Civil Litigation
Whether it is a simple breach of contract, a more complex business dispute, a property rights issue or something more personal like defamation, you need proper counsel to be able to protect your rights
Evictions
While many landlords are successful at evicting tenants, when things go bad, a landlord can lose cash for months. I can help you with your eviction (Unlawful Detainer)
Criminal Law
If you are arrested and charged with a crime in California you will need an attorney to help navigate the criminal court process. I am here to help with your misdemeanor case.
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About Wallace Francis, Attorney At Law
An aggressive litigator, Wallace Francis burrows into the background of a case and leaves no stone unturned. Wallace has a powerful sense of purpose and believes that an essential component of his law practice is to defend the rights of those who suffer at the hands of others.
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Unlawful Detainer 101
Here is a link to a site in which the Unlawful Detainer proceeding is explained to temporary Judges. Read More →
Evicting Commercial tenants
If you are a tenant who has signed a commercial lease, you need to know that you often have substantially fewer rights than residential tenants do. More importantly, the contracts you have signed, which are often what are called “triple-net leases”. give the landlord no responsibility and the tenant all the responsibility. These contracts are voluminous, detailed, and immensely powerful.... Read More
Defending an eviction by raising the issue of habitability
Many tenants erroneously believe that if the landlord is trying to evict them, and that landlord has not fixed the heater or the leaking faucet, then they don’t have to pay rent. While that is true in some instances, it isn’t always. For example, let’s say the toilet overflows in the tenancy and you fail to fix it. The tenant absolutely has the right to refuse to pay rent. After... Read More
