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    Peter Eric Goldbeck

    Peter Eric Goldbeck

    5.01 review
    California Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 41 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, Personal Injury, General Practice
    Review: "Peter Goldbeck is the most competent, brilliant attorney you could ever hope to have. has done amazing things for me and alot of my friends!! Hire him!"
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    Gabriel Samuel Jacob Poll

    Gabriel Samuel Jacob Poll

    5.01 review
    California Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 43 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, Insurance
    Review: "Gabriel Poll would communicate with me making suggestions and recommendations to resolve civil defense cases. He would return phone calls promptly. Work with me in negotiation and settlement out the lawsuit. His fees were very reasonable."
    Rating:  6.7
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    Criminal defense lawyers represent clients at every stage of a criminal case: investigation, arrest, arraignment, plea bargaining, trial, and appeal. They assess evidence, protect constitutional rights, negotiate reduced charges or sentences, cross-examine witnesses, raise defenses, file motions, and advocate to minimize penalties or obtain acquittals.

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    Hugo Ernesto Gomez-Vidal

    Hugo Ernesto Gomez-Vidal

    5.01 review
    California Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 21 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense
    Review: "I've been having him so far for 3 months, I've never got in trouble before this first time going threw something like this so far I'm happy with him helping me."
    Rating:  6.7
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    Stanley Lester Friedman

    Stanley Lester Friedman

    5.01 review
    California Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 40 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, Federal Crime, Litigation and more
    Review: "just a excellent caring attorney,"
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    Aneke Suzanne Matre-Stokes

    Aneke Suzanne Matre-Stokes

    5.01 review
    California Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 12 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense
    Review: "I had the privilege of working with Annette Stokes during a challenging family law matter, and I cannot recommend her highly enough. From our first conversation, she was professional, knowledgeable, and genuinely invested in helping me. Annette..."
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    Craig Steven Robinson

    Craig Steven Robinson

    4.431 reviews
    California Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 52 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI
    Bio: Craig S. Robinson Law School: Southwestern University School of Law, J.D. ISLN: 911817933 Practice Criminal Law. Former Deputy District Attorney. Former Judge Pro Tem. Deemed a Criminal Law Expert. Robinson Law Offices have over 100 years of combi...
    Rating:  7.2
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    Jason Allen Ewing

    Jason Allen Ewing

    5.03 reviews
    California Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 21 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, Personal Injury, Family
    Bio: As a second generation attorney, Jason A. Ewing has been around the legal profession his entire life. Jason approaches every case with determination, professionalism, a superior knowledge of the law, and a promise of personal service to his client...
    Rating:  7.4
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    Ellen Susan Schwarzenberg

    Ellen Susan Schwarzenberg

    5.02 reviews
    California Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 47 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense
    Review: " Ellen will always be the kindest person I encountered during my three months cumulative time incarcerated over two sessions since October 2015. She is very intelligent, respectful and compassionate. My first arrest resulted from an assaul..."
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    Dan Bacal

    Dan Bacal

    5.01 review
    California Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 48 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI
    Review: "Dan assisted me with some legal issues and I wouldn't trust anyone else but him to represent me."
    Rating:  6.8
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    James Vincent Cicalese

    James Vincent Cicalese

    4.85 reviews
    California Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 32 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense
    Review: "M. Cicalese has helped me receive justice in my criminal case. Besides his strong work ethics and knowledge of the law, he has also helped me after my trial was over. Even 5 years later, I was able to speak with him on the phone and sent documents..."
    Rating:  6.6
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    Daniel Brant Schultz

    Daniel Brant Schultz

    5.03 reviews
    California Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 28 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense
    Review: "He did more then I expected got me a felony gun charge 3 related felony cultivation and turn the gun charge into misdemeanor possession of ammunition. Then the felony cultivation into misdemeanor. Was looking at felony 2 years probation with time..."
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    Francesca Fay Bartels

    Francesca Fay Bartels

    5.03 reviews
    California Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 17 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense
    Review: "Ms.francesca bartels represented me on a criminal charge that was later dismissed.. Besides being beautiful she's a genius at criminal Law...i would have to say that she will outsmart any criminal Attorney that gets in her path...Mr.Ramos thank yo..."
    Rating:  6.6
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    Kathleen Leslie Crouch

    Kathleen Leslie Crouch

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    California Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 38 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, Family, Litigation
    Rating:  6.7
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    Marketa Sims

    Marketa Sims

    5.01 review
    California Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 36 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense
    Review: "The lovely Ms. Sims got me out of prison sooner than I expected. She knew just how to handle the case. She knew the truth when she heard it. She fought hard and won. She was a huge help in getting me my life back. It was a pleasure watching her wo..."
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    Annrae Marie Angel

    Annrae Marie Angel

    5.01 review
    California Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 34 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense
    Review: "I came to see Atty Angel in August,2015 as a victim of domestic violence. Speaking with her for over an hour on a free consultation, I can sensed that she was a lawyer who is sincere, compassionate, and committed to protecting your rights. I retai..."
    Rating:  6.7
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    Eric L. Webb

    Eric L. Webb

    5.01 review
    California Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 33 years
    Practice Areas:  Personal Injury, Commercial Real Estate, Employment and Labor and more
    Review: "Eric Web has a down the earth attitude very easy to get along with has been my lawyer and Have actually fought for me as a victim of sexual harassment in the work place, won me back 65 thousand was one by my side and let me know the work place w..."
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    Lyn A Woodward

    Lyn A Woodward

    5.05 reviews
    California Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 35 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, Family, Landlord & Tenant and more
    Review: "Lyn is excellent! I spoke to a few lawyers regarding my speeding ticket case, but I found Lyn to be kind, easy to talk to, and extremely positive. Because I live hours away from the city I received the ticket, I wanted the assurance that the lawye..."
    Rating:  6.9
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    Philip Allen Schnayerson

    Philip Allen Schnayerson

    5.03 reviews
    California Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 58 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense
    Review: "PHILIP SCHNAYERSON IS AN OUTSTANDING ATTORNEY AND HAS BEEN WORKING IN THE HAYWARD COURTS FOR QUITE AWHILE. HE IS HONEST, HARD WORKING, AND REALLY KNOWS HOW TO GET POSITIVE RESULTS FOR HIS CLIENTS. YOU WOULD BE IN GOOD HANDS WITH PHILIP SCHNAYERSON..."
    Rating:  6.5
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    Henry Salcido

    Henry Salcido

    3.73 reviews
    California Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 54 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense
    Review: "ONLY REASON 1STARCWAS GIVEN WAS TO BE ABLE TO WRITE THIS. case still open but don't see any difference since case open supposedly Henry Salcido is high profile attorney supposedly one of the top attorneys huh??? i don't see no progress no effort..."
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    David Charles Scheper

    David Charles Scheper

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    California Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 40 years
    Practice Areas:  Business, Criminal Defense, General Practice
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