Spousal Abuse

Choose a Los Angeles Domestic Violence Lawyer You Can Trust

Most cases of domestic violence or spousal abuse involve a spouse who contacts the police to have the police either "calm down" a situation or to have the authorities hold a drunk "significant other" to "sleep it off ". Instead of being a peace maker, the police nearly always make an arrest, whether it is justified or not. Many times a spouse will exaggerate the offending conduct when the police are present, but decide to recant their testimony in court.

Exclusively practicing in criminal defense law since 1984

I am criminal defense lawyer Robert Helfend of the Los Angeles, California, law firm of Robert Michael Helfend, Attorney at Law. For more than twenty years I have been representing people who have been wrongfully charged with spousal abuse by overzealous police and prosecutors. I have access to a network of defense witness such as professional domestic abuse specialists and consultants who help develop and present the strongest case possible in an effort to get your charges dismissed or reduced.

Contact my office to talk to me about your spousal abuse charges

I represent people charged with domestic dispute and abuse crimes such as physical abuse or domestic assault, sexual abuse, and restraining order violations. Although the majority of my clients have been men over the years, there is also a growing number of women who are wrongfully charged. My primary objective is always to make sure the outcome of your case does not involve significant jail time or a felony conviction that kicks in the three strikes law.

If your spouse drops the charges

Very often, the person who initially made charges of domestic violence against a spouse will attempt to drop charges after things have had a chance to cool off a bit. Unfortunately, it is not sufficient to just change the testimony that was originally given to police officers at the time of the alleged incident. There are special procedures that must be followed, to ensure that you can recant, without facing charges of making a false police report or giving false testimony. If you are looking for a way to change or recant the testimony you gave against your spouse, I can help. Contact me to discuss the circumstances of your case.