Property Crimes Defense

Khalaf & Khalaf - Los Angeles - San Bernardino - Car Theft Defense

If you have been arrested for auto theft in Los Angeles County or San Bernardino County, or if you're facing other property crime charges ranging from shoplifting to grand theft burglary, contact the Pasadena property crimes lawyers at Khalaf & Khalaf.

Even minor property charges can have serious consequences for defendants with prior convictions, and even a petty theft with a prior can be charged as a felony resulting in a prison term of a year or longer. What's worse, if you have “two strikes,” a third petty theft could be considered a third strike.

San Bernardino County car theft defense attorney Mark Khalaf will make sure that you clearly understand all the consequences and options in any criminal prosecution involving such offenses as the following:

• Car theft, grand theft auto, or unauthorized use of a motor vehicle
• Receiving stolen property
• Vandalism, criminal trespass, and graffiti charges
• Shoplifting or retail fraud
• Burglary or breaking and entering

Los Angeles auto theft defense lawyer Mark Khalaf is a former Los Angeles County reserve sheriff's deputy, and has been trained in the investigation and proof of property crimes. He knows how to analyze police reports of theft crimes and how to spot the weaknesses in a prosecutor's case, or how to identify defects or shortcomings in the arresting officer's report.

He also knows how to protect you from plea agreements that might assure you of a light sentence or probation, but that sign away your right to challenge restitution orders that could run into hundreds of thousands of dollars. For highly skilled and experienced defense services on any property crime charge, contact the Pasadena theft crime defense attorney Mark Khalaf at Khalaf & Khalaf.