Sometimes, even innocent businesses and owners can be falsely accused of fraud. A fraud conviction can be very damaging to not only your reputation, but other aspects of your life as well. If you find yourself accused of fraud, you should contact a fraud attorney immediately. Here are some of the top reasons you should… View Article
If you’ve had a run in with the law, what you need is the best criminal defense lawyer to represent you in court. Whether you are being charged with a misdemeanor or a felony, the consequences of being found guilty can be severe with life-long effects. But how do you know you have the best… View Article
Wrongful death is a claim against someone who can be held liable for the death of another person. The wrongful death may have occurred due to negligence or purposeful harm. Keep reading to learn more about what wrongful death is and what compensation you might receive if your loved one has died a wrongful death…. View Article
An average of 4.7 million Americans are bitten by dogs each year, meaning about 1 in every 70 people will have to deal with this situation. Dog bites must be treated as a serious medical emergency since you never know the condition of the dog. Even a seemingly minor bite could lead to infection or… View Article
No one ever expects to get in a car accident, and the experience can range from startling to terrifying. Knowing what to do in the case of a car accident will leave you feeling more at ease if you should ever find yourself in the situation. Read on for our guide on what to do… View Article
If you’ve been charged with wrongful death, it may seem like there’s nowhere to turn for help and support. This is surely a difficult time when emotions run high and the future is uncertain. But the experienced criminal defense attorneys at Nuttall & Coleman can ensure you get the best possible outcome for your situation…. View Article
There is an average of 6 million car accidents every year in the United States, and more than 3 million people are injured in those car accidents annually. In light of these statistics, it’s important to know what to do after a car accident — especially if you’re injured. You’re likely to feel overwhelmed and… View Article
Tax fraud occurs either when taxpayers intentionally try to evade or mislead the government about their income and the amount of taxes they owe, or when someone steals information from a taxpayer in order to collect that person’s tax refund. How to Avoid Becoming a Victim of Tax Fraud One of the most common ways… View Article
Every year, the President of the United States offers a “pardon” to a turkey, keeping it safe from ending up on a Thanksgiving table. While this ceremony is just a lighthearted holiday tradition, it speaks to a power held by the President and other officials: the pardon. But just what is a legal pardon, and… View Article
Around the Valley features a round-up of interesting stories in and around Fresno County and the Central Valley related to criminal law, criminal defense, and/or Fresno County. Medical Marijuana (Fresno Bee) – Medical marijuana growers who had been cited for city marijuana ordinance violations last year appealed their citations and resulting fines to county supervisors. Fresno… View Article
Ask a Lawyer is an occasional feature that highlights the answers that the attorneys at the Law Offices of Nuttall & Coleman give to questions asked at Avvo.com. How much time, if any, am I looking at if convicted on four counts of California Health & Safety Code section 11379(a) and one count of California… View Article
According to a recent Fresno Bee story, police in the city of Clovis will be cracking down on tinted vehicle windows that “obstruct viewing and are a safety hazard” and will be issuing fix-it tickets for violations. Restrictions on window tinting are governed by California Vehicle Code section 26708, but what is and what isn’t allowed… View Article
On Monday, Vernon King the last of the defendants in the Chukchansi Casino raid case – where members of the Tex McDonald faction and its tribal police and security officers forcibly entered the casino gaming office in October 2014 to find documents for two years of audits that were late in being submitted to the… View Article
By Sontaya Rose MADERA COUNTY, Calif. (KFSN) — A Western tradition has drawn a local attorney to his passion in the high country. Mark Coleman leaves his stressful life as a criminal defense attorney behind when he gets onto his horse for a cattle drive. The heritage is still being kept alive by Coleman and… View Article
Recently, the Kings County Sheriff’s Department confirmed that remains found in a field east of Stratford were in fact the remains of Debbie Hawk, who went missing in June 2006. Her husband, Dave Hawk, was charged with her murder on June 13, 2008, was convicted largely on the basis of circumstantial evidence on August 28,… View Article
Ask a Lawyer is an occasional feature that highlights the answers that the attorneys at the Law Offices of Nuttall & Coleman give to questions asked at Avvo.com. What should I look for when choosing a defense lawyer for a felony narcotics charge? Mark Coleman: Meet with two or three attorneys and ask them about how… View Article
Ask a Lawyer is an occasional feature that highlights the answers that the attorneys at the Law Offices of Nuttall & Coleman give to questions asked at Avvo.com. Is there anything I can do to help my daughter with mental health issues who is in county jail? You need to be careful in your selection… View Article
For those of you who haven’t yet discovered the wonder that is the TED Talk, imagine the eloquence and magnetism of the best teacher you’ve ever had combined with a smidge of quirkiness, a dollop of inspiration, and the convenience of Netflix. That’s a TED Talk. What’s really amazing about TED Talks is that the… View Article
A domestic violence charge in California can have a serious impact on a person’s professional and personal lives. We’ve added two articles in our California Penal Code section guide that give an overview of two of the more common domestic violence charges that someone in California could face. Domestic Violence: Domestic Battery Even though it is seen… View Article
Last week, California Governor Jerry Brown signed legislation that made California the first state in the U.S. to ban the use of grand juries to decide whether police officers should face criminal charges when they kill people in the line of duty, according to the San Jose Mercury News. “The ban, which will go into effect… View Article
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The Fresno Police Department arrested 14 drivers and impounded 35 vehicles during DUI/driver’s license checkpoints held over the Labor Day weekend. According to the Fresno Police Department’s Facebook page, eight drivers were arrested for driving under the influence and 22 vehicles were impounded because their drivers were arrested for driving under the influence, or driving with… View Article
If you plan on going out and drinking this holiday weekend, it may also be a good idea to plan on appointing a designated driver or on finally installing that Uber app on your phone. According to the Fresno Police Department’s Facebook page, the department’s traffic unit will be conducting DUI/driver’s license checkpoints on September 4… View Article
Ask a Lawyer is an occasional feature that highlights the answers that the attorneys at the Law Offices of Nuttall & Coleman give to questions asked at Avvo.com. I plead to a charge in exchange for a reduced sentence even though I didn’t do anything wrong. I regret admitting to a crime I didn’t commit,… View Article
FRESNO, CALIF. – The Law Offices of Nuttall & Coleman, a leading Fresno criminal defense and personal injury law firm, now has a full roster of Super Lawyers and Rising Stars: Four out of the four lawyers at the firm were recognized by Super Lawyers, a lawyer rating organization. Partners Roger T. Nuttall and Mark W…. View Article
After a five month wait, we can’t keep the secret identities of our Super Lawyers a secret any longer. The Law Offices of Nuttall & Coleman can now say that it has a full roster of attorneys recognized by Super Lawyers, a lawyer rating organization. Partners Roger T. Nuttall and Mark W. Coleman were recognized… View Article
Around the Valley features a round-up of interesting stories in and around Fresno County and the Central Valley related to criminal law, criminal defense and/or Fresno County. Former police detective sentenced to federal prison: A former Fresno police detective will spend two years in federal prison, which prosecutors are calling a “discounted” sentence, for taking a… View Article
Police can’t make a person at a traffic stop “sit” and “stay” while waiting for K-9 drug sniffing dogs to get on the scene, according to the Supreme Court this week. Well, they didn’t say it in those exact words, but, look, a puppy! On Tuesday, the Supreme Court held that without reasonable suspicion of… View Article
Although headlines are heralding one of the latest Supreme Court decisions as something that makes it “easier” to sue the federal government, “easier” might not be quite the right word to use. In United States v. Kwai Fun Wong, the Supreme Court held that if a good reason exists for missing any of two deadlines to file a… View Article
Like Omar Little of The Wire fame says, “The game is out there, and it’s either play or get played.” Even though Omar was referring to the power struggles relating to politics, the illegal drug trade, and other criminal enterprises in Baltimore, Maryland, the quote does seem somewhat appropriate for a small story that went viral over… View Article
Unless you’ve been living under a rock for the past several weeks, you’ve heard of the public relations tornado that tore through the Fresno Police Department and swept up Fresno Deputy Police Chief Keith Foster and other suspected associates for federal drug crimes, including conspiracy to distribute and/or possess with the intent to distribute oxycodone,… View Article
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New video was recently released showing the events that prompted a grandmother’s lawsuit against the Clovis Unified School District and a campus police officer. In case you missed it, 79-year-old Mary Poole, who is represented by Mark Coleman of the Law Offices of Nuttall & Coleman, is suing the Clovis Unified School District and campus… View Article
It looks like those who want to get a hold of court records will soon have one less battle to fight in their epic journey through the court system. According to the Fresno Bee, the city of Fresno will soon implement a new system that will allow the public to search for and print court… View Article
On Easter Sunday, California Gov. Jerry Brown pardoned 83 people who had previously been convicted of crimes. The timing of the pardon on this particular holiday seems appropriate, given Easter’s representation of renewal and rebirth, and the fact that Pontius Pilate also had a tradition of pardoning those convicted. A pardon from the governor –… View Article
Many of the questions California criminal defense attorneys are often asked center around how someone can get their arrest records, criminal records, juvenile records, etc. sealed, expunged, destroyed, and any other number of verbs that translate to keeping the past in the past and moving forward with your life after a difficult time. In the… View Article
Around the Valley features a round-up of interesting stories in and around Fresno County and the Central Valley related to criminal law, criminal defense and/or Fresno County. Deputy Police Chief Arrested (ABC 30) – After an investigation by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the U.S.Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), the Fresno Police… View Article
Former rap mogul Marion “Suge” Knight collapsed in a Los Angeles court Friday, March 20 shortly after a judge set his bail at $25 million in a murder case, an amount Knight’s attorney said was excessively high, according to CNN news. While the bail amount is high enough to give anyone fainting spells, Knight has diabetes… View Article
Prop. 47, CA Penal Code § 1170.18 (2013), is causing some trouble for Fresno police who are trying to keep a man in jail for shoplifting, according to a KMPH 26 (Fox) story published earlier this week. Prop. 47, which was passed in 2014, makes it so criminal offenders who commit certain non-serious and non-violent drug… View Article
In light of the $25 million bail set by a Los Angeles County Superior Court judge for Marion “Suge” Knight (which we wrote about earlier this week), we thought it would be interesting to take a look at some of the highest bails ever set in the United States and in other countries. Curiously, those… View Article
Abel Rodriguez faced a Fresno judge in early February after police cornered the wanted parolee, who had held a screwdriver to a woman’s throat then lead officers on a rooftop chase. Mark Coleman, a Fresno criminal defense attorney with the Law Offices of Nuttall & Coleman, says attorneys representing Rodriguez will have some obstacles to… View Article
A criminal defense lawyer with the Law Offices of Nuttall & Coleman, domestic violence “has very serious repercussions.” But what exactly are we talking about when it comes to “domestic violence”? When someone is charged with domestic violence, they can be charged under several different laws each with different elements and consequences. Take for example… View Article
FRESNO, CALIF. – Leading Fresno criminal defense and personal injury law firm the Law Offices of Nuttall & Coleman has a new home for the new year. After spending almost a decade at its current location at 2445 Capitol Street, Suite 150 in Fresno, Calif., the law firm will open to clients at its new location… View Article
FRESNO, CALIF. – The National Academy of Criminal Defense Attorneys has named Mark W. Coleman of the Law Offices of Nuttall & Coleman one of the Top 10 criminal defense attorneys in Northern California. According to NACDA, the very few attorneys (less than 1 percent) who are good enough to make its Top 10 list have… View Article
FRESNO, CALIF. – After living with the specter of a car theft committed almost 20 years ago, a client of Fresno criminal defense attorney Mark W. Coleman received a letter from California Governor Edmund G. Brown, Jr. on December 24, 2014 granting a “full and unconditional” pardon for the crime. Although it arrived just one day before Christmas,… View Article
