From the Firm
Straight talk on DUI and criminal defense — strategies, deadlines, and the questions clients ask us most.
Almost no criminal defense website will tell you what anything costs. Here's how the pricing actually works — flat-fee retainers, what moves the number, and how to compare two quotes properly.
Chris Parkhurst, Esq.
A California DUI is two cases, not one — and whether a quote covers both is the question people don't know to ask. How DUI fees are structured and what moves them.
Chris Parkhurst, Esq.
An honest comparison. Public defenders are specialists and often very good — the real difference is caseload, not ability. Here's when private counsel genuinely matters more.
Chris Parkhurst, Esq.
Usually yes, sometimes no. What an attorney actually does, what's really at stake beyond the fine, and how to work out which side of the line you're on in one phone call.
Chris Parkhurst, Esq.
Booking, the 48-hour rule, and the window between arrest and filing that most people spend waiting. What actually happens, in order.
Chris Parkhurst, Esq.
Where they'll be, what the first 48 hours look like, and the right under California law to have an attorney visit at a relative's request — even if they haven't been able to call you.
Chris Parkhurst, Esq.
What to do if you are arrested for a DUI in Elk Grove Step One: Consult With an Experienced DUI Attorney If you have been arrested for a…
Chris Parkhurst, Esq.
Someone made the comment to me at dinner the other night, that for as long as I have been handling criminal defense cases in Sacramento, I ought to…
Chris Parkhurst, Esq.
A Sacramento DUI Attorney Explains Prior DUI Convictions As painful as is it can be to be prosecuted and convicted of DUI even once, some people will have…
Chris Parkhurst, Esq.
The DUI Refusal Case California Vehicle Code Section 23612 Reads: "(a) (1) (A) A person who drives a motor vehicle is deemed to have given his or her…
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Can DUI Cases Be Successfully Defended ? For many who are arrested and charged for DUI in California it feels like you are being falsely accused. Many people…
Chris Parkhurst, Esq.
Domestic Violence Trial They stopped covering this case before the acquittal came in. But here are the results: 4 not guilty counts 1 count dismissed by the judge…
Chris Parkhurst, Esq.
One of the the great things about living in the River City is the boating culture in the summer time. In the summer the Sacramento and American rivers…
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Board of Nursing License Defense Attorney Nursing is an intense and a stressful career, similar to to the stress experienced by many attorneys. Unfortunately, one of the byproducts…
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Can a DUI Be Expunged? Answer: Under penal code section 1203.4 you can petition the court to retroactively dismiss a DUI case after you have completed probation. This…
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On January 1, 2012 California Vehicle Code Section 3597 became law. This Vehicle Code Section reads as follows: "3597. (a) Notwithstanding Sections 13202.5, 13203, and 13352, a court…
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As a criminal defense attorney, and a DUI lawyer, you are always concerned about case law that cuts away at the the protections afforded us under the 4th…
Chris Parkhurst, Esq.
It seems like I cannot go anywhere around town lately without hearing about Prop 47. (for those who do not know, proposition 47 was a law passed in…
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