By Clayton T. Robertson (Criminal Defense / Civil Rights Attorney) I attended a recent National Police Accountability Project (NPAP)...

By Clayton T. Robertson (Criminal Defense / Civil Rights Attorney) One of your challenges as a criminal defense attorney is to argue...

By Clayton T. Robertson (Criminal Defense / Civil Rights Attorney) Clients often require what's called a "mitigation packet" to help...

By Clayton T. Robertson (Criminal Defense / Civil Rights Attorney) In domestic violence ("DV") cases, the complaining witness (i.e.,...

By Clayton T. Robertson (Criminal Defense, Civil Rights, and Civil Litigation Attorney) In a criminal case, the prosecution's purpose is...

By Clayton T. Robertson (Criminal Defense, Civil Litigation & Civil Rights Attorney) For those of you who have already been convicted, or...

By Clayton T. Robertson (Criminal Defense, Civil Litigation & Civil Rights Attorney) In a prior post (here), I discussed the reasons why...

By Clayton T. Robertson (Criminal Defense / Civil Litigation Attorney) Does your attorney have an investigative mindset? I've taken on...

By Clayton T. Robertson (Criminal Defense / Civil Litigation Attorney) The following are three helpful sites that should assist you with...

By Clayton T. Robertson (Criminal Defense / Civil Litigation Attorney) Law enforcement's failure to adequately investigate an alleged...

By Clayton T. Robertson (Criminal Defense / Civil Litigation Attorney) This is one of my favorite quotes as it relates to what it takes...

By Clayton T. Robertson (Criminal Defense / Civil Litigation Attorney) When we are hired for a new criminal case, it always helps to...

By Clayton T. Robertson (Criminal Defense / Civil Litigation Attorney) Persuasion or marketing is about "change." You are asking someone...

Clayton T. Robertson (Criminal Defense / Civil Litigation Attorney) Does your attorney have an absolute, all-consuming passion for what...

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By Clayton T. Robertson (Criminal Defense / Civil Litigation Attorney) One of my most satisfying recent experiences as an attorney was...

By Clayton T. Robertson (Criminal Defense / Civil Litigation Attorney) When it comes to the art of persuasion, the single best piece of...

Clayton T. Robertson (Criminal Defense / Civil Litigation Attorney) As a former prosecutor, I know many of the tricks of the trade. So it...

By Clayton T. Robertson (Criminal Defense / Civil Litigation Attorney) There is a saying that the "absence of evidence is evidence." As...

By Clayton T. Robertson (Criminal Defense / Civil Litigation Attorney) Superior Court - Contra Costa County (Main Page):...