James Melvin Taylor
About James
Licenses
Licensed in California for 25 years
State: California
Acquired: 2000
No misconduct found
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Experience
Honors
2016
Top 100 Trial Lawyer, The National Trial Lawyers
2015
Top 100 Trial Lawyers, The National Trial Lawyers
2015
Clients Choice Award, AVVO
2015
Superb Lawyer, AVVO
2015
Peer Review Rated, Martindale-Hubbell
2014
Clients' Choice, AVVO
2014
Top 100 Trial Lawyers, The National Trial Lawyers
Work Experience
2000 - Present
Founder, Law Office of James M. Taylor
1984 - 1989
Master Automotive Technician, VW Dealerships
Associations
2013 - Present
California DUI Lawyers AssociationAttorney Member
2005 - Present
National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana LawsAttorney Member
2004 - Present
National Association of Criminal Defense LawyersAttorney Member
2002 - Present
San Bernardino County Bar AssociationAttorney Member
2001 - Present
Riverside County Bar AssociationAttorney Member
2001 - Present
California Attorneys for Criminal JusticeMember
Sample of Legal Cases
Pled to Accessory; Released on Probation
Case Dismissed. Client Not Held to Answer at Preliminary Hearing.
Not Guilty all counts
Education
1999
JD - Juris Doctor
1995
Undergraduate
Publications
2015
Languages
English
Activity
Legal Answers
Legal Answers
Will I be arrested and convicted? I was catfished by a minor pretending to be an adult woman?
26 Jun 2019
Should I hire my own lawyer or use a public defender for a misdemeanor DWI charge?
11 Oct 2015
Will a notarized letter stand up in a court of law in a felony drug charge case verifying I was asleep when some1 else in my car
12 Oct 2015