ORANGE, Calif. – 19th April 2026 – ALL Trial Lawyers today announced the expansion of its California practice focused on child-welfare investigations, criminal defense, juvenile dependency, and related family-impacting legal matters, as founding attorney Mohammad “Mo” Abuershaid surpassed 2,000 juvenile dependency cases handled personally during his career.
Abuershaid, a former Orange County Public Defender, said the milestone reflects the growing need for attorneys who can address cases that move between dependency court and criminal court.
“Families are often dealing with more than one legal system at the same time,” Abuershaid said. “A criminal case can trigger a child-welfare investigation, and a dependency case can affect what happens in criminal court. Those cases require coordinated representation.”
ALL Trial Lawyers represents clients in matters ranging from misdemeanors through serious felonies, juvenile dependency and CPS defense, DUI in Orange County, and personal injury. The firm said its expanded practice is designed to serve clients facing overlapping legal issues that may affect custody, freedom, employment, and long-term family stability.
The firm’s practice areas include:
- Juvenile dependency and CPS defense, including detention hearings, jurisdictional hearings, reunification plans, and permanency proceedings
- Criminal defense for misdemeanors through serious felonies
- DUI in Orange County and related DMV proceedings
- Personal injury matters
As part of the expansion, ALL Trial Lawyers is also launching bilingual English-Arabic client services and a free public resource library for parents and caregivers navigating child-welfare investigations and dependency proceedings.
Abuershaid said language access remains a key issue in high-stakes cases.
“In these cases, the first conversation matters,” he said. “Families need to understand what is happening, what their options are, and what steps they should take next.”
The firm’s new public resource library, The Defender’s Guide, will include plain-language information on topics such as:
- What happens when CPS takes a child in California
- California Welfare and Institutions Code § 300
- What to expect in Orange County juvenile dependency court
- What to do after a DUI arrest in Orange County
- First steps after a car accident
Arabic- and Spanish-language versions of the guide are planned for release later this year.
ABOUT ALL TRIAL LAWYERS
ALL Trial Lawyers is a Southern California law firm based in Orange County representing clients in juvenile dependency, CPS defense, criminal defense, misdemeanors through serious felonies, DUI in Orange County, and personal injury matters. Founded by Mohammad Abuershaid, a former Orange County Public Defender, the firm serves clients throughout Los Angeles, Orange County, Riverside, San Bernardino, and San Diego counties.
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