The City of Hermosa Beach is a small beach town located just to the north and east of Redondo Beach and to the south of Manhattan Beach. It is home to massive beachfront houses along the world-famous Strand, as well as a healthy number of condominiums and apartments populated by mostly young professionals. The Hermosa Beach Pier and Pier Avenue is generally accepted as the center of the town, with many small restaurants and bars that are very active on weekends. In the summer, Hermosa Beach's beaches are filled with folks playing volleyball, surfing and sunbathing. "Hermosa" means beautiful in Spanish.

The population of Hermosa Beach is just under 20,000 and it is mostly Caucasian. Residents of Hermosa Beach have their own police department, city government, elementary schools and middle schools. Once students reach high school age, they must go outside the city to Redondo Union High School or Mira Costa High School in Manhattan Beach.

The city has, besides the Strand, a wide, miles long woodchip path, or greenbelt, where many folks run and walk. The popular area used to be an easement for a railway.

Legal disputes arising in Hermosa Beach are heard in the Torrance Superior Court. Such cases, both criminal and civil, draw jurors from Torrance, Redondo Beach, Manhattan Beach, El Segundo, Hawthorne, Lawndale, West Carson, Palos Verdes Estates, Rancho Palos Verdes, Rolling Hills, Rolling Hills Estates, Lomita, parts of Harbor City and of course, Hermosa Beach. Our office does the majority of its work in the Torrance courthouse. We are experienced with all of the judges, almost all of the city prosecutors and almost all of the district attorneys. We like to think of the Torrance courthouse as our "home court."

Our office offers a wide range of services in not only criminal defense but also civil matters ranging from personal injury plaintiff work and defense work, bad faith litigation, breach of contract, real estate (including landlord tenant matters), employment litigation and intellectual property disputes.

The largest portion, however, of our work is in criminal defense. We defend those accused of both misdemeanors and felonies, from the more common cases such as DUI, domestic violence and theft, to the rarer cases involving juvenile offenses, assault and battery, sex crimes (lewd conduct, prostitution, rape and child pornography), robbery, white collar crimes (embezzlement being the most common), municipal code violations and the wide area of federal offenses. We also offer services such as modifying the terms of probation (early termination), expungment and seeking a pardon.

We offer a free initial consultation so that we can discuss with you the case facts and how our office can best serve your needs. Please contact our office at (310) 782-2500 to schedule an appointment for your free consultation or visit our website at greghillassociates.com. Our office, located at 22850 Crenshaw Blvd., Suite 200 in Torrance, is less than two miles from the Torrance Superior Court.

If you choose to retain us, you will be provided with experienced, ethical and hard working attorneys supported by staff who are accessible twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week. It is our goal to provide you with a service that surpasses your expectations.