The Kaman Law Firm offers in San Francisco a variety of personalized lawyer services to those persons accused of crimes (aggressive criminal defense lawyer) at all stages of the criminal process, including prefile, arraignment, preliminary hearing, discovery, pretrial motions, trial and writs and appeals.

Criminal defense lawyers know that not much in life is more humiliating or dehumanizing than to be accused of a crime or worse be arrested for it. In fact most people do not understand how frightening the whole experience is until they themselves have been incarcerated.

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Even an overnight stay on a DUI charge shows most people a world they never wanted to see.

My first priority, as a criminal lawyer, is to get you out of jail pending resolution of your case, whether that be through bail or supervised release programs. If the Kaman Law Firm cannot obtain your release then I insure that I will visit you regularly in jail while you are awaiting trial, not just for the comfort of human contact, but so you can participate in the defense of your criminal case.

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The Kaman Law Firm knows the law and I promise that I will know the law applicable to your case better than anyone else in the courtroom. I use private investigators that will smoke out every possible defense you might assert. I fight fearlessly the most ruthless DA’s as well as the most unforgiving judges.

Prefiling

In some cases, where you have good reason to believe that charges will be filed against you, early negotiations with the district attorney can reach a resolution that protects your record and resolves the issue. Generally speaking these cases are rare but when they arise, a prefiling effort may avoid arrest.

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Arraignment

The arraignment simply means a short proceeding where you are informed of the charges against you and your constitutional rights. Generally you will also enter a plea of "not guilty" at an arraignment. An attorney can streamline this process for you.

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Preliminary Hearing

In California, if you are accused of a felony, the prosecution must show that it has enough evidence to proceed to trial against you. This is usually done at a preliminary hearing where the testimony comes from police officer. If you are "held to answer" then an information will be filed against you and your case will proceed to trial. Rarely a grand jury is used instead of a preliminary hearing. If it is, then an indictment will issue if the grand jury finds probable cause. Defendants do not usuaully win at the preliminary hearing stage because the burden of proof is so low. A prelimnary hearing is still useful to the defense attorney who will learn basic information about the strength of the case against you.

Kaman Law Firm
360 Ritch Street Suite 201
San Francisco, CA 94107

(415) 753-1889

San Francisco CA DUI Lawyer