Daniel Ignace Kapelovitz

Daniel Ignace Kapelovitz

3.0
Rating: 6.8

Licensed for 16 years

Criminal defense Lawyer at West Hollywood, CA
Practice Areas: Criminal Defense

7119 W. Sunset Blvd., #999., West Hollywood, CA

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$0 first 60 minutes


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Licenses

Licensed in California for 16 years

State: California

Acquired: 2009

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Law Offices of Daniel Ignace Kapelovitz

7119 W. Sunset Blvd., #999., West Hollywood, CA, 90046

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Daniel Ignace Kapelovitz's Reviews

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Posted by Michael | July 29, 2026 | Hired Attorney

DO NOT TRUST LIKES TO SABOTAGE THE LEGAL DEFENSE OF PEOPLE WHEN POLICE OR STATE EMPLOYEES ARE INVOLVED

THIS LAWYER SHOULD NOT BE TRUSTED. AVOID HIM AT ALL COST. HE ALLOWED HIMSELF TO BE USED BY THE STATE TO SABOTAGE MY LEGAL DEFENSE IN COMPTON CRIMINAL COURT IN DEPARTMENT 14. ON APRIL 1 2025. HE COMPLETELY DERAILED MY LEGAL DEFENSE AND STRATEGY TO PROVE MY INNOCENCE IN COURT AFTER I SUCCESSFULLY EXPO...SED THE PERJURY COMMITTED IN OPEN COURT BY THE COMMERCIAL DMV MANAGER CHRISTOFF BARFIELD FROM GARDENA CALIFORNIA. SO THE DMV MANAGER & FOUR CHP OFFICERS INOUYE , GUERRA, HERNANDEZ & CHEAK COULD EASILY COVER UP POLICE BRUTALITY AGAINST ME AFTER THEY ATTACKED ME AND SHOT ME 2 TIMES IN THE BACK WITH A TASER WITHOUT A NECESSARY OR LEGAL JUSTIFICATION TO DO SO, BACK ON JANUARY 3RD 2023. THEN THEY HID OR DESTROYED DMV SECURITY FOOTAGE FROM THE DMV SO THEY WOULDN'T BE EXPOSED. MR. KAPELOVITZ DECLARED A FALSE DOUBT AGAINST ME IN COURT TO HELP THE STATE PROTECT THE DMV MANAGER FROM BEING FURTHER EXPOSED IN COURT FOR HIS PERJURY. WHEN MR. KAPELOVITZ DECLARED HIS ILLEGAL FALSE COMPETENCY DOUBT I ENDED UP ILLEGALLY REMANDED TO JAIL FOR A PERIOD OF 11 MONTHS IN A UNEVALUATED STATUS SO IT COULD ALLOW MR. KAPELOVITZ TO SUCCESSFULLY ILLEGALLY HIJACK MY LEGAL DEFENSE FROM ME. SO HE COULD EASILY ALLOW JUDGE EMILY GARCIA UHRIG TO ILLEGALLY STRIP ME OF MY PRO PER SE STATUS AND THEN ILLEGALLY REMAND ME TO JAIL. WHICH AFTER I WAS IN JAIL. THEY ALSO WORKED TOGETHER WITH COURT REPORTER CATHRINE JACKSON CSR 7402 TO ILLEGALLY ALTER THE COURTROOM TRANSCRIPT OF APRIL 1, 2025 SO THEY COULD BE ABLE TO HIDE THE PERJURY COMMITTED BY THE DMV MANAGER CHRISTOFF BARFIELD FROM THE COMMERCIAL DMV IN GARDENA CALIFORNIA AND THE ILLEGAL INTERJECTIONS & ACTIONS MADE BY JUDGE EMILY GARCIA UHRIG & DISTRICT ATTORNEY MANDY KATZ ON BEHALF OF THE DMV MANAGER TO PROTECT HIM AND THE FOUR CHP OFFICERS INVOLVED IN THE TASERING ASSAULT AGAINST ME INSIDE THE SAME COMMERCIAL DMV. THE ILLEGAL ALTERING OF COURTROOM TRANSCRIPT FROM APRIL 1, 2025 PROMPTED ME TO FILE FORMAL COMPLAINTS WITH THE CJP, COURT REPORTERS BOARD, STATE BAR ASSOCIATION AND CRIMINAL COMPLAINTS TO THE FBI AND DOJ. AFTER I FINALLY MANAGED TO GET OUT FROM JAIL. MR. KAPELOVITZ WAS NOW ILLEGALLY PUT IN CHARGE OF MY LEGAL DEFENSE WHERE HE KEPT REFUSING TO FILE SUBPOENAS OR ANY DOCUMENTATION ON MY BEHALF FOR EITHER THE DIGITAL AUDIO AND STENOGRAPHIC NOTES OF THE COURT REPORTER CATHRINE JACKSON CSR 7402 WHICH WOULD HAVE HELPED PROVE ILLEGAL ALTERATIONS OF THE COURT ROOM TRANSCRIPT FROM APRIL 1, 2025 OR THE IT LOGS FROM THE DMV OR CHP SERVERS WHICH WOULD HAVE HELP PROVE THAT THE FOUR CHP OFFICERS INVOLVED IN THE CASE AND DMV MANAGER WERE HIDING OR HAD ALREADY ILLEGALLY DESTROYED THE SECURITY FOOTAGE FROM THE DMV SO I WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO PROVE MY INNOCENCE IN COURT WHERE I WAS BEING FALSELY ACCUSED OF ASSAULTING FOUR CHP OFFICERS WITH A DEADLY WEAPON LIKE THE TASER THEY ACTUALLY USED TO ASSAULT ME INSTEAD WITH. THE CONTINUED ILLEGAL SABOTAGE OF MY DEFENSE BY KAPELOVITZ EVENTUALLY LED TO THE CASE BEING DISMISSED THROUGH A FORCED DIVERSION DISMISSAL THAT I DIDN'T AUTHORIZE OR AGREE TO AT ALL BY JUDGE JEROME J HAIG FROM DEPARTMENT 9 IN COMPTON COURTHOUSE WHICH GOT THE CASE DISMISSED AFTER CONSTANT ILLEGAL REMANDS ON THE SAME CHARGES BY 2 DIFFERENT JUDGES INVOLVED IN THE CASE FOR OVER 3 YEARS & A HALF. THIS FORCED DIVERSION DISMISSAL DIDN'T CONVICT ME BUT ALLOWS THE GOVERNMENT TO KEEP MY FINGER PRINTS & THE ILLEGAL FABRICATED RECORD ABOUT ME ALIVE UNDER SEALED FOR INTERNAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES TO HAVE ACCESS TO WHILE MAKING ME LOOK GUILTY OF CRIMES I DIDN'T COMMIT. AND NOW THE VERY SAME PEOPLE INVOLVED IN THAT CASE ARE ATTEMPTING TO CONTINUALLY PROSECUTE ME WITH A MISDEAMINOR CITATION OF SUPPOSED TRESSPASSING INSIDE THE COURT ROOM & SUPPOSED CONTEMPT OF COURT. WHICH IS DIRECTLY CONNECTED TO THE DISSMISED CASE. WHICH I GOT ON MAY 29 2026 THE DAY I TRIED TO FIRED MR. KAPELOVITZ THROUGH A MARSDEN HEARING THAT EXPOSED HIS DELIBERATED SABOTAGE IN MY CASE THAT KEPT HURTING MY LEGAL DEFENSE & CHANCES AT PROVING MY INNOCENCE IN COURT.

Posted by anonymous | October 12, 2014

In Daniel I trust

I was in desperate need for legal assistance, and Dan solved my problem quickly. I obtained excellent results at a reasonable price. I cannot recommend him highly enough as an attorney. If I ever need help from an attorney again, I will call him immediately.

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Criminal defense lawyer | Nov 26

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"I have personally seen Dan Kapelovitz represent his clients in court. He is a tremendous advocate and he always gets the best possible resolutions to his clients' cases. I use him a lot when I have criminal defense questions. I wholeheartedly endorse him."

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Criminal defense lawyer

Experience

Rating:  6.8 (Good)

Honors

2004

Project Censored Award, Project Censored

1993

Frank Capra Award, Wesleyan University

Associations

California Attorneys for Criminal Justice

National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers

California DUI Lawyers Association

2009 - 2011

Los Angeles County Bar Association

2009 - 2011

Beverly Hills Bar Association, Criminal Law Section

Education

N/A

University of California at Los Angeles School of Law

N/A

Wesleyan University

Languages

English

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