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Yuliya Kelmansky is a criminal defense attorney with over 15 years of experience. She is known for her commitment to securing the best possible outcomes for clients.

10/12/2026

🏎️ CHARGED WITH STREET RACING IN LOS ANGELES? ⚖️

Illegal street racing, speed contests, and street takeovers can lead to serious criminal charges in California. Depending on the circumstances, prosecutors may charge street racing-related offenses as misdemeanors or felonies.

🚨Common California Street Racing Charges:
🔹VC § 23109 – Illegal Street Racing, Speed Contests & Exhibitions of Speed
🔹VC § 23109.1 – Street Racing Causing Serious Injuries
🔹VC § 23103 – Reckless Driving
🔹VC §§ 23104–23105 – Reckless Driving Causing Injury
🔹PC § 192(c) – Vehicular Manslaughter

⚠️ Potential penalties include:
Jail or prison time, fines, driver's license suspension, vehicle impoundment, and a permanent criminal record.

Facing street racing charges in Los Angeles? Contact Kelmansky Law to discuss your legal options.

🌐 https://kelmanskylaw.com/los-angeles-street-racing-attorney/
📞 213-932-8922
🏛 Serving Los Angeles, Orange County, Ventura County, Riverside County & Southern California

09/29/2026

🚨 California’s New Braun’s Law: What DUI Defendants Need to Know

California has enacted Braun’s Law (SB 907), bringing important changes to DUI cases and repeat-offender consequences.

Under the new law, a person originally charged with DUI may still receive a Watson advisement even when the DUI charge is reduced or resolved through a plea to a lesser or different offense. A Watson advisement formally warns a defendant that driving under the influence is dangerous to human life and that a future DUI-related fatality could expose the driver to a second-degree murder charge.

Braun’s Law also strengthens consequences connected to repeat impaired-driving offenses and certain hit-and-run cases involving defendants with qualifying prior convictions.

⚖️ Why does this matter for DUI defendants?

A reduced DUI charge does not necessarily mean the case has no future consequences. The plea you enter today can significantly affect how a future DUI case is prosecuted.

If you have been arrested or charged with DUI in Los Angeles, speak with an experienced California criminal defense attorney before accepting a plea agreement. Understanding the long-term consequences of a DUI resolution is critical.

📍 Kelmansky Law
Los Angeles Criminal & DUI Defense
🌐 https://kelmanskylaw.com/california-dui-law-brauns-law/
📞 213-932-8922
📍Based in Los Angeles | Serving Los Angeles, Orange, San Bernardino, Riverside, Santa Barbara, and Ventura counties.

09/25/2026

Facing Prescription Drug Charges in California?

Prescription medications are controlled substances, and allegations involving unlawful possession, transportation, sale, or distribution can lead to serious California state or federal criminal charges.

Kelmansky Law represents clients facing prescription drug charges, including:

• Possession of a Controlled Substance — H&S § 11350
• Possession for Sale — H&S § 11351
• Transportation, Sale or Distribution — H&S § 11352
• Federal Possession — 21 U.S.C. § 844
• Possession With Intent to Distribute / Distribution — 21 U.S.C. § 841
• Obtaining Controlled Substances by Fraud, Forgery or Deception — 21 U.S.C. § 843

Prescription drug cases may involve medications such as opioids, benzodiazepines, stimulants, pain medications, and other controlled substances.

The prosecution may rely on the quantity of medication, prescription records, packaging, communications, alleged sales, transportation, or other evidence to establish possession or intent to distribute.

Kelmansky Law defends clients against state and federal prescription drug charges involving possession, transportation and distribution.

Facing a prescription drug investigation or criminal charge in California? Contact Kelmansky Law to discuss your defense.

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📞 213-932-8922
📍Based in Los Angeles | Serving Los Angeles, Orange, San Bernardino, Riverside, Santa Barbara, and Ventura counties.

09/09/2026

⚖️ Адвокат по уголовным делам в Лос-Анджелесе

Если вам или вашему близкому предъявили уголовное обвинение в Los Angeles, California, важно как можно раньше получить юридическую помощь и понять возможные варианты защиты.

Kelmansky Law представляет клиентов по уголовным делам. Каждое уголовное дело зависит от конкретных обстоятельств, доказательств и предъявленных обвинений. Чем раньше адвокат сможет оценить ситуацию, тем больше времени будет на подготовку защиты.

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📍Based in Los Angeles | Serving Los Angeles, Orange, San Bernardino, Riverside, Santa Barbara, and Ventura counties.

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08/27/2026

⚖️ Facing Pimping or Pandering Charges in Los Angeles?

Charges under California Penal Code § 266h (pimping) and Penal Code § 266i (pandering) are serious felony allegations that can lead to severe penalties, including prison time, fines, and long-term consequences.

If you are under investigation or have been arrested for pimping or pandering in Los Angeles, the details of the case matter. Prosecutors may rely on text messages, financial records, surveillance, witness statements, social media, or undercover operations.

Kelmansky Law represents individuals facing serious criminal charges throughout Los Angeles and Southern California. A strong defense may involve challenging the prosecution’s evidence, questioning witness credibility, disputing intent, or addressing unlawful searches and statements.

If you are facing charges under PC 266h or PC 266i, speak with a Los Angeles criminal defense attorney as early as possible.

🌐 https://kelmanskylaw.com/california-human-trafficking-pimping-pandering-charges/
📞 213-932-8922
📍Based in Los Angeles | Serving Los Angeles, Orange, San Bernardino, Riverside, Santa Barbara, and Ventura counties.

08/10/2026

YOUR CHILD’S E-BIKE COULD LEAD TO CRIMINAL CHARGES — FOR YOU TOO.

Orange County is increasing enforcement involving juveniles riding high-powered or modified e-bikes and e-motorcycles.

Possible criminal charges may include:

• VC § 12500 — Unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle
• VC § 23103 — Reckless driving
• VC § 20001 — Hit-and-run involving injury or death
• PC § 192(c) — Vehicular manslaughter

Parents may also face charges such as:

• PC § 273a(a) — Child endangerment
• PC § 272 — Contributing to the delinquency of a minor
• VC § 14606(a) — Permitting an unlicensed person to drive
• PC § 32 — Accessory after the fact
• PC § 192(b) — Involuntary manslaughter in serious cases

An “e-bike” may legally be treated as an e-motorcycle depending on its speed, power, and modifications.

If your child is under investigation or facing juvenile criminal charges involving an e-bike or e-motorcycle, speak with a California criminal defense attorney.

🌐 https://kelmanskylaw.com/parents-charged-for-kids-crimes/
📞 213-932-8922
📍Based in Los Angeles | Serving Los Angeles, Orange, San Bernardino, Riverside, Santa Barbara, and Ventura counties.

07/24/2026

Charged With Drug Possession or Distribution in Los Angeles?

Drug charges can carry serious consequences, especially when prosecutors allege possession for sale, transportation, or distribution. The outcome may depend on the type and quantity of the substance, how the evidence was discovered, and whether prosecutors can prove you knowingly possessed or intended to sell it.

A Los Angeles criminal defense attorney may challenge:

• An unlawful traffic stop, search, or seizure
• Lack of knowledge or possession
• Claims that drugs were intended for sale
• Statements obtained in violation of your rights
• Problems with testing, evidence handling, or police procedure

Do not discuss the case with law enforcement, friends, or on social media. Speak with an experienced criminal defense attorney before making statements or accepting a plea offer.

Contact Kelmansky Law for a confidential consultation regarding drug possession or distribution charges in Los Angeles.

🌐 https://kelmanskylaw.com/drug-crime-attorney/
📞 213-932-8922
📍Based in Los Angeles | Serving Los Angeles, Orange, San Bernardino, Riverside, Santa Barbara, and Ventura counties.

07/17/2026

Criminal Defense Attorney in Santa Barbara

Facing a misdemeanor charge in Santa Barbara? Even a misdemeanor conviction can result in jail time, probation, fines, license consequences, mandatory programs, and a lasting criminal record.

Kelmansky Law represents clients in Santa Barbara facing:

• DUI
• Out-of-State DUI
• Driving Under the Influence of Drugs
• Reckless Driving
• Driving with a Suspended License
• Petty Theft
• Public Intoxication
• Simple Assault and Battery
• Other Misdemeanor Charges

We carefully review the evidence, challenge unlawful stops and searches, negotiate with prosecutors, and fight for reduced charges, dismissal, or the best possible outcome.

Charged with a misdemeanor in Santa Barbara? Contact Kelmansky Law to discuss your defense.

06/30/2026

Facing a Manslaughter Charge in Los Angeles?

A manslaughter charge under **California Penal Code § 192** is extremely serious. While manslaughter is different from murder because it does not require “malice,” a conviction can still carry life-changing consequences.

PC 192(a): Voluntary Manslaughter
Often charged when prosecutors claim a killing happened during a sudden quarrel or heat of passion.

PC 192(b): Involuntary Manslaughter
Usually involves an unintentional death allegedly caused by negligence, reckless conduct, or an unlawful act.

PC 192(c): Vehicular Manslaughter
Applies when a death allegedly occurs because of driving conduct, including negligence or unlawful driving.

Every manslaughter case depends on the facts, evidence, intent, causation, and available defenses. If you or someone you love is facing a manslaughter charge in Los Angeles, early legal defense matters.

Contact a Los Angeles criminal defense attorney to protect your rights.
🌐 https://kelmanskylaw.com/crimes/manslaughter-penal-code-pc-192-los-angeles/
📞 213-932-8922
📍Based in Los Angeles | Serving Los Angeles, Orange, San Bernardino, Riverside, and Ventura counties.

06/16/2026

🤖 Can ChatGPT Conversations Be Used Against You in a Criminal Case?

The answer may surprise you: sometimes, yes.

As artificial intelligence tools like ChatGPT and other AI agents become part of everyday life, people increasingly use them to ask legal questions, draft messages, plan activities, or seek advice. But many users do not realize that their AI interactions may later become evidence in criminal investigations.

Examples of how AI chats could become evidence:

🔹 Admissions or Confessions
A person who types details about alleged conduct into an AI platform may create statements that prosecutors attempt to use as evidence.

🔹 Intent and State of Mind
Conversations asking how to commit a crime, destroy evidence, or avoid law enforcement may be used to argue intent or premeditation.

🔹 Digital Evidence Collection
Law enforcement may seek access to devices, accounts, cloud data, or records obtained through search warrants and subpoenas.

🔹 Inconsistent Statements
AI chat logs that contradict later statements to police or testimony in court may be introduced by prosecutors.

Not every AI conversation is automatically admissible in court.

If you are under investigation, do not discuss the facts of your case with AI tools, social media, or third parties. Speak directly with an experienced criminal defense attorney.

⚖️ Facing criminal charges in Los Angeles? Our firm represents clients throughout Los Angeles County in state and federal criminal matters.

🌐 https://kelmanskylaw.com/chatgpt-ai-conversations-criminal-case-evidence/
📞 213-932-8922
📍 Federal Defense Attorney Based in Los Angeles | Serving Los Angeles, Orange, San Bernardino, Riverside, and Ventura counties.

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