Ventura Criminal Defense Attorney

Aggressive Ventura Criminal Defense Attorney with Proven Results

If you’ve been charged with a crime in Ventura or in Southern California, you should know that you are at an important point in your life. Facing criminal charges is a major event, and the results can drastically change the course of your life from this point forward. If you’ve known anyone who has faced criminal charges, then you probably already know that the road ahead will be difficult at best.

Understanding that you are on a difficult path is one thing, while knowing who to go to for help to set you on the right criminal defense path is another entirely.

I have dedicated my professional life to defending Ventura and Southern California residents from the charges they face since 1984, and during this time, I have built up a reputation for honesty and integrity to go along with my vast criminal defense experience and knowledge of the federal and state legal systems. I am rated by SuperLawyers, Lead Counsel and I am rated as a National Trial Lawyers Top 100 defense attorney.

While I usually allow my case record to speak for itself, I will say that you are in excellent hands if you decide to hire me and my firm to represent you.

California Charges are Serious – Demand a Serious Defense Attorney

While looking for the right attorney to stand at your side, know that there are numerous lawyers and law firms that will make promises and guarantees that are simply too good to be true. Often, those who are talked into hiring these types of lawyers and law firms will eventually face disappointing results, not to mention a string of broken promises.

Whether the charges and accusations against you are true or not does not matter. You need to hire a criminal defense attorney or law firm that will stand beside you every step of the way. More importantly, you need an attorney or law firm that is not afraid to tell you like it is regarding the truth of the circumstances, the charges, and potential outcome you might face, whether the truth if what you want to hear or not.

The only way to fight a winning court fight is for an attorney to stand beside you every step of the way. A good defense attorney will fight with integrity to achieve a positive outcome, no matter the charges.

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“This man is a very effective criminal defense attorney. I was charged but I never had to go to court because the case was thrown out thanks to his efforts. I was very worried because I didn’t know anyone who could confirm my location, but he was able to prove that I was innocent.”
Jason, CA

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Murder is the most serious criminal charge a person can face, and if convicted, the sentencing is just as serious – even more so if you are facing first-degree murder, manslaughter, or homicide charges.

“Robert really came to my rescue! I found myself under false accusations and he really came through. I was really freaking out, and Robert was able to make me feel like I was in good hands. I can’t recommend his services enough.”Drew, CA

You need to feel confident that the Ventura murder defense attorney you hire is on your side, and that he or she has the extensive experience and resources needed to fight the charges and, more importantly, the sentencing if convicted.

I am that experienced criminal defense attorney, and when you combine by 40 plus years of criminal defense and trial experience with my vast knowledge and resources, you can take comfort in knowing that I can mount that fight against the serious nature of the charges against you on your behalf with a tireless vigor. Because I focus my criminal defense practice on aggressive defense, no matter the charges, you can rest assured that I am not afraid to use all the methods and options at my disposal to fight the charges and uphold your rights.

Contact my office as soon as possible so we can start reviewing your case in confidence and building a solid defense against the charges.

Call Today – 805-273-5611

A Conviction Means Your Life is on the Line

If you are convicted of murder, then you are facing a life sentence, which is what you need to consider when you choose the lawyer to represent you against murder charges. When law enforcement charges you with homicide, you need to understand the seriousness of the charges against you, the evidence against you and the potential consequences should the jury decide to convict you.

Fighting a murder charge means you and your attorney must trust one another and communicate often because a murder charge means you are putting your life in the hands of your attorney. You can rest assured that I will maintain an honest and open dialogue between us, and that I will always tell you like it is, without sugarcoating your options and outcomes.

When I meet a client for the first time, I read the charges and go over them with you in depth to ensure that you understand exactly what is on the line, and why your future is at stake. I will clearly outline:

What the charges are against you
What the case’s circumstances are
What, if any, potential options to get the charges dismissed or dropped are
Our realistic options to fight the charges or get evience dismissed
What you can expect to happen throughout every stage of the case
What the penalties could be upon conviction
Even about how each of your specific decisions could affect the charges and penalties

Because your criminal defense attorney will be your single most important asset during the course of the case you need to know that I will be there no matter what stage the case is in, what corner it turns, or what evidence pops up.

Judges and prosecutors know me because of my reputation for integrity and honesty, which means they know and respect me and my clients, no matter the charges. Because of my successful and honest reputation, judges and the courts take motions I file and arguments I make on your behalf seriously, unlike other attorneys who tend to see your life as a game.

What this means is that if the case ends up in court, any motions we make to dismiss the charges will be taken seriously, and the judge will listen to what we have to say before making a decision. Every resource, tactic, and legal maneuver to get the charges dismissed, dropped or at very least, reduced will be respected.

Murder Charges with Aggravating Factors

Murder is always punished with harsh penalties and sentences. the typical sentence for a murder conviction could include life without the possibility of parole in Ventura. This typically turns out to be a minimum of 20 years, and a maximum of 25 for each count, to be carried out in a state prison. Sometimes, the defendant is sentenced to death.

However, if the murder charge is accompanied by factors hat “aggravate the circumstances,” it means that the penalties and sentencing will be even stiffer. Some known factors that could aggravate the sentencing portion of your trail include:

Prior murder convictions
If another felony was committed in addition, such as rape or robbery
If the murder victim was law enforcement or a law official
If the murder victim was tortured
If the murder victim was ambushed by the accused
If the accused used poison or explosive materials as the murder weapon
If the accused is a member of a gang

The penalties for an aggravating factor are worse than those of a general murder, but because murder is a heinous crime already, there is likely going to be no mercy granted, whether there are aggravating circumstances or not.

This is why it is imperative that you contact my office and hire me to defend you as soon as possible after you have been charged. The best defense is an early defense.

Potential Defense Options

While a murder charge is indeed serious, the law provides for a number of defenses against murder charges that every person in Ventura has a right to use. When we develop your defense strategy, we will go over the following potential defense scenarios:

Law enforcement arrested the wrong person, and you are innocent
The murder was a result of self-defense, because you were afraid for your life
The victim provoked you to act, which could result in reduced charges
The murder was caused by something you did not mean to do – it was an accident
The victim threatened you or you were otherwise under duress
The victim was going to harm others, and your actions defended innocents
Lack of evidence or law enforcement cannot prove that you committed the murder
You were mentally unstable, or unaware at the time of the murder

Some attorneys in Ventura will promise you that they can get your charges dropped, or get your case dismissed at trial, but unfortunately, no one has the ability to make such claims.

Put My Decades of Experience to Work for You

If you choose my firm to represent you, this is exactly the type of criminal defense you will receive. I believe that anything less is simply unacceptable. Put my more than 40 years of legal and criminal defense experience to work for you. No matter the charges, you will receive my utmost dedication and the full extent of my firm’s resources to ensure that you get a fair fight – you will get a chance to defend your rights, your freedom and your future with me and my firm standing beside you every step of the way.

Having been in practice since 1984, I have almost three decades of experience fighting cases on both the state and federal level, and I will use that experience to provide you with professionalism, and the means by which we will construct an innovative defense.

Because the success of your defense is related to the professionalism, experience, and education of the defense attorney you consider hiring, you need to choose an attorney who has all of these qualities, and much more.

Fighting criminal charges such as Internet fraud, identity theft, sex crimes, drug crimes, and even insider trading charges at the federal or state level whether the charges is a misdemeanor or a felony requires an attorney who is prepared to use every means at his or her disposal to defend you.

You Need an Aggressive, Fearless Attorney

Because a conviction could mean the end of your freedom, you cannot leave your fate to chance, which means you cannot afford to hire a criminal defense attorney who cannot prove his or her success. You cannot afford to hire an attorney with little to no real world trial experience, and you certainly cannot afford to hire an attorney who is not aggressive or fearless enough to fight your case with everything he or she has. You need proven results from an attorney with a record of successful legal maneuvering and defense tactics that work.

You need me, Robert M. Helfend Attorney at Law and my offices to represent you because I have decades of experience and a string of successful case outcomes that no other area attorney can claim.

When you choose my firm, you can rest assured that you have hired a professional who is ready and waiting to work with you and dedicate 100 percent of time and resources to your case.

As a successful firm and attorney, I have earned my due respect from the courts and the judges, and I have a long reputation for honesty, integrity, and success. Having developed a number of viable legal strategies combined with my own investigations of the charges and evidence at hand, I am well known for my approach to criminal defense, and for my tendency to vigorously fight for my clients’ right at every turn of the case.

No matter the charge you face, whether it is a sex crime, domestic violence, child pornography, or even a murder charge, rest assured that when you hire me I would fight beside you no matter whom you are or where you come from. Law enforcement might discriminate when charging someone with a crime, but I do not, and when you walk in my door, you are assured of receiving outstanding legal criminal defense no matter what.

My firm takes all sorts of cases, and no two are alike – the same is true of legal defenses. Besides, we know that a cookie cutter defense will get you a cookie cutter sentence.

We believe it is which is why when you chose me and my firm to defend you, we craft a customized defense strategy for each client based on the specific circumstances and the specific charges our client is facing.

Whether you are facing embezzlement charges, dug crime charges, murder, or medical marijuana charges doesn’t matter because we will defend every case with the same gusto and the same attention to detail as any other case. You will receive the same 100 percent of our resources and experience to ensure a positive outcome.

What Are You Waiting for? Contact Me for A Confidential Case Review Today!

When you call me or visit my offices, you will see with your own eyes the experience and dedication we place on each individual case that has resulted in success after success.

While you should not hire an attorney based on experience alone, knowing that the criminal defense attorney you hire has a long history of successful defense experience should be considered.

No matter whom you choose to represent you along the way, the attorney you decide to hire should leave you with the confidence that the attorney will offer you the same dedication and professional service to help you face what will probably be one of the most difficult times in your life.

Whether you are facing felony or misdemeanor charges at the state or federal level, the charges you face will change your life forever including murder, drug trafficking, embezzlement, fraud, sex crimes, medical marijuana, robbery, assault, or the myriad of other charges.

That is why after we meet I am sure you will be confident that I will provide you with the dedication, professionalism, and tailor made defense that you deserve, and the resources and vigorous defense you need with me standing at your side. While I cannot guarantee a specific outcome, I will guarantee that I will fight for the most favorable, or positive outcome possible in your case.

The sooner you hire a competent experienced criminal defense attorney, the sooner you will be able to feel confident that you are doing everything you can to protect your rights, your freedom and your future.