• Find a Lawyer
  • Criminal Defense Attorney

    • California Criminal Defense Lawyers

    This is page 34 for criminal defense attorneys in California. Compare 8,992 criminal defense lawyers near you. Gain insight from reviews to make a well-informed decision, and get in touch with them directly.

    Narrow Results by City

    Anaheim Bakersfield City Of Industry Fresno Hayward La Puente Long Beach Los Angeles Modesto North Hollywood Oakland Ontario Riverside Sacramento San Diego San Francisco San Jose Santa Ana Stockton Van Nuys
     

    See more cities See less cities

    Bell Canoga Park Chula Vista Concord Corona El Cajon El Monte Escondido Fontana Fremont Garden Grove Glendale Huntington Beach Inglewood Irvine Irwindale Laguna Beach Lakewood Lancaster Montclair Moreno Valley Northridge Oceanside Orange Oxnard Palmdale Pasadena Pomona Richmond Salinas San Bernardino Santa Barbara Santa Clarita Santa Rosa Torrance Whittier
    California lawyers by city: See all cities and counties
    Sort by:
    Best Match

    California Has 8992 Criminal Defense Attorneys with 50081 Reviews

    Douglas Clayton Foster

    PRO

    Douglas Clayton Foster

    5.07 reviews
    California Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 26 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, Juvenile, Personal Injury
    Have you or a loved one been charged with a crime? Douglas Foster will give you the help you need!
    Rating:  7.5
    Save
    Profile
    Message
    Douglas Clayton Foster's Website
    Autumn Renee Paine

    Autumn Renee Paine

    5.07 reviews
    California Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 18 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, Violent Crime, Sex Crime
    Bio: Autumn Paine has spent her entire legal career defending people - both adults and juveniles - charged with crimes. She represents people charged with all kinds of crimes including homicide, manslaughter, domestic violence, drug sales and possessio...
    Rating:  10
    Save
    View Profile

    Ad

    Criminal Defense Lawyers in California

    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.

    The Avvo Rating explained

    Let us know
    how we're doing!

    We'd like to hear from you!

    This anonymous survey will take no more than 1–2 minutes to complete.

    Your feedback will be used to improve Avvo and provide better support to people with legal needs like yours.

    START THE SURVEY

    Criminal Defense

    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.

    The Avvo Rating explained

    Andrew David Cherkasky

    Andrew David Cherkasky

    4.917 reviews
    California Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 19 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, Military Law, Violent Crime and more
    Bio: Andrew Cherkasky is recognized as one of the most elite trial lawyers in America and amongst the nation’s best criminal defense attorneys. Andrew is regularly recognized for his expertise by national news outlets, to include: Fox News, CNN, The Ne...
    Rating:  9.1
    Save
    View Profile
    Monty Randhawa

    Monty Randhawa

    5.047 reviews
    California Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 8 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI
    Bio: Monty is a highly experienced criminal defense attorney based in San Diego, California, with a proven track record of success. As a former prosecutor, he has a deep understanding of both sides of the law and has tried over 25 jury trials, making h...
    Rating:  8.9
    Save
    View Profile
    Glen Todd Jonas

    Glen Todd Jonas

    5.06 reviews
    California Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 32 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, Civil Rights, Federal Crime and more
    Bio: My approach to criminal defense: I defend every client the way I would want to be defended if I found myself charged with crime. I fight with everything I have and put myself at risk if necessary to protect my client. Often times at trial...a judg...
    Rating:  10
    Save
    View Profile
    Antoine Demarcos Williams

    Antoine Demarcos Williams

    5.018 reviews
    California Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 18 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, Personal Injury, DUI & DWI
    Bio: Attorney Antoine D. Williams has earned a reputation as the Van Nuys lawyer clients can trust. Handling both criminal defense and personal injury matters, Antoine knows what it takes to win cases and help clients obtain favorable outcomes, even in...
    Rating:  10
    Save
    View Profile
    Iman Jaffrey

    Iman Jaffrey

    4.946 reviews
    California Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 10 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, Personal Injury, Workers Compensation
    Bio: Iman Jaffrey is a Los Angeles native who loves helping people and fighting for justice. From his experience serving in the United States Peace Corps, (Kyrgyz Republic-2010), Iman realized that the his passion would best serve his fellow community ...
    Rating:  8.7
    Save
    View Profile
    Christopher Paul Tucker

    Christopher Paul Tucker

    4.715 reviews
    California Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 16 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI, Administrative Law
    Bio: Attorney Tucker is a criminal defense attorney who focuses on DUI Defense, Felonies, and drug related crimes. Barred in both California and Federal District Court, Attorney Tucker is prepared to fight for you both in and out of court.
    Rating:  9.1
    Save
    View Profile
    Shaheen Francois Manshoory

    Shaheen Francois Manshoory

    5.099 reviews
    California Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 11 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI, Domestic Violence and more
    Bio: Shaheen F. Manshoory is a highly skilled and knowledgeable Criminal Defense Attorney with a proven track record of success. As a graduate of SCALE, a highly-regarded two-year Juris Doctor program at Southwestern School of Law, he received a well-r...
    Rating:  10
    Save
    View Profile
    Danny Saleh

    Danny Saleh

    5.0106 reviews
    California Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 10 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI, Domestic Violence and more
    Bio: Recent Awards: -Top 3 DWI Lawyer in Pomona- The President and CEO of -People Love The Law Office of Danny Saleh on Yelp- Yelp Danny Saleh lives in Los Angeles County most of his life. He attending Loyola Marymount University where he received his ...
    Rating:  9.7
    Save
    View Profile
    Christopher William Zander

    Christopher William Zander

    4.983 reviews
    California Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 15 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI
    Bio: With offices in Orange County and San Diego, we serve clients in the greater Orange, Los Angeles, San Bernardino, Riverside, San Diego, Ventura, and Imperial County areas. As a seasoned and highly experienced trial attorney, Christopher Zander has...
    Rating:  9.7
    Save
    View Profile
    Moises Aguilar

    Moises Aguilar

    4.938 reviews
    California Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 17 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense
    Bio: When people learn that I am a criminal defense attorney, the question that I usually get is: "How can you defend criminals?" My answer to this question has evolved over time. At first, it used to irritate me. With time, I realized that the problem...
    Rating:  8.6
    Save
    View Profile
    Leslie Reyes

    Leslie Reyes

    5.03 reviews
    California Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 13 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, Immigration, DUI & DWI and more
    Review: "Just as Leslie promised my traffic case was resolved without me even needing to go to court! Leslie I can't wait to share my story with LA when I get back on the Radio Airwaves again... Sincerely, Thank You! U saved me time and insurance high rates."
    Rating:  10
    Save
    View Profile
    Keith Clark Cope

    Keith Clark Cope

    5.024 reviews
    California Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 32 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, Corporate & Incorporation
    Bio: A native of Los Angeles, in 1992 Mr. Cope graduated cum laude from the J. Reuben Clark School of Law at Brigham Young University, where he was a member of both the BYU Law Review and BYU Journal of Public Law. He ranked top in his class in Crimina...
    Rating:  8.5
    Save
    View Profile
    Arash Hashemi

    Arash Hashemi

    5.017 reviews
    California Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 23 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, Violent Crime, White Collar Crime and more
    Bio: Arash Hashemi’s first career goal was to play basketball in the NBA. One day, when he was 14, a family friend commented that Arash would be a good lawyer and should pursue law. Something clicked in Arash’s head and from that day on, he was determi...
    Rating:  10
    Save
    View Profile
    Adrian M. Lobo

    Adrian M. Lobo

    4.938 reviews
    California Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 18 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense
    Review: "We were in an unfortunate situation and needed help fast. We immediately turned to Google and found several attorneys and after reading about Adrian Lobo at Lobo Law and seeing her professional appearance, we reached out for help. The next day, we..."
    Rating:  8.7
    Save
    View Profile
    Melissa A Weinberger

    Melissa A Weinberger

    5.08 reviews
    California Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 20 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, White Collar Crime
    Bio: Melissa devotes her practice to criminal defense of individuals and corporations in pre-indictment, grand jury and post-indictment matters before state and federal courts. Melissa is a trial attorney at heart and has won multiple not guilty verdic...
    Rating:  9.0
    Save
    View Profile
    Sonia Perez-Chaisson

    PRO

    Sonia Perez-Chaisson

    5.07 reviews
    California Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 30 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, Personal Injury, Medical Malpractice
    Review: "Sonia Chaisson was recommended to me by a lawyer and friend in NY. My daughter received an MIP in CA while away at college and I felt at a loss to help her from my home in NY. The two of them worked very comfortably together from the start. She wa..."
    Rating:  9.4
    Save
    Profile
    Message
    Jacek W Lentz

    Jacek W Lentz

    5.04 reviews
    California Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 24 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI, Federal Crime and more
    Review: "I retained Mr. Jacek Lentz to represent me in a recent criminal case and it was the best choice I have ever made. He acted quickly and effectively putting extensive time to learn about my case and planning my defense. He maintained daily contact w..."
    Rating:  10
    Save
    View Profile
    C. Logan McKechnie

    C. Logan McKechnie

    4.411 reviews
    California Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 48 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, Family, General Practice
    Bio: C. Logan McKechnie was an ad junct professor at Merced College, teaching criminal law and evidence. He has taught at San Diego State, Thomas Jefferson School of Law and the National District Attorney's College. He formally practiced in San Diego w...
    Rating:  9.8
    Save
    View Profile
    DUI and DWI Speeding and Traffic Ticket Violent Crime Domestic Violence

    See all practice areas
    × Filter & Sort
    Sort by Fees and Rates
    Filter By

    Choose one filter option below.

    Also speaks Also practice in
    Reset