El Monte

Shoplifting charges arise when retailers allege that you took merchandise from stores without paying, concealed items with intent to steal, altered price tags, or otherwise attempted to deprive businesses of their property.

A theft conviction—no matter how small the amount—creates a permanent criminal record that brands you as dishonest and untrustworthy, making it nearly impossible to find work in retail, healthcare, finance, education, or any field requiring integrity.

At Tu Defensor Criminalista, we provide aggressive, experienced legal representation to defend against all welfare fraud and public assistance fraud charges throughout El Monte and Los Angeles County.

Embezzlement charges carry severe penalties including years in state prison, massive fines, mandatory restitution, professional license revocation, and a permanent felony record that can destroy your livelihood and prevent you from ever working in positions of trust again.

Felon in possession of a firearm charges arise when law enforcement discovers that someone with a prior felony conviction possesses, owns, purchases, or has custody or control of any firearm or ammunition.

Brandishing charges under California Penal Code Section 417 carry mandatory minimum jail sentences, substantial fines, loss of gun rights, and a permanent criminal record that can devastate your career and personal life.

Weapon crimes encompass a wide range of offenses from illegal possession of firearms and concealed weapons to assault with deadly weapons, brandishing firearms, felon in possession charges, possession of prohibited weapons, carrying loaded firearms in public, and weapons violations during commission of other crimes.

Violent crime charges include murder, attempted murder, manslaughter, assault with a deadly weapon, aggravated assault, robbery, carjacking, kidnapping, rape and sexual assault, gang-related violence, domestic violence causing injury, child abuse, and other offenses involving force or threat of force against victims.

At Tu Defensor Criminalista, we understand that gun crime charges often involve law-abiding citizens who were unaware of California's complex firearms regulations, were exercising their right to self-defense, were falsely accused, or had no criminal intent.

If you've been arrested or charged with robbery, theft, burglary, or any property crime in El Monte, you're facing serious criminal charges that can result in years in state prison, substantial fines, restitution to victims, a permanent felony or misdemeanor record, and devastating consequences affecting your employment, housing, immigration status, and future opportunities.

At Tu Defensor Criminalista, we understand that assault and battery charges often arise from misunderstandings, self-defense situations, false accusations, mutual combat, or circumstances where you were protecting yourself or others from harm.

Domestic violence allegations arise when law enforcement responds to disputes between current or former intimate partners, spouses, dating relationships, cohabitants, or family members.

If you or a loved one has been arrested or charged with carrying a concealed weapon in El Monte, California, you are facing serious criminal charges that threaten your freedom, your Second Amendment rights, your career, and your future.

If you've been accused of violating probation in El Monte, you're facing serious consequences that can result in immediate jail time, revocation of probation, reinstatement of your original sentence, and devastating impacts on your freedom and future.

Whether you're charged with prostitution, solicitation, loitering (under old laws), pimping, pandering, or related offenses, our experienced criminal defense team is here to protect your rights, your privacy, and your future.

If you're a law enforcement officer in El Monte facing criminal charges, internal affairs investigations, Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST) complaints, or administrative discipline, you're confronting a uniquely challenging legal situation that threatens not only your freedom but also your career, pension, reputation, and everything you've worked for in law enforcement.

At Tu Defensor Criminalista, we understand that being accused of a crime does not make you a criminal. Many of our clients are hardworking, law-abiding individuals who made a mistake, found themselves in the wrong place at the wrong time, were falsely accused, or are victims of overzealous prosecution or police misconduct.

At Tu Defensor Criminalista, we provide aggressive, experienced legal representation to defend against temporary restraining orders and all types of protective orders throughout El Monte and Los Angeles County.

Resisting arrest charges are often filed in addition to other criminal charges, compounding your legal problems and giving prosecutors leverage in plea negotiations. These charges are also frequently used to justify excessive force by police officers and to deflect attention from potential police misconduct or unlawful arrests.

Hit and run DUI charges arise when law enforcement alleges that you were involved in a traffic collision while under the influence of alcohol or drugs and then fled the scene without stopping to exchange information or render aid.

If you or a loved one has been arrested or charged with DUI with child endangerment in El Monte, California, you are facing one of the most serious and emotionally charged DUI charges possible—with consequences that threaten not only your freedom and driving privileges, but also your relationship with your children, your custody rights, and your reputation as a parent.

At Tu Defensor Criminalista, we provide compassionate, experienced legal representation specifically for first-time DUI offenders throughout El Monte and Los Angeles County, helping you navigate the criminal justice system while fighting to protect your freedom, your driver's license, and your future.

If you've been arrested or charged with misdemeanor DUI in El Monte, you're facing serious criminal charges that can result in jail time, substantial fines, driver's license suspension, mandatory DUI classes, installation of ignition interlock devices, increased insurance rates, employment consequences, and a permanent criminal record that will affect your life for years to come.

If you or a loved one has been arrested or charged with felony DUI in El Monte, California, you are facing one of the most serious criminal charges in the state—with devastating consequences that can include years in state prison, tens of thousands of dollars in fines, permanent loss of your driver's license, and a felony conviction that will follow you for the rest of your life.