Juvenile Defense Lawyers
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When a child is arrested for a crime, shock waves go through the entire family. What can we do? How can we turn this situation around? Will this affect the child's education and future career choices? At the Takakjian, Sowers & Sitkoff LLP law firm, we are Juvenile Attorneys who have helped juveniles and their families in Los Angeles County, Ventura County, Orange County, and throughout Southern California.

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Do you have questions about what will happen next? Do you know your child's rights?

You may be asking yourself:

"Should I go to the expense of hiring a Juvenile Defense Lawyer?" Yes!

Juvenile crime (juvenile delinquency) is handled in a completely different way than adult crime. The juvenile defense lawyers at our law firm have extensive experience with the Southern California juvenile justice system.

• Instead of a focus on punishment, the juvenile justice system focuses on the treatment and rehabilitation of minors.
• There are many different options available in dealing with juvenile crime. In juvenile courts, cases may be resolved through fines, treatment programs, detention in Juvenile Hall, formal probation, informal probation, or a combination of alternatives. You need an attorney who knows the alternatives and will work for the best interests of the child's future.
• Under certain circumstances, a minor child can be charged in or transferred to the adult court system. At our law firm, we work with our clients to keep them in the juvenile courts if at all feasible.
• Children have rights, too. A minor has the right to have an attorney present and/or parents present before answering any questions from law enforcement. School teachers, school officials, or counselors can question a student without the presence of a lawyer or parent—unless the questioning is at the request of the police.

If your minor child has been arrested, the juvenile should not talk to anyone without a lawyer who understands the juvenile court system. At Takakjian, Sowers & Sitkoff LLP, we are all former deputy district attorneys and we are all on your side. Our juvenile defense lawyers are ready to protect your rights and develop your defense strategy. Our fees are reasonable and we can help you!

Free consultation. Call now or e-mail today.

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Disclaimer:
The juvenile criminal defense, juvenile delinquency, minor DUI drunk driving charges, truancy, theft, shoplifting and other juvenile criminal defense information presented at this site should not be construed to be formal legal advice nor the formation of a lawyer or attorney-client relationship. Our criminal defense law firm encourages you to seek independent counsel for legal advice regarding your individual criminal defense felony or misdemeanor legal issues including drunk driving by a minor, shoplifting, theft, burglar, juvenile delinquency, and other criminal offenses by a minor. Any results portrayed here were dependent on the facts of that case and the results will differ if based on different facts. Please contact our law firm for a lawyer and criminal defense attorney at one of our nearby Southern California law firm offices in Los Angeles County, Orange County, and Ventura County, serving the communities of Los Angeles, Santa Ana, Long Beach, Anaheim, Torrance, Pasadena, Glendale, Santa Clarita, Ventura, Santa Monica, Beverly Hills, Huntington Beach, Irvine, Newport Beach, Fullerton, Rancho Cucamonga, Orange, Ontario, Riverside, Burbank, West Covina, Norwalk, Oxnard, Pomona, Westminster, Alhambra, Whittier, Laguna Niguel, Thousand Oaks, Mission Viejo, Simi Valley, and Bellflower. The attorney responsible for the content of this website is Juvenile Attorney Don Sowers. Any reference obtained from this site to a specific service, product or process does not constitute or imply an endorsement by the firm of the service, product or process or its producer or provider. This website is not intended to solicit clients for matters outside of the state of California.