CRIMINAL DEFENSE        As a Retired POLICE OFFICER, and 29 year attorney, I have been on BOTH SIDES.  My law enforcement background and experience provides me with knowledge and training other attorneys simply cannot learn from simply reading a book.       "I have arrested people, written crime reports, written arrest reports, testified in court, and worked with the district attorney to prosecute people.  I am now on the other side"      "I am also one of the few attorneys hired by law enforcement officers and other attorneys when they, or a member of their family, has been arrested or charged with a crime"  CASES INCLUDE: Domestic Violence Drunk Driving: (Member California DUI Lawyers Association) Assault with a Deadly Weapon Manslaughter Murder Hit and Run Arson Terrorist Threats Thefts / Grand Theft / Insurance Fraud  Sex Crimes Misdemeanors Felonies Assault / Battery Drug Offenses Medical Marijuana Cases Juvenile Offenses Expungements Probation Violations Embezzlement / Fraud Child Abuse Hit & Run ASK ANOTHER ATTORNEY: "Do you have law enforcement experience" "Did you graduate from a police academy" "Have you been on the OTHER SIDE" "Have you ever written an arrest report" "Have you ever written a crime report" "Have you ever investigated a crime as a law enforcement officer" "Have you ever been thru specialized law enforcement training schools and courses" "Have you ever testified in court as a law enforcement officer" "Have you ever been on a crime scene working with CSI" See what EXCUSE they give you for NOT having this specialized training, knowledge and experience, then decide who YOU WANT IN YOUR CORNER ! REMEMBER EXPERIENCE COUNTS! When you are considering hiring an attorney, ASK how LONG he/she has been practicing law. DO YOU WANT A "NEWBIE" TO HANDLE YOUR CASE? SAMPLE OF MY TRAINING Police academy graduate; Certified Instructor- Pistol; Certified Instructor - Personal Protection; Firearms Instructor; Narcotics Investigation School; F.B.I. Advanced Sex Crimes School;  F.B.I. Advanced Latent Fingerprint School; F.B.I. The Law Enforcement Instructor School; Automatic and Semi-Automatic Weapons; Multiple DUI Defense schools; and many others. SAMPLE OF SOME SPECIALIZED TRAINING Child Exploitation Experts in Sex Cases DNA Errors in Sex Cases The SANE Examination Cross Exam of Alleged Rape Victims Suggestiveness in Child Interviews Defending Female Defendants in Sex Cases Illegal Images - Child Pornography Head Trauma Evidence and Admissibility at Trial ADMITTED TO PRACTICE All courts of the State of California; United States District Court, Central District; United States District Court, Northern District; United States District Court, District of Hawaii; United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit; United States Supreme Court. Copyright 1999 A.J. Bell