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    Julian Randolph Fox

    Julian Randolph Fox

    4.04 reviews
    California Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 36 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, Family
    Bio: I am a southern California native. I grew up in San Bernardino and graduated as validictorian of Pacific High School. I went to UC Riverside and graduated with a degree in Psychobiology in three years. From there, I went up north to UC Davis to La...
    Rating:  7.3
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    Evan Christopher Vargas

    Evan Christopher Vargas

    4.511 reviews
    California Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 22 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI
    Bio: Evan Christopher Vargas is a Southern California native specializing in all aspects of criminal defense. He earned his Juris Doctorate from the University of West Los Angeles in 2003 and was admitted to the California Bar in 2004. Evan has extensi...
    Rating:  6.5
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    Brett Hartmann

    Brett Hartmann

    5.02 reviews
    California Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 9 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense
    Review: "I would 100%, 10/10 recommend Brett Hartmann. Let me just say he was amazing! All the while I am facing a scary/serious charge Brett made me feel safe and secure the entire process. Not once did I regret paying to be represented by him. Not once d..."
    Rating:  6.6
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    Samuel Jacob Weiscovitz

    Samuel Jacob Weiscovitz

    5.02 reviews
    California Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 14 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense
    Review: "I was visiting San Fransisco from Pennsylvania and attended a session of the California Supreme Court where Mr. Weiscovitz was arguing a case. It was obvious this is a brilliant young man. His presentation was very well organized and well reasone..."
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    Jessica Anne Desalva

    Jessica Anne Desalva

    5.020 reviews
    California Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 12 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense
    Bio: I received my undergraduate degree at the University of California Irvine cum laude. I obtained my law degree from Whitter Law Schoot,where I received the Deans Merit Scholarship and Deans' Citation for Outstanding Leadership and Service, awarded ...
    Rating:  7.9
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    Thomas Shaun Clinkenbeard

    Thomas Shaun Clinkenbeard

    5.01 review
    California Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 19 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, Health Care
    Review: "Thomas was there for my sister and I and stood up for us against some pretty nasty hospital! He was amazing and ON IT! Didn't let the defense lawyer get away with anything and was very considerate and kind to us, his clients. Would HIGHLY recommen..."
    Rating:  6.7
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    Diego E. Ortiz

    Diego E. Ortiz

    5.01 review
    California Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 35 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense
    Bio: I graduated from Golden Gate School of Law in 1990. Passed the California Bar exam on the first attempt and started working for a general legal practice law firm in San Francisco, CA. I am licensed to practice in the Federal Courts and the Ninth C...
    Rating:  6.8
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    Kelly Christine Quinn

    Kelly Christine Quinn

    5.01 review
    California Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 27 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, Appeals
    Bio: Los Angeles attorney Kelly C. Quinn is certified by the California State Bar as an Appeals Specialist. Ms. Quinn has special expertise in researching and drafting motions, writs, and appeals. Ms. Quinn has successfully overturned several convictio...
    Rating:  9.0
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    Charles Kelly Kilgore

    Charles Kelly Kilgore

    3.73 reviews
    California Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 31 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, Litigation, Federal Crime
    Bio: I am Charles Kelly Kilgore, an experienced trial attorney, with an excellent trial side manner. This month Tom Kielty and I opened the 11th Hour Trial Lawyers Group in Los Angeles. We will parlay our vast trial experience into helping Business Lit...
    Rating:  7.5
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    Barry Fred Hammond

    Barry Fred Hammond

    4.324 reviews
    California Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 56 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI, Violent Crime and more
    Review: "I personally have used Mr. Hammonds legal service on several occasions. On one occasion I got a DUI and on another felony charge for assault. Mr. Hammond is the best defense attorney out there. He definitely is the lawyer you want to represent you..."
    Rating:  6.5
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    Kelli D. Avallone

    Kelli D. Avallone

    5.043 reviews
    California Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 8 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, Family, Domestic Violence
    Bio: There are few things Kelli enjoy's more than litigation. When she is not in trial, she spends her free time with family, snowboarding and traveling.
    Rating:  9.0
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    J. Francisco Karwash

    J. Francisco Karwash

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    California Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 20 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense
    Bio: I was born in San Francisco, California. My parents are natives of Nicaragua and spoke Spanish at home. I learned both Spanish and English at an early age. Because of my background, I understand and appreciate the various issues that good hard wor...
    Rating:  8.4
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    Grant Joseph Savoy

    Grant Joseph Savoy

    3.73 reviews
    California Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 14 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, Appeals, Litigation
    Bio: Mr. Savoy, a native to Los Angeles, graduated from California State University, Northridge with high academic honors. Mr. Savoy attended Southwestern Law School, where he was named to the Dean's List and graduated in the top of his class. Mr. Savo...
    Rating:  7.2
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    Marshall David Altman Hammons

    Marshall David Altman Hammons

    5.03 reviews
    California Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 5 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense
    Bio: Marshall Hammons has a proven track record of success in misdemeanor and felony cases. He prides himself in working on some of the most difficult cases and projects with a client-centered approach. In addition to the numerous clients he has achiev...
    Rating:  6.3
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    Collin Raymond Moore

    Collin Raymond Moore

    3.02 reviews
    California Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 15 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI, Domestic Violence and more
    Bio: Collin Moore believes that his job is to analyze each client’s individual situation, develop a strategy to solve the client’s needs and then fight for his client to obtain the best possible result. His goal in all cases is either dismissal or a wi...
    Rating:  8.1
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    Maggie Nicole Gaan

    Maggie Nicole Gaan

    5.012 reviews
    California Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 9 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense
    Review: "Maggie and Team are amazing. They successfully handled my entire case bottom to top with minimal involvement for me (being far from my case) during a pandemic and got everything expunged from my record. Maggie in particular was easy to communicate..."
    Rating:  6.1
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    Scott Adam Pactor

    Scott Adam Pactor

    5.07 reviews
    California Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 24 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense
    Review: "I called Scott regarding a potential legal issue. I had dealt with Scott 2 years earlier for another legal issue, and he remembered who I was. We texted back and forth about my issue at 10:30pm. He spent the time to help me through a tough situati..."
    Rating:  8.3
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    Robert John Liskey

    Robert John Liskey

    5.01 review
    California Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 27 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, Litigation
    Review: "Robert Liskey got the job done. Answered my question's when I had them, polite, I would hire him again If ever needed a lawyer. Thank you"
    Rating:  6.9
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    Christopher John Welsh

    Christopher John Welsh

    5.01 review
    California Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 40 years
    Practice Areas:  Government, Criminal Defense
    Review: "A big thank you to Christopher Welsh of attorneys of Budash and Wesh. Chris went above and beyond to rectify my final child support hearing. Instead of an arrears payment the rest of my life, Chris got me a refund! The professionalism of Chris w..."
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    Andres Caballero

    Andres Caballero

    5.01 review
    California Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 14 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, General Practice
    Review: "My wife and I ran across difficulty with our ex-landlord and money owed to us by her. At multiple points along the way, we've relied on Andres help. He was referred to me by one of my closest friends, who is also a lawyer, and recommended Andres f..."
    Rating:  6.9
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