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Michael Edmund Cardoza
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Practice Areas
5
Practice Areas
Criminal Defense
24%
12 years
Employment and Labor
24%
12 years
Personal Injury
24%
12 years
Real Estate
23%
12 years
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Licensed in California for 53 years
State: California
Acquired: 1972
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Location
The Cardoza Law Offices
1407 Oakland Blvd, Ste 200, Walnut Creek, CA, 94596
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Michael Edmund Cardoza's Reviews
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Showing 1 - 1 of 1 review | Federal Crime
Posted by anonymous | January 06, 2017 | Federal Crime
Don't hire this lawyer!
I hired him for a federal criminal case. However he's not knowledgeable and also not familiar with Federal court procedures as a senior lawyer. He couldn't answer my legal questions nor help me out. After retained him for a few weeks, I decided to terminate him and find someone else. With just that ...
Michael Edmund Cardoza's Lawyer Endorsements
"I highly recommend Mr. Cardoza and his firm, after referring a criminal matter to him. Mr. Cardoza was able to resolve the case quickly and with an outcome that far exceeded my expectations based on the initial charges."
"I endorse Michael. He is a highly skilled attorney that is well respected in the legal community."
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Experience
Honors
2014
Top 100 Trial Lawyers, National Trial Lawyers
2008
Super Lawyer, Northern California Super Lawyers
2007
Top 100 Trial Lawyers in America, American Trial Lawyers Association
Work Experience
1994 - 2014
Owner, Cardoza Law Offices, Inc
1985 - 1994
Chief Operating Officer, Continental Savings
1975 - 1985
Senior Trial Attorney, Alameda County District Attorney's Office
1973 - 1975
Assistant District Attorney, San Francisco District Attorney
1972 - 1973
Assistant District Attorney, Los Angeles/Orange County, Ca
Associations
2005 - Present
California Deuce DefendersMember
2005 - Present
California Attorneys for Criminal JusticeMember
2000 - Present
American Trial Lawyers AssociationMember
1995 - Present
California Public Defenders AssociationMember
Education
1971
McGeorge School of Law, University of the Pacific
JD - Juris Doctor
1966
University of San Francisco
BA - Bachelor of Arts
Speaking Engagements
2013
Stanford Advocacy Trial Skills Workshop
Trial Advocacy
2012
Stanford Advocacy Trial Skills Workshop
Trial Advocacy
2011
Stanford Advocacy Trial Skills Workshop
Trial Advocacy
2010
Stanford Advocacy Trial Skills Workshop
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2009
Stanford Advocacy Trial Skills Workshop
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2008
Stanford Advocacy Trial Skills Workshop
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2007
Stanford Advocacy Trial Skills Workshop
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2006
Stanford Advocacy Trial Skills Workshop
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2005
Stanford Advocacy Trial Skills Workshop
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2004
Stanford Advocacy Trial Skills Workshop
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2003
Stanford Advocacy Trial Skills Workshop
Trial Advocacy
Languages
Spanish
English