“I have seen firsthand how District Attorneys overcharge clients and are too quick to judge the facts and assume my clients are guilty. I’m a specialist at using experts, investigations, inconsistencies, and finding motives to lie to show the prosecution that they are falsely accusing my clients.”
“The DA wanted me to spend the rest of my life in jail. Michael through his use of experts and investigation convinced the DA to give me probation.”
“Michael’s trial skills got me an acquittal despite video evidence and it being a high-profile media case.”
“I was terrified when I found out I was being investigated for child molestation. Michael got my charges dismissed before preliminary hearing.”
“Michael saved my life.”
Your voice. Michael Begovich can work with law enforcement agencies and the prosecution to see if charges can be avoided or dismissed. Maybe a misunderstanding exists. Michael can help the other side see your side of the evidence and law. Michael is highly regarded by prosecutors, judges, and his peers. He has negotiated thousands of cases successfully and tried over 175 serious felony cases and won acquittals or substantial reductions in charges. People trust his evaluation of cases.
Your expert. Michael is the criminal defense attorney and sex crimes expert you want to hire. Use his 33 years of experience to try and bridge the gap between two competing views of the law and evidence to manage the dispute that is keeping you up at night. Michael knows juries are unpredictable having tried over 175 cases to verdict. Michael knows either side can lose in court.
Your lawyer. Your partner. Excellence and Experience Fighting in Your Corner.
Your strategist. Michael uses his compassion, superb listening skills, excellent ability to connect with others and put them at ease, attention to detail, intellect to understand the law and the strengths and weakness of each side, extensive trial litigation, and relentless determination – to limit your exposure.
Your fighter. You won’t regret hiring Michael as your aggressive fighter. Michael understands how damaging and emotional sex crime criminal charges are. They can ruin your life and the lives of your loved ones. Michael will be a fearless advocate in your corner. Michael knows your fears. He will try to manage the source of your anger, anxiety, fear, threats to reputation, freedom, and finances, and distraction.
Michael cares. Preparation, tenacity, professionalism, and experience at your service. Michael graduated from University of California Hastings Law School and the University of California Davis (Political Science & Rhetoric). He is AV-rated. He is a longtime author for statewide CEB books on jury selection, expert witnesses, trial practice, and sentencing. Michael served as faculty at USD Law. 32-year Deputy Public Defender. Michael was featured in Crime & Punishment TV series and has handled dozens of high-profile cases. Put his experience to work for you.