Law Office of Meghan Behrens

03/22/2020

Just No.

The Department of Justice has secretly asked Congress for the ability to detain arrested people “indefinitely” in addition to other powers that one expert called “terrifying& #8221…

03/17/2020

Santa Barbara County courts are closed until April 6, 2020 for all non-essential hearings. One courtroom will be open in each location for arraignments. If you have a case on calendar before April 6, it will be re-calendared and you will receive notice from the court of the new date.

This is unprecedented in my 16 years of practice, so please be patient as it’s new ground for all of us. Please feel free to call or email the office with any questions or concerns. Stay healthy!!

08/31/2019

My friend and former colleague fighting the good fight. So proud of you, Marysol!

José arrived with his cousin in El Paso seeking asylum, but was sent to Mexico alone – and spent five months under Trump’s brutal immigration policy

08/17/2019

ICE was spotted on the Westside late this afternoon. At Chino and Micheltorena, near the Westside Market.

04/23/2019

I would love to run this motion...

Three-judge panel says the marking is a form of trespass that requires a warrant.

02/23/2019

Truly a great loss for the California defense community.

Jeff Adachi, public defender for San Francisco, has died.