Law Office of Ann Gottesman - Pasadena, CA

Dedicated Criminal Defense and DUI Advocacy in Pasadena

Since opening her practice in 2006, Ann Anat Gottesman has dedicated her legal career solely to criminal defense and DUI litigation in Pasadena and greater Los Angeles. After graduating from Southwestern University School of Law and clerking for Justice Earl Johnson Jr. at the California Second District Court of Appeal, attorney Gottesman served as a public defender where she gained extensive courtroom and jury trial experience. Unlike large firms where clients are frequently handed off to inexperienced associates, Ann Gottesman personally manages every detail of each client case. When your freedom, reputation, and livelihood are on the line, choosing to hire an attorney who genuinely cares about your outcome makes an undeniable difference.

Strategic DUI Defense and DMV Hearing Proceedings

A drunk driving charge carries immediate administrative and judicial repercussions. The Law Office of Ann Gottesman provides focused dui defense for first-time offenders, multi-offense allegations, felony DUIs, and cases involving prescription drugs or narcotics. Attorney Gottesman carefully reviews police reports, breathalyzer maintenance logs, and blood specimen procedures, exposing law enforcement errors and calibration defects. In addition to defending clients at Pasadena Superior Court, she handles California Department of Motor Vehicles administrative per se hearings, frequently securing set-aside orders that save client licenses. When you need a lawyer urgently to contest a driver suspension within the strict ten-day deadline, she takes decisive legal action.

Domestic Violence Allegations and Restraining Orders

Domestic conflicts often lead to hasty arrests based on incomplete or fabricated statements. Ann Gottesman represents clients facing domestic violence charges, including domestic battery and corporal injury to a cohabitant. Understanding that good people often find themselves in painful situations, she works diligently with prosecutors and judicial officers to obtain charge reductions, dismissals, or anger management counseling alternatives that preserve her clients clean records and professional licenses.

Drug Offenses, Theft Allegations, and Pretrial Diversion

The firm provides skilled representation across drug crime defense, handling charges of simple possession, prescription medication allegations, and possession for sale. Attorney Gottesman also defends clients facing theft and burglary defense matters, including petty theft, shoplifting, grand theft, and check fraud. She aggressively pursues California diversion statutes, including mental health diversion and pretrial diversion programs, enabling clients to have charges completely dismissed upon program completion.

Expungements, Probation Violations, and Record Relief

A past criminal record should not permanently impede employment, housing, or personal goals. The Law Office of Ann Gottesman assists clients with post-conviction relief, successfully petitioning courts for expungements, early termination of probation, and reduction of felonies to misdemeanors. She also represents individuals facing probation violation allegations, working to reinstate probation and avoid incarceration.

Why Clients Choose the Law Office of Ann Gottesman

• Direct attorney access and personalized representation from an experienced sole practitioner.
• Nearly two decades of criminal courtroom experience in Pasadena and surrounding courts.
• Consistently honored among the Three Best Rated Criminal Defense Lawyers in Pasadena.
• Affordable flat fees, flexible payment plans, and free confidential consultations.

When you or a family member is confronted with criminal charges, prompt and knowledgeable legal counsel is paramount. If you want to find an attorney who combines deep legal skill with genuine compassion, contact the Law Office of Ann Gottesman in Pasadena today for your free consultation.