Overview
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Fees and Payment Types
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Fees
Retainer (Always)
Payment types
Check
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Contact Information
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Languages Spoken
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About Me
Photos (1)
Videos (1)
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THE NIGHTMARE OF ARREST AND PROSECUTION is the worst experience most people can imagine. If you become my client, I promise you the most vigorous and... more
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References
Client Reviews
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Posted by:
Nader M.,
2011-09-22
5 months ago.
Client Review:
Los Angeles Criminal Defense Attorney Ben W. Pesta II is one of the most honorable and decdicated individuals I have ever met - both personally and...
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Posted by:
a Business client,
2008-11-20
about 3 years ago.
Client Review:
Ben Pesta has been my attorney for over 15 years, handling matters both big and small. Not once during that time has he ever disappointed me. That'...
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Peer Endorsements
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Unquestionably competent, consistently conscientious, endlessly hardworking, always helpful, and highly dedicated, it is well-known this exceptional...
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Endorsement from lawyer:
George Mueller
, San Diego (CA), Over 1 year ago
I endorse this lawyer's work. Mr. Pesta has many years of experience and what typifies his approach to his criminal defense work is his empathy for...
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Endorsement from lawyer:
Brian Dinday
, San Rafael (CA), About 3 years ago
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Résumé
License
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39 years since Ben Walter Pesta II was first licensed to practice law.
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License status |
Year acquired |
Last updated by Avvo |
| California |
Active
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1973 |
11/04/2011 |
We have not found any instances of professional misconduct for this lawyer.
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Work Experience
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| Position |
Duration |
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Attorney at
Law Offices of Ben W. Pesta
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2003–present
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Attorney at
Law Offices of Roger J. Rosen
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1990–2003
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Attorney at
Gonzalez & Harris
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1990–1990
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Deputy Staff Judge Advocate at
United States Air Force
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1973–1973
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See all 4 job entries
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Education
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Graduated |
| Univ of California at Los Angeles |
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undergraduate |
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| UC Berkeley SOL Boalt Hall |
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law |
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Awards
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| Award Name |
Granting Organization |
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| Listed in Who's Who in America, 2003 - present |
Marquis Who's Who |
2011 |
| Who's Who in the World |
Marquis Who's Who |
2011 |
| Named Contributing Writer |
California Lawyer Magazine |
2011 |
| Listed in Who's Who in American Law, 2000 - present |
Marquis Who's Who |
2008 |
| AV (Preeminent) Peer Review Rating |
Martindale-Hubbell |
1998 |
| Listed in Who's Who in the West, 1989-1990 |
Marquis Who's Who |
1989 |
| Gerald N. Hager Scholar at Law |
Boalt Hall School of Law |
1971 |
| John Woodman Ayer Fellow at Law |
Boalt Hall School of Law |
1970 |
See all 8 awards
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Associations
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State Bar of California |
1973-present
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American Civil Liberties Union |
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Authors' Guild |
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California Attorneys for Criminal Justice |
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California Public Defenders Association |
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Criminal Courts Bar Association |
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Federal Bar Association |
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Los Angeles County Bar Association |
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Los Angeles County Public Defender's Office Wiretapping Investigation, Research, Education and Defense (W.I.R.E.D.) Project |
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National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers |
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See all 10 association entries
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Portfolio
Contribution
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Reputation Level 14
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Cases
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Outcome: Structured settlement of $35,000 to plaintiffs.
Outcome: Settlement of $145,000 to plaintiff
Outcome: Client not charged with a crime
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Publications
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| Review: The Killer of Little Shepherds: A True Crime Story and the Birth of Forensic Science, by Douglas Starr |
California Lawyer Magazine |
2011 |
| Review: Who Are the Criminals? The Politics of Crime Policy from the Age of Roosevelt to the Age of Reagan, by John Hagan |
California Lawyer Magazine |
2011 |
| Review: In Defense of Flogging, by Peter Moskos |
California Lawyer Magazine |
2011 |
| Review: Smart on Crime, by Kamala D. Harris |
California Lawyer Magazine |
2010 |
| Review: Snitching: Criminal Informants and the Erosion of American Justice, by Alexandra Natapoff |
California Lawyer Magazine |
2010 |
| Review: The Road to Abolition?, Charles Ogletree and Austin Sarat, eds.; Death Penalty, Robert M. Baird and Stuart E. Rosenbaum, eds. |
California Lawyer Magazine |
2010 |
| Review: The Last Gasp, by Scott Christianson |
California Lawyer Magazine |
2010 |
| Review: L.A. Noir: The Struggle for the Soul of America's Most Seductive City, by John Buntin |
California Lawyer Magazine |
2009 |
| Review: The Wrong Guys: Murder, False Confessions and the Norfolk Four, by Tom Wells and Richard A. Leo |
The Champion magazine |
2009 |
| Review: Cruel and Unusual: The Culture of Punishment in America, by Anne-Marie Cusac; Let's Get Free: A Hip-Hop Theory of Justice, by Paul Butler |
California Lawyer Magazine |
2009 |
| Review: America Unhinged: The Human Consequences of the War on Terror, by Peter Jan Honigsberg |
California Lawyer Magazine |
2009 |
| Review: Alcatraz: The Gangster Years, by David A. Ward and Gene G. Kassebaum, |
California Lawyer Magazine |
2009 |
| Life in the Balance |
California Lawyer Magazine |
2009 |
| Prison Excess: With Courage, State Budget Could Be Balanced |
Los Angeles Daily News Sunday Viewpoint |
2003 |
| Like, It Needs a Name |
Los Angeles Times |
2001 |
| An Angel Flies Back With Good News |
Los Angeles Times |
1985 |
| Chapter: "Writing the Query Letter" |
The Writer's Handbook |
1976 |
| Review: Political Criminal Trials: How to Defend Them, by John M. Sink |
American Bar Association Journal |
1974 |
| Review: A Prayer for Relief: The Constitutional Infirmities of the Military Academies' Conduct, Honor and Ethics Systems, by Michael T. Rose |
American Bar Association Journal |
1974 |
See all 21 publications
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Speaking Engagements
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| Presentation Name |
Conference |
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| Commentary on legal reporting of Dominick Dunne: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qKEY40rS7eM |
Documentary film: "Dominick Dunne: After the Party" |
2008 |
| Commentary on Phil Spector Trial |
Banfield & Ford: Courtside |
2007 |
| Commentary on Robert Blake trial |
Catherine Crier Live |
2004 |
See all 3 speaking engagements
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