Cron, Israels & Stark11755 Wilshire Blvd15th FloorLos Angeles, CA, 90025United States (844) 334-6169 (424) 372-3112

Philip Israels

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Los Angeles, CA
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About Philip

Selected as "Super Lawyer" 2008-2019 with 42 Years of Experience. Top-Rated Criminal Defense Attorney. Former LA Prosecutor. Client's Choice Winner 2014. Recipient, American Jurisprudence Award. Rated AV by Martindale-Hubbel.

Phil Israels was born in 1948 and raised in California’s Central Valley where he still has family. After graduating from the University of California at Berkeley where he was a member for Zeta Beta Tau fraternity and studied Economics, he continued his education at the University of San Francisco, School of Law where he received the prestigious American Jurisprudence Award.

Upon graduation in 1975 and passing the bar in his first attempt, he was hired by the Los Angeles City Attorney’s Office, where he worked for almost four years as a prosecutor gaining extensive trial experience. Since 1979, he has been a criminal defense attorney. He sees his role as the protector of the accused. However, his prosecutorial experience has helped him understand the mindset of his adversaries both in the trial court and in negotiations.

Although he has much trial experience his background, skills, and contacts has often allowed him to obtain favorable results without the extra expense associated with trial. As a defense attorney, he has successfully handled cases ranging from accusations of driving under the influence, murder, sexual misconduct, domestic violence, and complicated white collar cases. As a prosecutor, he worked in all of the branch offices including West Los Angeles, Van Nuys, San Fernando, San Pedro and downtown (Criminal Courts Building, Bauchet Street and Metro). As a defense attorney, he has practiced in all the major courts in Southern California and has successfully defended clients in the Los Angeles Criminal Courts Building, Metro, Van Nuys, San Fernando, Torrance, Pomona, Ventura, Airport Court, and Citrus, among other courthouses.

When requested he has traveled across the country to represent his clients. As a defense counsel, he has also gained extensive experience in the Juvenile Courts including Sylmar, Inglewood, Los Padrinos, and Easklake. He is a Board Certified Specialist in the field of Criminal Law, a designation which puts him among approximately one percent of those attorneys who refer to themselves as criminal lawyers in the State of California.

Mr. Israels has been named “Super Lawyer” by the Los Angeles Magazine, an honor which he has received several times. He is often referred cases by Judges, other attorneys, prosecutors and previous clients. In 2008 he was joined in his practice by his nephew, Sam Israels, also a former prosecutor with extensive trial experience and many contacts in the criminal courts. His clients appreciate the team approach and are happy to know that they can rely both on Phil and Sam when the need arises. In his spare time he enjoys sports including skiing, swimming and softball.

Practice areas

Criminal defense: 60%
Top-rated Los Angeles criminal defense law firm defending individuals against any type of charges, including drug crimes, theft crimes, violent crimes, white collar crimes, juvenile crimes, fraud crimes, sex crimes, , criminal appeals, evading arrest, probation violations, expungements, domestic violence.
48 years, 5,000 cases
DUI and DWI: 25%
Top-rated Los Angeles DUI defense law firm defending individuals against any type of driving under the influence charges, including first offense DUI, felony DUI, DUI accident, underage DUI, prior convictions, out of state DUI, involuntary manslaughter, DMV hearing.
48 years, 5,000 cases
Domestic violence: 10%
Top-rated Los Angeles domestic violence attorney defending individuals against any type of charges, including child abuse, child endangerment, criminal threats, intimidation, protective orders, restraining orders, spousal abuse, stalking.
48 years, 1,000 cases
Federal crime: 5%
Top-rated Los Angeles federal criminal defense lawyer defending individuals against ant type of charges, including mail fraud, wire fraud, health care fraud, medicare fraud, mortgage fraud, weapons offenses, RICO charges, child pornography, internet crimes, bank fraud.
48 years, 500 cases

Languages spoken

English, Spanish

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Cron, Israels & Stark

11755 Wilshire Blvd
15th Floor
Los Angeles, CA, 90025

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401 Wilshire Blvd
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Santa Monica, CA, 90401

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21250 Hawthorne Blvd.
Torrance, CA, 90503

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License

State	Status	Acquired	Updated
CA	Active	1975	11/05/2021

We have not found any instances of professional misconduct for this lawyer.

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Awards

Award name	Grantor	Date Granted
Super Lawyer	Thomson Reuters	2017
Super Lawyer	Thomson Reuters	2016
Super Lawyer	Thomson Reuters	2015
Super Lawyer	Thomson Reuters	2014
Super Lawyer	Thomson Reuters	2013

Super Lawyer	Thomson Reuters	2012
Super Lawyer	Thomson Reuters	2011
Super Lawyer	Thomson Reuters	2010
California Super Lawyer	Thomson Reuters	2009
California Super Lawyer	Thomson Reuters	2008
California Super Lawyer	Thomson Reuters	2005
American Jurisprudence Award	Thomson West Publishing	1975

work experience

Title	Company name	Duration
Partner	Cron, Israels & Stark	1979 - Present
Prosecuting Attorney	Los Angeles County District Attorneys Office	1976 - 1979

associations

Association name	Position name	Duration
Santa Monica Bar Association	Member	1975 - Present
San Fernando Valley Bar Association	Member	1975 - Present
State Bar of California	Member	1975 - Present
National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers	Member	1975 - Present
Criminal Courts Bar Association	Member	1975 - Present

California Public Defenders Association	Member	1975 - Present
California Attorneys for Criminal Justice	Member	1975 - Present

publications

Publication name	Title	Date
San Fernando Valley Bar Association	Defending Criminal Cases	2011

education

School name	Degree	Graduated
University of San Francisco School of Law	JD - Juris Doctor	1975
University of California	BA - Bachelor of Arts	1970

speaking engagements

Conference name	Title	Date
Defending Criminal Cases	cronisraelsandstark.com	2012

legal cases

Case name	Outcome
Drug Possession Charges Dismissed	Charges Dismissed
Not Guilty Verdict in Assault with a Deadly Weapon Case	Not Guilty Verdict
Battery & Child Abuse Charges Dismissed	Case Dismissed
Domestic Violence Case Dismissed	Charges Dismissed

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Review Philip Israels

Dedicated and loyal

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Posted by anonymous
February 22, 2020

When Phil makes promises, he keeps them. He is so loyal and dedicated to his clients; he makes miracles happen! What an amazing lawyer! Phil not only got me the best deal we could get in the beginning, he ultimately convinced the judge to terminate my probation, reduce felony to misdemeanor, and expunge the whole thing! I am finally a free person who can pursue any job and leave the state and/or country freely. After finding nothing but terrible lawyers who couldn't do anything for me, I finally found Phil and I am so so thankful for him - he is a true life saver. I HIGHLY recommend him to anyone! He is the BEST!