Santa Maria is the largest city in Santa Barbra County and is known for its unique Santa Maria Barbecue style. Santa Maria is more recently noted for hosting the Santa Barbra Superior Court’s felony trial against Michael Jackson and for its many appearances in film and television.

Santa Maria is home to lawyers who take cases in work visa, DUI, personal injury, medical malpractice, and divorce. Lawyers in Santa Maria are qualified to consult you on any legal issue that you may face and are familiar with local Santa Barbra County Court procedures.

Santa Maria native Arturo Adame was convicted on 13 counts of forcible rape, sexual assault on a child under 14 years of age, and attempting to dissuade a witness from reporting a crime in a Santa Barbra County Superior Court recently. Adame received a total sentence of 126 years in prison for the sexual abuse of a female relative, now in her early 20s, which lasted almost 11 years.