multiple issues at the Preliminary Hearing that ultimately lead to an immigration-friendly, NON-290 registration, NO STRIKE plea to a…
Bay Area Criminal Lawyers, PC's associate attorney Kate O. Bredenberg successfully defended a Domestic Violence Restraining Order out of San Francisco County resulting in NO RESTRAINING ORDER for our client.
Bay Area Criminal Lawyers, PC’s Alexander P. Guilmartin, Esq. obtained an incredible result for a client facing federal charges out of the United States District Court, Northern District of California…
Bay Area Criminal Lawyers, PC welcomes our 2023 Summer Law Clerks who are slated to begin their clerkships.
Bay Area Criminal Lawyers, PC (BACL) was awarded the AVVO Top-Rated Lawyer Award for 2023 for its performance in criminal defense cases for the tenth consecutive year!
Bay Area Criminal Lawyers, PC joins the San Mateo County Bar Association on their monthly Community Law Night where those who need help with their legal matters can contact the…
Congratulations to new 2023 CACJ Board of Governors Member, firm owner, and senior attorney David J. Cohen, Esq.!
At Bay Area Criminal Lawyers, PC, the experienced attorneys understand appeals, writs, and habeas corpus petitions are sometimes necessary to challenge one’s sentence or conviction. Bay Area Criminal Lawyers, PC employs attorneys…
California has been at the forefront of criminal law reform, particularly when it comes to reforming laws and improving the lives of those who have served time for past crimes.…
2023 is a great year of positive steps towards prison reform and anti-recidivism in criminal law and we have put together a definitive list of new 2023 California criminal laws…
A new California record-clearing law is set to take effect in July of next year (2023) making it one of the most expansive laws surrounding record-clearing in the United States.
The Supreme Court banned non-unanimous jury verdicts for criminal cases in a recent Supreme Court decision. California already requires unanimous jury verdicts in criminal cases, so the decision applies to the…
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, bail will be waived in California Courts temporarily for those arrested and charged with low-level offenses.
