Service Area · Orange County

Newport Beach attorney for the moments that threaten your family

A child-welfare investigation, a criminal charge, or a serious accident rarely stays contained to a single courtroom — and for a Newport Beach family, the consequences reach custody, reputation, and livelihood. We meet these moments with the discretion and resolve they demand, serving Newport Beach and Orange County from our Beverly Hills office.

Where Newport Beach cases are heard

Orange County has its own agencies and courts

Child-welfare matters in Newport Beach are not handled by Los Angeles County's DCFS. In Orange County, investigations are conducted by the Social Services Agency (SSA), and juvenile dependency cases are heard at the Lamoreaux Justice Center in the City of Orange. How SSA builds a detention report — and how the County Counsel who represents it argues a case — differs from Los Angeles practice, and it matters from the first contact.

Criminal matters arising in Newport Beach are prosecuted through the Orange County District Attorney and heard 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.