AIDS Legal Referral Panel FREE Winter 2012 MCLE Trainings

Fighting Traffic Cases Through Trial

• Tuesday, March 20, 5:30-7:00pm
• Presented by Russell Goodrow, Esq., Law Offices of Russell Goodrow
• Bar Association of San Francisco, 301 Battery Street, 3^rd Floor, Board Room, San Francisco, CA 94111
• 1.5 General CLE Credits
• Overview: This training will cover defending traffic infractions through appeal, with a brief discussion of misdemeanor and felony charges. We will discuss different plea options, including: guilty vs. not guilty, traffic school eligibility, community service in lieu of fines, discovery requests, trial by written declaration, trial de novo, and the appeal process for infractions. Specific defenses to speeding and other common infractions will also be presented. Next, we will briefly discuss some of the common traffic-related misdemeanor and felony charges, when a competent attorney should be retained, and the criminal procedure for those cases.