The Legal Knowledge, Skill and Judgment You Need Today
Eighteen-Plus Years of Experience in Courts Across Northern California
Based in Santa Cruz, I have been practicing throughout the Monterey Bay and San Francisco Bay areas since 1990. My exclusive focus has been criminal defense — protecting the rights and futures of my fellow Californians in negotiations, trials, and appeals. For you, this means I know the laws, the courts, and many of the officials who may impact your future.
Taking fast action may be critical for your future. I encourage you to contact me now for a free consultation. I take pride in being an honest, experienced and tenacious protector of all my clients' rights.
An Adept Negotiator and Trial Lawyer with Deep Insight into the System
If you are innocent or your rights have been violated, I will do everything possible to prove just that — as I have done in winning acquittals in jury trials. My courtroom strengths include:
- Convincing, effective presentation of facts to a jury
- Strong, revealing questioning of witnesses
- A solid balance of aggressiveness and calm diplomacy
More often, proactive, skilled negotiation is what you need to get through a bad situation and avoid crippling consequences for you and your family. I have obtained case dismissals, reductions of charges, deferred entries of judgment, and sentencing alternatives such as drug treatment and other diversion programs for many California adults and juveniles facing:
- DUI — whether a "basic" first offense misdemeanor, a felony DUI, or a charge made far more serious due to previous convictions
- Driver's license suspension arising from DUI, misdemeanor traffic violations, an alleged medical problem — all of which require fast action to request a DMV hearing
- Minor in possession of alcohol (MIP) charges with consequences including an automatic driver's license suspension
- Drug charges ranging from possession to sale and intent, including marijuana cultivation cases and others where cash or other assets have been seized
- Assault and battery charges, including those alleged to be gang-related and carrying extremely harsh penalties
- Embezzlement and other white collar or property crimes
- Domestic violence allegations or charges
Unfortunately, the ultimate outcome of criminal and traffic cases often hinge on your initial confusion about what to do. I urge you to contact me, attorney Andrew C. Janecki, to get valuable information you need and start discussing alternatives you may not have considered.
