Escovar Law, APC

03/31/2022

The Government is enforcing gun bans on felons and violent offenders!

More than 6,600 people were investigated in 2021 through the Armed and Prohibited Persons System

12/14/2021

This is clearly felonious conduct, so how will they be prosecuted?

Atty. Gen. Rob Bonta said smash-and-grab robbery rings organized, use social media to run heists, California AG says

10/05/2021

Here’s to giving people a second chance.

Labor shortages are prompting more companies to consider the 20 million people with convictions, but criminal background checks, job restrictions and other barriers hold back hiring.

02/15/2021

Juvenile Prison reform is in the works.

With California's youth prisons scheduled to close after 80 years, counties are rushing to decide what to do with the toughest juvenile crime cases.

12/26/2020

Time to prepare for 2021!

Here are the most noteworthy, interesting and wide-reaching laws that will take effect in...

10/29/2020

Fentanyl is an increasingly serious problem.

A San Diego drug dealer has been sentenced to 14 1/2 years in federal prison for selling fentanyl that led to the fatal overdose of a 26-year-old woman

10/16/2020

My friend R. Brian Kramer, Esq. and I represent the family in this wrongful death civil claim/lawsuit against Los Angeles World Airports (LAWA) and other parties. It was a tragic unnecessary loss of life.

El pasado 9 de mayo, una torre de acero en el Aeropuerto Internacional de Los Ángeles (LAX) colapsó, dejando sin vida a Juan Pablo Barajas, de 39 años y padre de cuatro menores. De acuerdo con Steve Escobar, abogado de la familia de la víctima, “hay soportes más fuertes que no se usaron en la...

09/19/2020

Rehabilitation, opportunity and dignity, should be the motto of our corrections system.

On Friday, Sept. 11, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed a bill that allows prisoners who fight fires while in jail to have their records expunged to transition into roles as firefighters and...

08/31/2020

Keep an eye on this bill.

A landmark bill that would decriminalize ma*****na use at the federal level is up for vote soon.

08/28/2020

Bail Reform is here.

2018 appellate decision mandated that trial judges move away from fixed bail schedules and more heavily consider non-cash alternatives to ensure court appearances.

08/18/2020

One unexpected gift that comes with representing my clients is that I get to see all the beautiful counties of California. Today, I am in the Quincy Courthouse in Plumas County. I will go wherever a client needs me!

07/29/2020

DUI's are down! Make great decisions and stay safe!

Fewer parties, outings and bar tabs have translated to a dip in DUI arrests for the first half of 2020, according to both Santa Clarita Valley law enforcement agencies. A comparison of arrests on intoxicated driving charges for Jan. 1 to June 1, 2020, shows a little over an 11% decline from the s