Practice Areas

• Accessory After the Fact
• Arson
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• Battery on a Peace Officer
• Assault with a Firearm
• Battery
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• Conspiracy
• Criminal Threats
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• 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
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• Embezzlement
• Expungements
• Hit and Run
• Housing Violations
• Juvenile Defense
• License Defense
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• Murder
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• Pre-Filing Investigations
• Professional & Vocational License Defense
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• Robbery
• Purse Snatching
• Burglary
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• 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

Videos: Criminal Defense Lawyers in Los Angeles explain the law

Home Invasion, Burglary, Robbery, etc.: Torrance Criminal Defense Lawyer / Expert Explains the Law

Los Angeles Criminal Defense Lawyer, Torrance Attorney, Board Certified Criminal Law Expert Explains the difference between Robbery and Burglary. Cal. Penal Code § 211, Robbery, is the forcible taking the property of another person. It is a strike offense, a serious or violent offense, it is treated very seriously. Lengthy state prison is always a prospect. On the other hand, Cal. Penal Code § 459, Burglary, is entering a structure to commit a felony therein. Breaking in is not an element of the offense. Former Los Angeles Prosecutors Robert Ernenwein and Bruce McGregor founded McGregor & Ernenwein in 1987. Since then, they have successfully defended tens of thousands of criminal defendants. Since 2004 to the present day, Los Angeles magazine designated Robert Ernenwein as a "Super Lawyer." He is also certified as a Criminal Law Expert by the Board of Criminal Specialization. Bruce McGregor is AV-Rated by Martindale-Hubbell for excellence in criminal law. Lorgio Coimbra clerked for a highly-reputable immigration law firm for nearly a decade, practiced as an immigration lawyer, received Witkin Excellence Awards in Constitutional Law and Legal Analysis & Writing. He is a native spanish-speaker and represents many of our spanish-speaking clients. We put these powerful credentials to work for you. We have the tools to defend you successfully against any and all criminal charges. We will fight for you.