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Mirador Law Partners Megan Burns & Emily Dahm Named 2025 Super Lawyers

Criminal Defense, General News, Personal Injury

Mirador Law is Proud to Announce Super Lawyers Recognition for Our Partners. Megan Burns and Emily Dahm have been selected for inclusion in the prestigious 2025 Northern California Super Lawyers List. Megan Burns has been recognized...

Fraud in the Age of Coronavirus (COVID-19)

Blog, Criminal Defense

The San Francisco Bay Area and the national economy have been severely impacted due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Economic downturns bring an increased number of prosecutions for fraud. People are often desperate to provide for...

SB 1437: Changes to the California Murder Law Explained

Blog, Criminal Defense, General News

Senate Bill 1437 (2018 Cal SB 1437.), signed by Governor Jerry Brown on September 30, 2018, went into effect on January 1, 2019. This new law significantly limits accomplice liability for the crime of murder....

SB 310: New ‘Second Chance’ Law To Allow Ex-offenders To Serve On Juries

Blog, Criminal Defense, General News

Did you know that even before California’s State Constitution was ratified felons have been unable to serve on juries? Earlier this year this was finally changed under SB310, commonly referred to as “The Right to...

What is a California Bar Association Criminal Law Specialist?

Criminal Defense, General News

Like many other careers, the job description of “lawyer” that people are familiar with often is not where the individual’s expertise ends. For example, people can be doctors but then specialize their practice as pediatricians...

How Will California’s Assembly Bill 218 Affect the Victims of Childhood Sexual Assault?

Blog, Criminal Defense, General News, Sexual Assault

Introduced in January of 2019, California’s new Assembly Bill 218 aims to empower childhood sexual assault victims by extending their statue of limitations for filing civil lawsuits. This would allow many people who were previously...

Could Your Loved One Be Eligible for Re-Sentencing under SB 1437?

Blog, Criminal Defense, General News

On September 30th, 2018, California Governor Jerry Brown signed Senate Bill 1437 into legislation revising the felony murder law of the state. Because of this amendment, select persons previously found guilty of felony murder in...

Megan Burns Represents Mentally Ill Son Accused of Killing Father

Blog, Criminal Defense

“A San Leandro man accused of fatally stabbing his father, a well-known Menlo Park pastor, pleaded not guilty to murder in court Tuesday. Isaiah Bostic, 21, appeared in the Alameda County Superior Court in Hayward...

Megan Burns Gets Case Dismissed Against Client Charged in Murder for Hire Plot

Blog, Criminal Defense

“An East Bay marijuana grower was charged Tuesday with murder and other crimes for allegedly hiring two hitmen from Tennessee to kill her business partner. Tikisha Upshaw, 37, is suspected of hiring Johnny Wright Jr....

Megan Burns Uncovers Evidence that Another Man Committed Homicide

Blog, Criminal Defense

“Attorneys argued in the case of Dempsey, 41, not the Grey’s Anatomy actor, who is accused of shooting several times at Spencer Reboredo, 27, on July 14, 2016, killing him, according to the prosecution. But...

Emily Dahm defeats gang wiretap case and frees her client

Blog, Criminal Defense

Emily Dahm represented one of nearly two dozen men arrested in Contra Costa County in the “Omega Red” wiretap operation, targeted at bringing down an alleged Norteño gang conspiracy to commit a variety of crimes...

Emily Dahm Takes novel approach to a difficult sentencing hearing – making a mitigation video of her client’s family and community for the court

Blog, Criminal Defense, General News

Creativity is a critical element of an excellent defense. Emily Dahm used a novel approach to tackle a difficult sentencing hearing. After her client was convicted of a cell phone robbery and was facing 15...