California Criminal Lawyer Laurence B. Donoghue - Rancho Palo CA DUI Attorney, Rancho Palo California Family Law Lawyer, CA Immigration Attorney.  Legal Solutions For Southern California Clients

Law Offices of Laurence B. Donoghue
28924 South Western Avenue
Suite 201
Rancho Palos Verdes, California 90275
Telephone: (310) 548-4826
Fax: (310) 548-0759
Email: lbd@atty.ca
Website: http://lbdlaw.lawoffice.com

The Law Offices of Laurence B. Donoghue is a one-stop general law practice designed to meet the needs of clients and their families in a variety of areas of the law. With an emphasis on immigration law, family law, and criminal law, we focus on protecting the rights and liberties of individuals and families throughout Southern California. Immigration, family, and criminal law present many crossover issues, and any good attorney needs to understand all of these areas in order to provide clients with the most effective legal representation.

Experience Makes A Difference

Firm founder Laurence B. Donoghue is a former state and federal court prosecutor who has nearly 30 years of experience, much of which was spent handling complex litigation in the United States Department of Justice and the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office. His firm practices law consistent with a set of core values that have been part of his success for years. Clients who choose his firm receive the following:

Trial experience - Laurence Donoghue has handled hundreds of jury and court trials over the years.
Education - Laurence Donoghue has earned a Bachelor's degree, Juris Doctor law degree, a national graduate law study fellowship, and an LLM graduate law degree.
Multi-Jurisdictional Practice - Laurence Donoghue is licensed to practice law in a number of jurisdictions, and is a distinguished active member of the California State Bar, the Washington, D.C. Bar, a number of State and Federal Court Bars, and the United States Supreme Court bar.
Professional Honors - Laurence Donoghue held various professional positions on numerous bar association committees and projects, and has served as a delegate to the California State Bar Annual Meeting Conference of Delegates for over ten consecutive years. He has also been retained by the Stanford Research Institute for legal research.
Service - The Law Offices of Laurence B. Donoghue wants to help you, can help you, and will help you. We offer free half-hour initial consultations, emergency service, evening and weekend appointments, and home consultations. Fees are reasonable and monthly payment plans or credit card payments are also available. We even speak Spanish. To learn more about how we can help you, please contact us today.

Immigration Law
The practice of immigration law has changed drastically since September 11, 2001. The Law Offices of Laurence B. Donoghue appreciates this fact and understands all too well how the immigration process can be confusing and frustrating for families in California and abroad. To learn more about a specific area of immigration law, please read on. If you have questions or concerns about your particular situation, please contact us today.

Adoptions - Adopting children from all over the world has become something United States residents and citizens have been doing more and more when starting or expanding their families.
Asylum – Asylum is a form of protection that allows individuals who are in the United States to remain here, provided that they meet the definition of a refugee and are not barred from either applying for or being granted asylum, and eventually to adjust their status to lawful permanent resident.
Battered Spouse Petitions - Under the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA), the spouses and children of United States citizens or lawful permanent residents may petition to obtain lawful permanent residency.
Citizenship - A citizen of the United States is a native-born, foreign-born, or naturalized person who owes allegiance to the United States and who is entitled to its protection.
Consular Processing - The Bureau of Consular Affairs administers laws, formulates regulations and implements policies relating to consular services provided to American citizens abroad.
Criminal Defense and Deportation - If not properly represented, a criminal conviction can result in deportation, ineligibility for relief from removal and being barred from naturalization. Deportation and exclusion proceedings are now combined into one proceeding called a "removal" proceeding.
Green Cards – Lawful Permanent Residency - The congressionally mandated Diversity Immigrant Visa Program is administered on an annual basis by the Department of State. 50,000 permanent resident visas are available annually to people from countries with low rates of immigration to the United States.
Immigration Appeals - Immigration appeals are the end of a lengthy immigration process. Individuals and families may file an appeal in federal court if they are unhappy with a decision made by a lower tribunal.
Naturalization and Immigration – Naturalization is the process by which U.S. citizenship is conferred upon a foreign citizen or national after he or she fulfills the requirements established by Congress in the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA).
Refugees - The United States works with other governmental, international, and private organizations to provide food, health care, and shelter to millions of refugees throughout the world. The United States also considers persons for resettlement as refugees. Those admitted must be of special humanitarian concern and demonstrate that they were persecuted, or have a well-founded fear of persecution on account of race, religion, nationality, political opinion, or membership in a particular social group.
Temporary Protected Status - In 1990, Congress established a procedure by which the Attorney General may provide Temporary Protected Status to aliens in the United States who are temporarily unable to return to their homeland because of ongoing armed conflict, environmental disasters, or other extraordinary and temporary conditions.
Temporary Visitors – Temporary Visas - Temporary Visitors include the following:

Business or pleasure visitors
Temporary workers
Foreign students attending school in the United States
Exchange visitors
Fiancées of United States citizens
NAFTA professionals
K nonimmigrant visas
T nonimmigrant visas
V nonimmigrant visas
To learn more about immigration law, please go to our Immigration Law FAQ page.

Family Law
The Law Offices of Laurence B. Donoghue understands that every family in California is unique and that no domestic dispute is ever easy to resolve. California families affected by a divorce, child custody battle, or other domestic dispute have come to appreciate our ability to efficiently resolve complicated legal problems in the following areas of the law:

Adoptions
Child custody and child support
Divorce
Domestic abuse and child abuse
Guardianships and conservatorships
Juvenile law
Maintenance, alimony, and spousal support
Marital property
Mediation
Paternity
Prenuptial and postnuptial agreements
Retirement benefits
Termination of parental rights
Visitation and placement

Criminal Law
If you or a loved one has been arrested or accused of a crime in California, we urge you to exercise your right to remain silent and seek legal advice immediately. Firm founder Laurence B. Donoghue is a former state and federal court prosecutor who has nearly thirty years of experience, much of which was spent handling complex litigation in the United States Department of Justice and the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office. We have actual experience in all areas of criminal law and California criminal procedure, including responding to criminal investigations, representing clients accused of crimes at trial, handling sentencing hearings, and pursuing appeals of criminal convictions. Our criminal defense services include the following misdemeanor and felony criminal charges:

Arson
Assault and battery
Burglary
Deportable offenses – immigration concerns
Drug and narcotic possessions and sales
Drunk Driving - DUI-DWI Offenses
Firearms and weapons charges
Juvenile offenses
Robbery

Attorney Profile:
Laurence B. Donoghue

"COURT IS ALL ABOUT WINNING THE RIGHTS YOU DESERVE"
Laurence B. Donoghue,Esq.

DARE TO COMPARE: DONOGHUE WINS

AGGRESSIVE DETERMINATION
25 Years Experience with U.S. Department of Justice and
Los Angeles County District Attorneys Office
Former Prosecutor
Tough Representation

TRIAL EXPERIENCE
Hundreds of Jury and Court trials
Superior Trial Skills
92% Conviction rate as a prosecutor
5 years in private practice

LEGAL STANDING AND EDUCATION
California State Bar
Washington, D.C. Bar
State and Federal Experience
Worked for California Supreme Court
Multiple law practice areas
Graduate Law School: BA, JD, and LLM

Free Consultation
Affordable Rates
Easy Payment Plans

Laurence B. Donoghue practices all aspects of Criminal Law, Family Law, and Immigration Law. If you have cross-over or related issues or questions, you benefit and save from needing only Mr. Donoghue rather than three different lawyers. Location very convenient to South Bay area, and throughout Los Angeles and Orange Counties.

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Law Offices of Laurence B. Donoghue
Telephone: (310) 548-4826
Fax Number: (310) 548-0759
E-mail: lbd@atty.ca

Current Employment Position(s): Sole Proprietor
Areas Of Practice: Criminal Law, Divorce, Family Law, Immigration & Naturalization Law
Bar Admissions: California, 1975

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