ARE YOU ACCUSED OF A PROBATION VIOLATION?

If you are on misdemeanor summary (informal) probation or on felony (formal) probation, failure to precisely follow even a single term or condition of your probation can result in a probation violation being filed against you. Call Lieber Williams & Labin if you or someone you know has been accused of a probation violation.

Prosecutors or judges may seek to violate your probation and send you to jail or prison, often for what may have been an innocent mistake or a requirement that you simply misunderstood.

You will also likely face an allegation of a probation violation if you were arrested on a new charge while on probation for another case. 

You may also have a probation violation filed against you if you test positive for drugs while on probation for a drug case, are found to have driven with any measureable amount of alcohol while on probation for a DUI, failed to complete required alcohol classes or domestic violence counseling, failed to complete your court ordered community service or Caltrans labor, or failed to pay your fines or restitution as ordered.

Judges and prosecutors will often seek to impose harsh penalties on you in connection with a probation violation allegation, including additional jail time or prison, increased community services or Caltrans labor, additional alcohol or domestic violence classes, or other burdensome terms and conditions. 

We know that completing all of your court ordered terms of probation can often be difficult even when you are trying your best to comply due to your obligations to your job, children, or other responsibilities.   At Lieber Williams & Labin, we have extensive experience in convincing courts and prosecutors to listen to your side of story and to understand that you may be doing all that is reasonably possible under the circumstances to comply with their demands. 

We have had significant success in convincing courts to re-instate our clients on probation with no punishment whatsoever even when they have failed to comply with court requirements such as completion of alcohol programs, community service, and other mandated terms.