Timothy Brian Rien

Timothy Brian Rien

3.9
Rating: 8.8

Licensed for 48 years

White collar crime Lawyer at Livermore, CA
Practice Areas: White Collar Crime, Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI

39 South Livermore Avenue, Suite 209, Livermore, CA

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Licenses

Licensed in California for 48 years

State: California

Acquired: 1977

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Law Offices of Timothy B. Rien

39 South Livermore Avenue, Suite 209, Livermore, CA, 94550

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Timothy Brian Rien's Reviews

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3.9 /5.0

7 Client Reviews

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Showing 1 - 1 of 1 review | Expungement

Posted by anonymous | September 01, 2016 | Hired Attorney | Expungement

The right decision

I hired Tim for defense in very serious criminal charges I was accused of. Tim worked tirelessly on my behalf. He was thorough, always available and understood that there was a huge amount of emotion involved in my case and handled that part of it with sensitivity. Tim met with me on weekends and h...olidays. Tim also met my family with me and separately for me to gently tell them things that I did not have the courage to admit myself. I felt humiliated at times and Tim never waivered in his support for me and when all of the investigation on both sides was over and there was no way around it, he sat me down and told me the truth: the accident was simply my fault. Although hard to here it was true. Tim could have and offered to go forward to trial which would have cost tens of thousands of dollars. He told me he would give me the best criminal defense that he could but was honest with me. Although this was a hard pill to swallow it turned out to be the best outcome for me. He was able to negotiate a plea deal in which I served no time in jail and had minimal fines. Going to trial would have cost me thousands of dollars and probably my home. Tim's honesty saved me not just money though. Tim was able to see that my emotion was in the way of the best decision for my case. He was right. It's been about 10 years. The conviction has been expunged from my record. Hindsight they say is 20/20. Tim led me in the right direction and my life would still be negatively impacted if he hadn't. Thank you Tim.

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Melinda Garcia

Criminal defense lawyer | Sep 09

Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community

"I endorse this lawyer. I had known Mr. Rien by reputation only. He is AV rated, voted a Super Lawyer every year and of course, I had seen him on tv with some of his high profile cases making the news. Years later, I had the pleasure of meeting him professionally. I refer him matters with great confidence in his firm's professionalism."

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Harry Hudson

Criminal defense lawyer | Jun 04

Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community

"I have known Mr. Rien professionally for several years. We have represented defendants in the same case. Mr. Rien was always prepared."

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Melinda Garcia

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Experience

Rating:  8.8 (Excellent)

Honors

2014

Certified Specialist, State Bar of California

2013

Top 100 Trial Lawyers, National Trial Lawyers Association

2007

Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers Magazine

1989

Six "Best" Criminal Defense Lawyers, San Francisco Newspaper Group

1982

AV Preeminent 5.0 out of 5 Peer Review Rated, Martindale-Hubbell

Work Experience

1978 - 1982

Deputy District Attorney, Sonoma County Da's Office

Associations

1983 - Present

State Bar of California

Certified Specialist

1982 - Present

National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers

Member

1982 - Present

California Attorneys for Criminal Justice

Member

1982 - Present

California Public Defenders Association

Member

1982 - Present

The San Francisco Criminal Defense Lawyer's Association

Member

1982 - Present

Criminal Trial Lawyers Association of Northern California

Member

1977 - Present

American Bar Association

Member

1977 - Present

Criminal Law Section

Member

1977 - Present

Criminal Law Court Appointed Attorneys

Member

1977 - Present

Eastern Alameda County Bar Association

Lawyer Referral

Education

2007

Univeristy of San Francisco

Master Fine Arts

1977

Western State University College of Law

JD - Juris Doctor

1974

California State University, Stanislaus

BA - Bachelor of Arts

Publications

1986

California Continuing Education of the Bar (CEB) California Criminal Law- Practice and Procedure
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