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California Criminal Trial Lawyers

Experienced, Aggressive Defense When Your Freedom Is at Stake

When your freedom is at stake because of criminal charges, you need an experienced, reputable criminal defense attorney. In San Francisco's greater East Bay Area, you can hire certified criminal law specialist Robert J. Beles.

Robert Beles holds the official state bar certification as a criminal law specialist through the State Bar of California Board of Legal Specialization. He is a successful trial and appellate lawyer with over 40 years of experience representing criminal defendants throughout the Contra Costa and Alameda County area.

Anne Beles is also certified as a criminal law specialist by the State Bar of California Board of Legal Specialization and has over 10 years of experience. Both father and daughter take great pride in their reputation and success.

Mr. Beles and the team of zealous criminal trial lawyers of the Law Offices of Robert Beles welcome questions from people in need of defense in areas such as:

• sex offenses: including child molestation, rape, statutory rape, date rape, child pornography, indecent exposure, solicitation, prostitution, sex battery, internet sex stings and the rights of victims in sex crimes cases
• sex offense appeals: including appeals to overturn a requirement to register as a sex offender, as well as appeals to overturn a sex crime conviction based on a guilty plea that was entered due to misinformation concerning the severe consequences of sex registration
• domestic violence: spousal abuse, such as assault, battery, or spousal rape; its effects on child custody and parenting time, restraining orders and the rights of victims in domestic violence cases
• juvenile law: We work to get convictions thrown out and point juvenile offenders away from a life of crime
• real estate fraud: including cases involving mortgage fraud, underwriting irregularities, house flipping, and the use of straw buyers
• tax evasion: involving allegations of tax fraud, failure to file a tax return, under-reporting income, illegally hiding assets, and fraudulently claiming deductions
• murder, manslaughter, and assault: including attempted murder, assault and battery, gun crimes, and kidnapping defense. We defend your constitutional right to bear arms and the presumption of your innocence until you are proven guilty
• appeals: We are frequently successful at appealing prior pleas and convictions by investigating new evidence
• post conviction remedies: including Coram nobis proceedings, motions to vacate past plea, factually innocent motions, petitions to forego registration as a sex offender, and Hofsheier motions
• jail release, including bail
• probation and parole violations: avoid returning to jail. We protect your rights to due process following a conviction or incarceration
• expungement and sealing records
• deportation and immigration defense: We can help you clear up your criminal record to stop deportation proceedings
• drug cases: We challenge illegal wiretaps, illegal use of informants, and illegal searches and seizures
• drunk driving: We challenge Breathalyzer/Intoxilyzer results and investigate possible illegal traffic stops
• theft, embezzlement, fraud: any type of "white collar" crimes such as tax prosecution
• white collar and Internet crimes: including employee theft, securities fraud, mail fraud, health care fraud, check fraud and Internet fraud
• Forfeitures: get back your house, your money, your car, your gun, and other property seized in the name of "law enforcement"
• federal crimes and investigations: defending you in the face of mandatory federal sentencing guidelines

Contact the criminal defense attorneys at the Law Offices of Robert Beles to schedule a consultation today. We have offices in Fremont, Hayward, Pleasanton, or Oakland, California, and serve clients throughout Contra Costa and Alameda counties. Ask us about the effects of the California "three strikes law" on your criminal defense.