DUI and Temporary License? DMV Driver Safety is Open Despite COVID-19!

We are open (through video conferencing) and are considered “essential services” as DUI and criminal defense lawyers. One surprise is that the DMV Drivers Safety office is open for telephonic hearing setting and the hearings that come with an arrest for a DUI per VC 23152 (a) despite the fact that the state courts are…

Details

I Was Walking Across the Border And My Money Got Seized By Customs! 30 days Later I Got A Notice of Seizure and Information to Claimants and CAFRA Form -Now What?

  I Was Walking Across the Border And My Money Got Seized By Customs! 30 days Later I Got A Notice of Seizure and Information to Claimants and CAFRA Form -Now What? You may receive this type of letter is to notify you the U.S. Customs & and Border Protection seized the property described in the…

Details

When and How Should I Tell My Command About My DUI Arrest if I am in the Navy or Marines?

This is a quick reminder from supervising attorney at San Diego Defenders, Daniel Smith, to the question of when and how you should tell your command about a DUI arrest. That you should report in accordance with SORM was decided under U.S. v. Castillo however, “How You Report” is probably the most important aspect to…

Details

Best DUI and Federal Defense in San Diego

 San Diego County is home of the busiest international border crossing in the world according to Politico Magazine and it is no surprise that while 50,000 vehicles and 25,000 pedestrians cross each day there will be a high number of federal criminal cases, approximately 3,500 per year, involving importation of controlled substances, alien smuggling,…

Details