Jessica Anne Desalva

Jessica Anne Desalva

5.0
Rating: 7.9

Licensed for 12 years

Criminal defense Lawyer at Palm Desert, CA
Practice Areas: Criminal Defense

44901 Village Ct Ste A, Palm Desert, CA

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Licenses

Licensed in California for 12 years

State: California

Acquired: 2014

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Law Office of Soda & Greenberg

44901 Village Ct Ste A, Palm Desert, CA, 92260

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Jessica Anne Desalva's Reviews

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5.0 /5.0

19 Client Reviews

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Posted by MEJIA | June 18, 2026 | Hired Attorney

Jessica over exceeds your expectations, Goes over and beyond. Great communication.

I hired Jessica back in 2023 and she is amazing. She was constantly updating me on how my case was going. Any questions I had she would always have an answer. Thanks to her my case was handled and was able to have a clean record again. Although she beat my case she is still a lawyer you can always co...ntact for any questions you may have. I recently contacted her again for a question I had about my case from 3 years ago and she still had all my records. Thanks to that I was able to get a job at a Cacino where do deep diving on your background check to get a gaming license. Thanks to Jessica I was able to show evidence that my case was dismissed and clean. If you ever need a really good lawyer Jessica is the best! She’ll work with you and always be a detect with you no lies or sugar coding anything. She’s firme on everything also when my case was closed. Jessica was able to seal everything about the case as if nothing ever happened. I recommend her to any of my friends that have any legal issues because she’ll solve them.

Posted by Stephen B | August 01, 2025 | Hired Attorney

Went the extra mile

Jessica surpassed my expectations by leaps and bounds! Her support and empathy was no less than a miracle when I was going through the hardest time of my life! Resolving multiple cases at the same time and demonstrating her relentless effort to fight and achieve the greatest deal and outcome in all m...y cases! I can’t say how much I appreciate how hard she worked for me and my family! She is my angel how got me back to my children, a true god send!!

Posted by anonymous | October 22, 2024 | Hired Attorney

The best.

She stood up for me and got me the help and deal better that the paid attorney we had payed.

Posted by anonymous | July 15, 2024 | Hired Attorney

Best lawyer

I was a mess , trying to find an educated, strong lawyer for my case. I felt defeated, lost and hurt . I came across Jessica by a recommendation, met with her quick easy process and she was willing to help me . She was very empathetic for my situation and stern when she needs to be . I’m telling you... I walked in there with her and felt heard for the first time in the long year process without her my case would have dragged on for years. Please don’t hesitate, she saved my life and my kids. She’s reasonable and most importantly she understands, I wasn’t taken seriously until she walked in there representing me. I never can thank her enough.

Posted by Anthony | March 29, 2024 | Hired Attorney

Taking care of business

Hiring, Jessica Da Silva was one of the best decisions I ever made without hesitation, I also had the privilege of seeing her father, in action myself in the courtroom and when he walked in, they knew he was gonna give them a fight and that hasn’t changed with Jessica. not even a little bit because... the day that I fired my public defender. True story he told me she’s a good lawyer, and I looked at him and I told him I know that’s why I hired her and from the day she took over my case it was resolved a couple of court dates later even better than what I was trying get thank you again, Jessica

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Molly Tucker

Criminal defense lawyer | Nov 15

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"Jessica DeSalva is an absolute all star of an attorney. She gets incredible results for her clients. She is not only well respected in the legal community, but is an expert in criminal defense and juvenile law."

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David Greenberg

Criminal defense lawyer | Feb 28

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"I endorse this lawyer."

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Shaun Sullivan

Criminal defense lawyer | Nov 06

Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community

"Ms. Desalva is a rising star in the legal community. She is both tenacious and clever, likely inherited traits from growing up the daughter of a very accomplished defense attorney. I recommend her without hesitation."

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Experience

Rating:  7.9 (Very Good)

Honors

2025

Top Lawyer, Palm Springs Life Magazine

2024

Top Lawyer, Palm Springs Life Magazine

2017

Top Lawyer, Palm Springs Life Magazine

Education

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Whittier Coll SOL

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Univ of California Irvine

Languages

English

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