Practice Areas

• Accessory After the Fact
• Arson
• Assault & Battery
• Battery on a Peace Officer
• Assault with a Firearm
• Battery
• Assault with a Deadly Weapon
• Bail Review & Reduction
• Carrying a Concealed Weapon
• Child Endangerment
• Conspiracy
• Criminal Threats
• Domestic Violence
• Driving with A Suspended License
• Drug Possession
• Marijuana Possession for Sales
• Drug Possession for Personal Use
• Drug Possession for Sale
• DUI Defense
• I've been arrested for DUI. What happens to my Driver's License?
• DUI Under 21
• The 'Rising Blood Alcohol' Defense
• Attacking the Breath Test
• The "No Driving" Defense
• I've been arrested & cited for DUI? What happens next?
• Attacking the Blood Test
• Elder Abuse
• Embezzlement
• Expungements
• Hit and Run
• Housing Violations
• Juvenile Defense
• License Defense
• Nursing License Defense
• Murder
• Police Misconduct Litigation
• Professional & Vocational License Defense
• Prostitution
• Public Intoxication
• Sex Crimes
• Indecent Exposure
• Solicitation of Prostitution
• Rape
• Theft Charges
• Robbery
• Purse Snatching
• Burglary
• Petty Theft
• Embezzlement
• Identity Theft
• Three Strikes Law
• Vacating Convictions
• Deportable Offenses: Vacating Your Guilty Plea to Avoid Deportation
• Vandalism
• Vehicular Manslaughter
• Warrant Recall
• Weapons Charges
• Witness Intimidation

Pre-Filing Investigations

If you’ve been arrested for a crime but have not yet been charged with a crime, you may be anxious and worried about what happens next. The anxiety of impending charges can be terrifying and overwhelming. Your fear is justified.

 
Many individuals who are arrested for suspicion of a crime are initially let go because the prosecution felt it did not (yet) have sufficient evidence to pursue charges, only to be re-arrested several days, weeks, months or even years later. You may feel helpless that there is nothing you can do but sit and wait for the inevitable. There’s hope.

 
Our Los Angeles criminal defense lawyers have a combined experience of more than 50 years conducting pre-filing investigations. Our founding partners are former Los Angeles prosecutors. Robert Ernenwein, one of our co-founders, is a board certified criminal law specialist. He has been consulted by media outlets to render his opinion on high-profile criminal cases. These credentials are unmatched by the vast majority of other criminal defense law firms.

 
That’s why it is important to hire an attorney to monitor the filing of your case and intervene early to try and prevent the filing of
charges.

 
I’ve been arrested of a crime but I haven’t been charged yet. What happens next?

Many people believe that nothing will happen after their release and that they can go about their lives, but they are wrong. The fact that you have been arrested but let go is no guarantee that you will not be re-arrested and prosecuted. In fact, during the time that you are out of custody, detectives will probably continuing their investigation. Based on any new evidence that detectives may discover during this time period, prosecutors may be putting the necessary pieces together to file charges. The prosecutor will then seek a warrant for your arrest and the next time you are pulled over or otherwise discovered by the police, you can be taken back in.

 
What can your lawyers do for me?

Our Los Angeles criminal defense attorneys can talk to the investigating officer, try to find out the basis of their investigation and convince them to not drop their investigation. We can also talk to the prosecutor and try to persuade him or her from dropping charges or to resolve the matter informally. We try to mitigate. If you are being investigated for felonious conduct, perhaps we can convince the prosecutor to file it as a misdemeanor. If you are being investigated for a theft-related offense, perhaps we can convince the prosecutor that restitution, some impulse control classes and a dismissal may be the best way to go.

Because a formal complaint has not yet been filed, you may have a golden opportunity to hire a skilled, experienced and knowledgeable attorney to engage the investigating and prosecuting agencies to drop or reduce your charges.

Make no mistake. The time to act is now.

Our Los Angeles criminal defense lawyers represent clients throughout Southern California, including Alhambra, Arcadia, Artesia, Avalon, Azusa, Baldwin Park, Bell, Bell gardens, Bellflower, Beverly Hills, Burbank, Calabasas, Carson, Cerritos, City of Industry, Claremont, Commerce, Compton, Covina, Cudahy, Culver City, Diamond Bar, Downey, Duarte, Eagle Rock, East Los Angeles, El Monte, El Segundo, Gardena, Glendale, Glendora, Hawaiian Gardens, Hawthorne, Hermosa Beach, Huntington Park, Inglewood, Inland Empire, Irwindale, La Canada Flintridge, La Habra Heights, La Mirada, La Puente, La Verne, Lakewood, Lancaster, Lawndale, Lomita, Long Beach, Los Angeles, Lynwood, Malibu, Manhattan Beach, Marina Del Rey, Maywood, Monrovia, Montebello, Monterey Park, Norwalk, Palos Verdes Estates, Paramount, Pasadena, Pico Rivera, Playa Del Rey, Pomona, Redondo Beach, Rolling Hills, Rolling Hills Estates, Rosemead, San Dimas, San Fernando, San Gabriel, San Marino, Seal Beach, Santa Clarita, Santa Fe Springs, Santa Monica, Seal Beach, Signal Hill, South El Monte, South Gate, South Pasadena, Temple City, Torrance, Vernon, Watts, Walnut, West Covina, West Hollywood, Westlake Village, and Whittier.

Call us immediately at 877-338-4489 for your free consultation.