Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America has selected Mohammad “Mo” Abuershaid, founding partner at ALL Trial Lawyers, for its peer-reviewed recognition that honors attorneys in the early stages of their careers who have displayed professional excellence in private practice.
This acknowledgment underscores Abuershaid’s rising professional standing and his dedicated work in **California juvenile dependency, Child Protective Services (CPS) defense, parental rights, and proceedings arising under California Welfare and Institutions Code Section 300**. Through ALL Trial Lawyers, he provides legal representation to parents, guardians, relatives, and caregivers involved in child welfare investigations and dependency court cases across Los Angeles, Orange, San Diego, Riverside, and San Bernardino counties.
Specialized Work in Juvenile Dependency and CPS Defense
Abuershaid has been licensed to practice law in California since 2014, holding State Bar number 297270. He obtained his Juris Doctor from Western Michigan University Cooley Law School and previously worked as a Deputy Public Defender in the Orange County Public Defender’s Office.
ALL Trial Lawyers reports that Abuershaid has personally managed more than 2,000 juvenile dependency cases, while the firm’s attorneys collectively possess over 50 years of legal experience and have handled more than 10,000 matters.
Juvenile dependency proceedings often advance rapidly and can carry serious repercussions for families. A CPS investigation may lead to emergency removal of a child, detention hearings, court-mandated services, limits on visitation, disputes over placement, and proceedings that could ultimately affect parental rights.
Abuershaid’s practice is structured to guide families through these intricate proceedings, addressing the legal, evidentiary, and procedural challenges that can emerge from the initial investigation through later court hearings.
Assisting Families Throughout Southern California
ALL Trial Lawyers represent clients involved with various major child welfare agencies in Southern California.
In Los Angeles County, the firm supports parents and caregivers facing investigations and juvenile dependency proceedings with the help of a Los Angeles CPS and DCFS defense attorney. Its work covers communities such as Los Angeles, Long Beach, Pasadena, Glendale, Burbank, Torrance, Lancaster, and Palmdale.
As an Orange County CPS lawyer, Abuershaid represents families dealing with the Orange County Social Services Agency and dependency court processes. The firm serves communities including Orange, Irvine, Anaheim, Costa Mesa, and Newport Beach.
Additionally, the firm handles San Diego County cases involving Child Welfare Services, covering areas such as La Jolla, Chula Vista, Oceanside, Escondido, El Cajon, Carlsbad, and Vista.
In Riverside County, ALL Trial Lawyers represent families interacting with the Department of Public Social Services in matters that may include emergency removal proceedings, jurisdiction hearings, disposition, reunification services, placement disputes, review hearings, and permanency proceedings. The service area includes Riverside, Moreno Valley, Corona, Murrieta, Temecula, Hemet, Menifee, Perris, Indio, and Palm Springs.
In San Bernardino County, the firm advocates for parents, guardians, relatives, and caregivers involved with Children and Family Services and juvenile dependency courts.
Addressing Complex and Contested Allegations
Juvenile dependency cases may involve claims of physical abuse, neglect, failure to protect, emotional harm, substance use, domestic violence, positive newborn toxicology results, and other circumstances that could serve as the basis for a dependency petition.
Some cases also involve intricate medical evidence. When a child presents with an unexplained injury, fracture, head injury, bruising, or other medical condition, concerns raised by physicians, mandated reporters, social workers, or law enforcement may become part of a dependency investigation.
According to the firm, such cases often require thorough review of medical records, factual circumstances, and the evidence supporting the allegations.
The firm also manages cases involving **disputed or allegedly false CPS reports**, including those arising during contentious custody disputes, family conflicts, or reports made by third parties. Findings from dependency proceedings can have consequences beyond juvenile court, potentially affecting custody arrangements, employment, professional licensing, immigration matters, future child welfare investigations, or related criminal cases.
Coordinating Dependency and Criminal Defense
Another area of Abuershaid’s practice involves situations where allegations investigated in juvenile dependency proceedings may also lead to criminal exposure.
Parents may simultaneously face a dependency investigation and a criminal investigation involving allegations such as child abuse, child endangerment, domestic violence, sexual abuse, controlled substances, or serious injury.
In these circumstances, decisions made during a dependency proceeding can potentially affect related criminal matters, while developments in a criminal investigation may influence a parent’s position in juvenile court. Abuershaid’s practice therefore considers the interaction between these proceedings when representing clients facing overlapping legal challenges.
Recognition by Best Lawyers
The Best Lawyers recognition is based on a peer-review methodology designed to identify attorneys who have demonstrated professional excellence. For litigation-focused practitioners, peer recognition can reflect professional relationships and reputation built through ongoing work within the legal system.
For Abuershaid, the Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® recognition arrives as ALL Trial Lawyers continues to grow its juvenile dependency and CPS defense practice throughout Southern California.
Client-Centered Approach
For many parents, a CPS investigation marks their first encounter with juvenile dependency court. Terms such as detention, jurisdiction, disposition, reunification services, monitored visitation, placement, review hearings, and permanency planning can be difficult to navigate while families are simultaneously dealing with the possibility of separation from a child.
Abuershaid emphasizes communication with clients throughout the process, helping families understand the allegations, procedural posture, available legal options, and potential consequences of important decisions.
About Mohammad Abuershaid
Mohammad “Mo” Abuershaid is the founding partner of ALL Trial Lawyers and a California attorney whose practice includes juvenile dependency, CPS defense, and related litigation. He has practiced law in California since 2014 and has personally handled more than 2,000 juvenile dependency matters.
About ALL Trial Lawyers
ALL Trial Lawyers is a Southern California trial law firm with a substantial practice focused on juvenile dependency and CPS defense, along with related criminal defense and family law representation. The firm reports more than 50 years of combined attorney experience and more than 10,000 matters handled.
The firm represents clients throughout Los Angeles, Orange, San Diego, Riverside, and San Bernardino counties. Legal services are available in English, Spanish, and Arabic.
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