Keith Pilat Email & Phone Number

Santa Ana, California, United States

Orange County, California Area

Pretrial services programs provide impartial screening of all defendants arrested on criminal charges prior to their first appearance in court. The interview is intended to assist in determining appropriate pretrial release. The interview should consist of demographic factors, residence information, employment/educational status, substance abuse and/or mental health history, and other factors that could help in determining release and/or make recommendations to the court.In addition to verifying information from the interview, criminal history checks are done. Checking local, state, and national databases can also identify outstanding warrants, probation or parole status, or pretrial release.A risk assessment is conducted to determine the risk a defendant has of failing to appear in court or of committing a new crime while awaiting adjudication. The standards state that risk assessments should be empirically derived to predict pretrial failure. Pretrial services programs validate these risk assessment tools through an intense validation process. Risk assessments produce a probability of an individual with a set of characteristics failing to appear in court or being a danger to the community.All of this is completed prior to the defendant’s first appearance in court so the information collected can be presented to the judicial officer. The pretrial services program provides recommended bond conditions and possible diversion eligibility to manage risk upon release.

Riverside, California

Heiting & Irwin's attorneys have represented clients in successfully bring suits resulting in multi-million dollar awards from modest amounts to multiple millions of dollars. It is always important to remember that strict time limits apply in these cases and can act to bar a claim completely. It is extremely important that Heiting & Irwin is engaged as soon as possible to have the opportunity to investigate your claim. Prompt investigation is a must!

Greater Los Angeles Area

Law Enforcement supervisor assigned to varied assignments within the Corrections Division and Administration. Previously a Correctional Corporal, Correctional Deputy, and Deputy Sheriff.