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    Mario G. Portugal

    Mario G. Portugal

    5.024 reviews
    California Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 4 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, Immigration, Lawsuits & Disputes and more
    Bio: I was an international student when I started my own immigration process. I understand what your clients are experiencing as they make their way through the many steps. In my over nine years of experience in the area of immigration and criminal la...
    Rating:  6.2
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    Kevin Jay Lahue

    Kevin Jay Lahue

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    California Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 20 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, Civil Rights
    Bio: Mr. LaHue is a graduate of the University of California at Berkeley and Loyola Law School.
    Rating:  8.1
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    Molly Renee Appel Morse

    Molly Renee Appel Morse

    5.02 reviews
    California Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 26 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI, Juvenile and more
    Review: "I've used Molly for a couple of different business type issues. The most recent matter was a Canadian visa. Molly is a top notch researcher and has a great instinct for how to impress government bureaucrats. With her help I was able to obtain the ..."
    Rating:  6.7
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    John Charles Ellis Jr

    John Charles Ellis Jr

    3.52 reviews
    California Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 22 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense
    Review: "John Ellis and his partner Handled our case against a federal enforcement agency with professionalism and great perseverance against the odds proving my innocence"
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    Angeles Dalila Zaragoza

    Angeles Dalila Zaragoza

    5.01 review
    California Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 15 years
    Practice Areas:  General Practice, Immigration, Litigation and more
    Review: "Mrs. Zaragoza is a very professional attorney who's been appointed to me by the state. I involved in a DV case (myself being the "aggressor"). Mrs. Zaragoza took the time to listen to my side of the argument and at any moment did I feel pressured ..."
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    Brianne Dawn Murphy

    Brianne Dawn Murphy

    5.01 review
    California Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 20 years
    Practice Areas:  General Practice, Civil Rights, Litigation and more
    Review: "This is not accurate. She does only criminal defense and has been with the Public Defenders for 15 years. You wont find a better Attorney though. She is the best there is. "
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    Carl Lionel McCoy III

    Carl Lionel McCoy III

    3.02 reviews
    California Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 25 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense
    Review: "If it wasn't for Mr. Carl McCoy ATTORNEY AT LAW i would of been spending my birthday and holiday season behind bars! Thank you so much for your expert/strategic handling of my case. God bless you in any and all endeavors. This is Mr Hector David M..."
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    Joseph Biko Doherty

    Joseph Biko Doherty

    5.01 review
    California Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 8 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense
    Review: "I had a rediculas charge brought upon me, that was "Harassment", in that I had called my ex girlfriends Father and inquired about a rumor in town that she had children of mine, from our relationship about 4 years prior. It was a single phone call,..."
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    Joel Micah Furman

    Joel Micah Furman

    4.01 review
    California Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 14 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense
    Review: "I have not been dealing with Joel for very long, and although there currently is no definitive outcome to my son's case, it speaks volumes that he would take the time to reach out to a worried mother and explain the situation not only intelligentl..."
    Rating:  6.6
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    Anna Mogilevski

    Anna Mogilevski

    4.01 review
    California Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 9 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense
    Review: "Anna did a good job. I would recommend her to others."
    Rating:  6.3
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    Lonnie James Brandon

    Lonnie James Brandon

    5.01 review
    California Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 30 years
    Practice Areas:  Personal Injury, Criminal Defense, Real Estate and more
    Review: "Mr Brandon has been representing my family for 7 years,we started with my husband retaing him for a dog bite ,and then retaking him for automobile accident and I myself have been using him since,even after my husband pass,he made sure our family w..."
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    Mathew Joseph Martinez

    Mathew Joseph Martinez

    4.04 reviews
    California Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 21 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, Immigration, Personal Injury
    Review: "I hired mr. Martinez after my prior lawyer didn't do anything for several months. Mr. Martinez treated me with respect and helped me get my case dismissed. He went above and beyond and always was communicative, and if he didn't answer his phone, h..."
    Rating:  6.5
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    David Robert Bush

    David Robert Bush

    4.25 reviews
    California Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 34 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, Personal Injury, Environmental and Natural Resources and more
    Bio: I received honors on entrance to McGeorge School of Law, was selected one of five top speakers in the 1991 Moot Court competition, and that same year I graduated and passed the bar exam on my first testing.I became an attorney on my 25th birthday....
    Rating:  7.0
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    Darren Jay Kessler

    Darren Jay Kessler

    5.01 review
    California Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 41 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI, Civil Rights and more
    Review: "Mr. Kessler is a very informed attorney who is really passionate about what he does. I really felt that he worked very hard to defend me and in the end received a positive outcome. He listened to me and helped me understand my situation and possib..."
    Rating:  6.5
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    Richard A Meyer

    Richard A Meyer

    3.45 reviews
    California Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 25 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI
    Review: "I will hire Mr. Myer over anyone else. I hired him twice for my son and I got great results and prompt service. He kept me well informed and he did not give any false hopes. Other law firms I talked to were not up front or helpful at all. They als..."
    Rating:  6.8
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    Carl Anthony Capozzola

    Carl Anthony Capozzola

    3.73 reviews Attention
    California Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 56 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense
    Review: "Mr. Capozzola's outstanding representation is in an entirely different league than any criminal defense attorney's services I have ever seen, experienced, read or heard of. As a former client the only drawback having Mr. Capozzola as counsel is t..."
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    Lindsay Eileen Santos

    Lindsay Eileen Santos

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    California Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 13 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense
    Rating:  7.9
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    Madeline Mary Galadjian

    Madeline Mary Galadjian

    4.610 reviews
    California Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 16 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI, Divorce & Separation and more
    Review: "I would like to thank Mary for her hard work pulling me out of this mess. I had felony charge on me by Glendale PD. Friend of mine reffered me to go see her. After our first meeting Madeline explained to me the ins and outs of my case. Very trustw..."
    Rating:  7.3
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    Brian Gordon Beecher

    Brian Gordon Beecher

    5.05 reviews
    California Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 20 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, Litigation
    Review: "I was fortunate to find Eric Webb after being referred by one of my clients. I had a very challenging, complicated case. For various reasons we ended up settling within a few months rather than going to trial, but there is no question that we got ..."
    Rating:  7.8
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    Matthew Stevan Luzaich

    Matthew Stevan Luzaich

    5.05 reviews
    California Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 12 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI, Violent Crime and more
    Bio: The Law Offices of Matthew S. Luzaich is a Criminal & DUI Defense Law Firm located in Chico, CA. Mr. Luzaich has dedicated his practice solely to the area of criminal defense. He is prepared to aggressively represent you in all criminal matters, i...
    Rating:  6.2
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