Los Angeles Criminal Defense Lawyer Blog

A man was recently arrested for allegedly violating a restraining order that bars him from being within 200 yards of Paris Hilton or her home; stalking cases often lead to restraining orders in Los Angeles.

Los Angeles Criminal Defense Attorneys work with domestic violence victims and people who seek protection from stalkers all the time and are able to help secure a restraining order that can help protect them. Our experience has also led to our being hired by defendants wrongly accused of stalking. Celebrities court attention. When they get too much, sometimes they cry foul. Paris Hilton is only one of a number of Hollywood celebrities who have been dogged by stalkers recently.

• Lindsay Lohan: A judge recently signed a restraining order against a man who has been stalking and harassing her.
• Halle Berry: A man was caught after he was spotted lurking around her house.
• Mark Zuckerberg: The Facebook founder recently got a restraining order against a man who he claims threatened his family.

This can be a scary situation for the victims in these types of cases. In Hilton's case, she alleges that someone called authorities after a man was standing on a beach looking into Hilton's Malibu home. It was the same man accused of attacking Hilton's ex-boyfriend.

But you don't have to be a celebrity to be put in this type of position. Los Angeles Criminal Defense Lawyer Blog recently reported about a man who was arrested for setting up hidden cameras in the female bathroom of a Starbucks in Glendora.

And a Fullerton computer technician allegedly upped the ante when police say he set up spyware on female college students' laptops that produced an error message that told them to put their computer near steam to fix. Many brought their cameras into the shower with them, which allowed him to turn on their web cameras and record them naked, ABC News reported.

A restraining order in Los Angeles can be obtained quickly and hassle-free with an experienced Los Angeles Criminal Defense Attorney. You may be able to get an emergency protective order for five days if the situation is an emergency. A temporary order can be made permanent for 1 to 3 years. A no-contact order is issued in domestic violence cases and a civil harassment restraining order is used to stop neighbors or other harassment.

After an order has been signed, it affords protection immediately to the victim. They now have the law and the court on their side to fight the perpetrator in their life. If the defendant violates the order, they can be subjected to criminal charges that could require jail time. Defense is equally critical -- being subjected to such an order can prevent you from seeing your kids or even returning home.