Service Area · Orange County

Laguna Beach attorney for the moments that threaten your family

A coastal arts community of galleries and coves along the South Orange County shoreline. A child-welfare investigation, a criminal charge, or a serious accident rarely stays contained to a single courtroom — and the consequences reach custody, reputation, and livelihood. We serve Laguna Beach and Orange County from our Beverly Hills office.

Where Laguna Beach cases are heard

Orange County has its own agency and courts

Child-welfare matters in Laguna Beach are handled by the county Social Services Agency (SSA) — not the agency you may know from another county. Juvenile dependency cases are heard at the Lamoreaux Justice Center in the City of Orange. Knowing how SSA builds a detention report, and how the County Counsel who represents it argues a case, is specific to Orange County practice, and it matters from the first contact.

Criminal matters arising in Laguna Beach are prosecuted through the Orange County District Attorney in the Superior Court of California, County of Orange. Coordinating a criminal defense with any parallel SSA matter is often what protects a parent's custody, not just their record.