Atty. Castañeda will be joining the Philippine News as a weekly legal columnist covering all aspects of criminal law and pertinent topics.

Atty. Castaneda won a dismissal for her client on all 10 counts of family law contempt charges on July 9, 2015. On September 22, 2015, the Court of Appeal, (2nd District) affirmed the trial court’s order dismissing all the charges. The appellate court in a 2 line decision stated: “The court has read and considered…

The Law Offices of Carina Castaneda is pleased to announce that it has expanded to open a new office in the Southbay. The new office is located at 1230 Rosecrans Avenue, Suite 300, Manhattan Beach, California 90266, (310) 601-7144. At the Law Offices of Carina Castaneda, we believe that successfully providing efficient and effective legal…

The court granted Atty. Castaneda’s request to dismiss the case against her client for the other party’s failure to prove 81 counts after their case-in-chief was presented.

SAN FRANCISCO, USA – It was arguably one of the worst cases of domestic violence the city had ever seen. 13 years ago, Claire Joyce Tempongko was found stabbed to death. Reports say she suffered 17 stab wounds after being attacked by her boyfriend at the time, Tari Ramirez, who now goes by the name…

Atty. Castaneda wins a dismissal on 2 counts of felony sales and transportation of narcotics, to wit: methamphetamine. Prosecutor adds a simple possession charge of narcotics and her client is allowed to do a deferred judgment program whereby upon successful completion, the criminal case will be dismissed in its entirety.

Atty. Castaneda successfully argue that her client’s criminal court records and police records be sealed and destroyed after nearly six years from the arrest and conviction. The court agreed with Atty. Castaneda that her client has been a law abiding citizen. Her client can now feel secure that her arrest records and conviction court documents…

Atty. Castaneda wins a N-336 appeal for her client who was denied U.S. citizenship due to prior criminal arrests and case. After months of obtaining criminal court documents from Phoenix, Arizona and Santa Cruz, California, Atty. Castaneda presented her case to the Phoenix United States Citizenship and Immigration Services hearing officer and won. Her client…