California Post-Conviction Relief Attorney in Pasadena
Serving Los Angeles County, San Gabriel Valley & Beyond
How our Post-Conviction Relief Attorneys Can Help You
If you are still suffering the consequences of a prior conviction, such as immigration, employment, or reputational consequences, we may be able to vacate, eliminate, or reduce the conviction to remedy the negative impact you are presently suffering.
What is Post-Conviction Relief?
Post-Conviction Relief is the process of filing a motion in court and seeking to vacate (eliminate), modify, or reduce a conviction in order to improve or “clean” your record.
What is the Process for Post-Conviction Relief?
First, you hire our office to evaluate your likelihood of success in winning the motion to vacate or modify the conviction. We gather the available relevant court records, we conduct a 40 point legal assessment, we interview you to determine the facts of the case, the circumstances of the plea agreement, and how well you have lived your life since the conviction.
If you are an immigrant we also consult with your post conviction relief immigration attorney to identify your needs and goals.
To learn more about post conviction relief related to immigration, call our firm today!
Second, if we determine that you have a strong likelihood of winning the “Post-conviction Motion”, you then hire our office to prepare, file and litigate the motion in court. In many instances, you personally do not even need to appear in court.
Third, if we are successful in fighting the conviction, we obtain and provide you a certified court order stating that your conviction is now vacated (eliminated), modified or reduced!
What are Post-Conviction Motions?
There are two kinds of Post-conviction Motions. One type is, in essence, mandatory relief motions where, if you qualify, the court must grant the motion, such as Proposition 47, Proposition 64, and many Expungements under Penal Code section 1203.4 or declarations of legal invalidity under Penal Code section 1203.43.
The other kind of Post-conviction Motions are, in essence, discretionary, where the judge decides if you have met your burden of proving you are legally entitled to vacate or modify your conviction or sentence. Having a motion granted under this second type of motion is more difficult to achieve, but it is a more effective form of relief for your criminal history and reputation.
These motions are often the following:
True Stories from Real Clients
What Our Clients Are Saying
Client satisfaction is at the heart of everything we do. These testimonials reflect the quality, care, and results we strive to deliver every day.
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“I needed legal assistance ones and Steve Escovar has represented me to satisfactory conclusions. He knows the law and courtrooms in the southern California area and was also so reassuring and sympathetic while making sure I understood the facts and what might or might not happen. I hope I never need him again but I would call him immediately if I did!”- Ronald
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“If you want the best of the best I strongly recommend attorney Steve Escovar. After 20 years of bad legal advice from different attorneys. Mr. Escovar took over my case and within a couple of months, he did what many attorneys couldn't! My Eternal Gratitude! Mr. Escovar handled my case with much detail and integrity. He has brought me and my family great relief and we really appreciate everything that he has done for us. I strongly recommend Mr. Escovar for any form of legal advice or aid. Thank you once again!!!!!”- Chris
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“Mr. Escobar represented me in a case that I had been fighting for more than a decade. I went through a couple of Beverly Hills Lawyers in the past few years and my case was never resolved, what they couldn’t accomplish, Mr. Escobar was able to do in less than 6 months. There is no other word to describe his work other than “Incredible”. From the first time I met Mr. Escobar, I notice that he came across extremely professional, honorable, and dedicated. He was on top of all of the new laws and was up to date on all the changes as they happened daily. That is very important if you want to have the best lawyer at your side when you fall into an unfortunate situation. As soon as I started my case Mr. Escobar’s team reach out to me immediately to make sure we were on the same page and all documents were in order. Mr. Escobar was in constant contact with me through my entire case and always keep me up to date on the entire process. My family and I are eternally grateful for his service and I hereby recommend Mr. Escobar without reservation.”- Mr. Zavala
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“Steve Escovar at Escovar and Avila, LLP did an outstanding job defending me from a baseless, frivolous legal issue and got the matter dismissed without me having to say a word. I’ve had some very high profile attorneys in my business life in the past, and I must say that Steve always gave a sense of professionalism. In addition, he and his office were very organized and it truly felt like he cared. I would highly recommend Steve Escovar for anyone that finds themselves in need of an attorney. We are going to continue to use him with this ongoing matter.”- William
