As a Black-owned criminal defense practice on Jackson Drive in La Mesa California, Kern Law, APC operates under attorney Michael D. Kern, California State Bar #234428, a California Western School of Law graduate. The firm's DUI defense extends from arraignment through DMV Administrative Per Se hearings, and post-conviction clients requiring SR-22 filings work with carriers such as SCF Insurance Services Inc to reinstate driving privileges. Kern Law handles drug offenses under California Health & Safety Code Sections 11350 through 11379, including possession, transportation for sale, and manufacturing charges across San Diego County courts. The practice also covers domestic violence restraining orders, theft and burglary charges, white-collar fraud, and expungement petitions under Penal Code Section 1203.4, with court-referred treatment coordinated through providers such as A Counseling Collective in La Mesa. The firm's most complex trial work defends multi-count felony cases involving parallel state and federal jurisdiction, overlapping search-and-seizure challenges under the Fourth Amendment, and suppression motions targeting forensic evidence chain-of-custody defects.