Jessica McElfresh

San Diego Criminal Defense Lawyer

San Diego Criminal Defense Lawyer

San Diego
Criminal Defense Lawyer


After law school, McElfresh worked in immigration law and criminal defense, and developed an interest in medical marijuana law and policy. She now focuses a portion of her legal practice on representing the interests of qualified medical marijuana patients and collectives in criminal courts, and on helping clients who operate collectives how to comply with state and local laws.

Location


San Diego , CA. 92130

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Testimonials


I've know Jessica for 6 years. In that time she has represented me in wide array of scenarios. Jessica routinely contacts me to see how both myself and my family are doing. Additionally, she is very up to date on trends, laws and legislation that can improve your legal situation.

Jessica really stood by me and my family through some stressful times for several years. I will always be grateful for this.

- R. Klaus

Our 18 year old son was cited a 11357(b) ticket for possession of less than 1 ounce of marijuana and was facing losing his driver's license for 1 year as well as the fine, penalty assessments and court costs. We hired Jessica to represent our son and the outcome was an excellent, superior result! The whole process could not have gone any smoother for us nor the outcome any greater. We can't thank you enough Jessica, we know you had to work hard in order to reach the dismissal of our son's charge. You are a fighter and truly dedicated to your profession.

Unsure of the exact course of action we should take, we started looking for a lawyer who specialized in cases like ours and we found Jessica. Jessica was a breath of fresh air in the lawyers we interviewed. She was pleasant, all business, with a no nonsense approach to strategies we could take. We explained our concerns about the impact this citation would have on our son’s future endeavors and she recommended several strategies that we could use to mitigate the most severe results. While the strategy chosen was actually the riskiest and most complex, that path resulted in a dismissal of the charge, no impact to his ability to drive to his job and college, and no impact to his ability to freely apply to any college or for any college funding.

Our son was required to attend several programs that exposed him to the hazards and consequences of his behavior and time to reflect on his actions before the dismissal was reached.

Jessica’s calm demeanor and down to earth approach, proactive communication and personal availability enabled us to get through this stressful time. We highly recommend Jessica if you face a similar or even more complex legal situation.

- Debby P.