Practice Areas Overview

Criminal Law Firm in Orange County

Orange County criminal law firm, Cummins & White, LLP, provides a comprehensive array of criminal defense services to clients throughout Los Angeles, Orange County, and Southern California.  Our Orange County criminal defense attorneys have litigation and trial experience in all criminal matters, including:

Domestic Violence

Domestic violence involves abuse between spouses, former spouses, dating partners, former dating partners, and family members.  We have broad experience defending individuals against charges of domestic violence.  We also represent clients who have restraining orders filed against them, such as temporary restraining orders and no-contact protective orders. 

Driving Offenses

Driving offenses, such as DUIs, driving on a suspended license, reckless driving, and hit and run offenses, can result in severe penalties.  These penalties can range from costly fines to suspension or revocation of driving privileges, and even jail time.  In addition to assisting clients facing criminal charges, we also represent clients at DMV hearings.

Child Abuse Index Laws

California's Child Abuse Central Index (CACI) is a state program, where local and county agencies are required by law to submit investigated incidents of child abuse to the California Department of Justice, even if the investigation proved inconclusive.  The alleged suspect and the incident are then included in CACI.  Several procedural and due process requirements must be met before your name can be listed in the CACI and an experienced defense lawyer can help protect your rights.

Violent Crimes

Violent crimes include assault and battery, assaults with a deadly weapon, robbery, burglary, rape, and murders and homicides.  Prosecutorial agencies expend a great deal of resources and expertise in prosecuting charges of this nature; if you have been charged with a violent crime, it is critical to obtain experienced legal counsel as early as possible.

Theft & Property Crimes

Theft and property offenses constitute a wide variety of crimes, such as petty theft, petty theft with a prior, grand theft, fraud, embezzlement, vandalism, and arson.  Subject to the nature and factual circumstances of the crime, certain theft crimes can be charged as either misdemeanors or felonies.

Post-Plea/Conviction Matters

Our lawyers frequently handle post-plea or post-conviction matters such as withdrawal of guilty pleas, appeals, requests for sentence modification, expungement of certain criminal convictions and cleaning up client's criminal record, and probation or parole violations.

Drug Cases

Drug cases include offenses for possessing, distributing, selling, trafficking in, and manufacturing drugs.  Drug crimes, depending on the facts and conduct involved, can be charged as either a state or federal crime and can involve severe penalties such as costly fines, lengthy terms of incarceration, and probation.

Federal Crimes

Federal crimes generally are crimes that are more serious than state crimes in nature and penalties, including prison terms and fines.  We represent clients in a wide array of federal crimes, such as fraud, drug crimes, corporate crimes, and securities crimes.  

Internet Crimes

Internet crimes encompass a diverse spectrum of crimes, from identity theft and fraud to child pornography and solicitation-of-a-minor crimes.  Both state and federal laws can be implicated in Internet crimes, and the potential penalties for these crimes can be extremely severe. 

Juvenile Law

Juvenile laws apply if a minor who is under the age of 18 allegedly committed the crime.  Crimes committed by juveniles are prosecuted under a separate set of laws and often in separate courts, called juvenile courts, than crimes committed by adults.  If your child has been charged with a crime, you should obtain an experienced criminal defense attorney in Orange County to represent him or her as soon as possible.

Recalling Bench Warrants

Bench warrants most often are issued by the court when the defendant was supposed to appear in court on a specific date but failed to do so as required.  The bench warrant authorizes law enforcement to arrest people who failed to appear.  Even if the officer does not arrest you on the day the bench warrant was issued, officers have the authority to arrest you at any time if you have outstanding bench warrants.  You should obtain qualified legal counsel to assist you in having your bench warrants recalled.

Regulatory Investigations

Regulatory investigations by the United States Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) often involve allegations of false advertising and deceptive practices.  If your organization is under investigation, you need an Orange County criminal law firm that has considerable experience handling these types of cases.

Sex Crimes

Sex crimes involve crimes for prostitution, pandering, rape, and child pornography.  Depending on the facts in the case, sex crimes can be prosecuted in state or federal court.  Often, if convicted, individuals must then register as sex offenders.  Other potentially damaging consequences of such a conviction can include loss of reputation, job, or mobility.

State and Federal Pre-filing Investigations

State and federal pre-filing investigations for suspected crimes can be lengthy, invasive, and stressful.  We assist clients who are being investigated by state and federal prosecutorial agencies by negotiating on their behalf and ensuring that their interests are safeguarded during the investigation.

Strike Cases

Strike cases refer to criminal cases where defendants have one or more "strikes" on their criminal records.  Certain violent or serious felony offenses, such as rape or murder, count as "strike" offenses.  The devastating consequences of having one or more strike convictions is that if you are charged with a subsequent crime, your potential term of imprisonment in state prison can increase significantly.

Tax Law

Tax laws can be confusing and complex, and facing a charge of tax evasion or tax fraud can be a stressful, intimidating ordeal.  Our experienced attorneys have an in-depth knowledge of tax laws and relevant issues that can affect your case.  Thomas R. Lamons has considerable expertise in tax law, having litigated hundreds of cases involving complex tax issues, including defending clients against charges of tax evasion and tax fraud.

Weapons Crimes

Weapons crimes carry the potential of severe penalties such as incarceration in county jail or state prison, costly fines, and probation or parole.  Weapons offenses include concealed weapons charges, possession of firearms offenses, unlawful sale of a firearm, and using a firearm in the commission of a crime cases.

White Collar Crimes

White collar crimes include tax crimes, such as tax fraud; securities crimes, such as accounting fraud and insider trading; fraud or misrepresentation crimes, such as bad check and forgery cases, mail fraud, mortgage fraud, and bank fraud; and environmental crimes.  We have extensive experience representing clients in white collar criminal matters.

For an experienced criminal law firm in Orange County, contact Cummins & White, LLP, at (888) 339-4127 or email us today for a free consultation.