Celine Imelda Samaniego

Shortly after I turned 18, I made a bad decision and paid the price for it with a felony. My life was severely affected from age 18 - 27. It halted my progress in life and limited the jobs I was eligible for. I was never able to get what I would consider a good job. My mom was determined to get my re...cord expunged and about 2 years before she passed, we found Celine Samaniego. Celine fought for me and was successfully able to reduce my felony to a misdemeanor AND expungement, making it as if I had never been convicted of a felony in the first place. Since then, my life completely changed. I now work for the government in the forest service as a wildland firefighter. Something I had always dreamed of doing, but never thought possible. In addition, I was able to regain my 2nd amendment rights, which now allows me to provide protection for myself and my family. Due to the incredible work she put in for me, my life has improved tremendously. Since the case closed, she has even remained a close contact and source for legal advice and referrals for other fields of law. If you have any criminal defense needs, do not hesitate in choosing Celine Samaniego as your attorney. She works with integrity, understanding, compassion and really cares for her clients. I can't thank her enough.

Our criminal justice system is largely built around fear and threat of incarceration, often times unjustifiably. The most used tactic of Police and DA is to reduce you to a human wreck so that you’d take “whatever” they throw at you unconditionally. At time like this, the last you need is another sca...remonger playing your defense. What you’d need most is to have a chance to calm down and recuperate, and to have a steady hand to help you reset and figure out the best way forward. Ms. Samaniego fits these bills perfectly and all at once. She is calm, earnest, responsive and straightforward prescribing and addressing your trouble exactly as it is and as it is needed to be, no more no less. This rare combination of razor-sharp legal competency and soothing demeanor really helped me right-the-wrong in a very difficult juncture of my life. I’m very grateful to Ms. Samaniego’s help and highly recommend her service to anyone in need of justice and compassion. She’s a gem.