Legal Services
Practice Areas
Focused legal representation in criminal appellate matters, post-conviction relief, and constitutional rights advocacy throughout California.
Practice Area
Criminal Appeals
A criminal conviction is not necessarily the end of the road. The appellate process provides an important opportunity to challenge legal errors that may have affected the outcome of a trial.
Services Include:
- Direct appeals to California Court of Appeal
- Petitions for review to California Supreme Court
- Challenges to improper jury instructions
- Insufficient evidence claims
- Prosecutorial misconduct appeals
- Sentencing error challenges
- Brady violation claims
Practice Area
Post-Conviction Relief
When a conviction has become final, there may still be avenues for relief. Post-conviction proceedings address issues that could not be raised on direct appeal or that require evidence outside the trial record.
Services Include:
- Habeas corpus petitions (state and federal)
- Claims of ineffective assistance of counsel
- Newly discovered evidence
- Actual innocence claims
- Sentence modification proceedings
- Penal Code § 1172.6 resentencing petitions
- Changes in controlling law affecting sentence
Practice Area
Constitutional Rights Advocacy
The United States and California Constitutions guarantee critical protections to individuals accused of crimes. Attorney Mayer is committed to ensuring these rights are enforced at every stage of the legal process.
Services Include:
- Fourth Amendment search and seizure violations
- Fifth Amendment self-incrimination protections
- Sixth Amendment right to counsel claims
- Due process violations
- Equal protection claims
- Eighth Amendment excessive sentence challenges
- First Amendment rights in criminal context
Practice Area
Criminal Defense Consultation
Attorney Mayer provides expert consultation on criminal defense strategy and appellate issues, helping defendants and their families understand complex legal options and the potential for appeal.
Services Include:
- Case review and appellate assessment
- Second opinion on trial strategy
- Explanation of appellate process and timeline
- Review of trial record for potential appeal issues
- Consultation on plea agreement implications
- Guidance on post-conviction options
- Family consultation and case updates
Practice Area
Federal Appellate Matters
Federal criminal convictions carry their own appellate pathways and constitutional protections. Attorney Mayer handles federal appellate matters with the same strategic focus and attention to constitutional detail.
Services Include:
- Appeals to the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals
- Federal habeas corpus (28 U.S.C. § 2254 and § 2255)
- Federal constitutional claims from state convictions
- Civil rights claims (42 U.S.C. § 1983)
- Federal sentencing guideline challenges
- Requests for certificates of appealability
- First petitions and successor petitions
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