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Donald Lawrence Lipmanson
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Biography
I care about my clients as people. Besides aiming to win them an acquittal or the best possible settlement , I work with each client to help minimize the stress one feels when facing criminal charges or having had one's property seized and held by the government. I hugely respect our Bill of Rights, whose wise principles are reinforced every time I can convince a judge that law enforcement violated the Fourth or Fifth Amendment by unlawfully searching or improperly questioning my clients.
Besides practicing law, I love tennis, hiking and backpacking (preferably in the company of dogs). Protecting the world's remaining wild places and creatures is a long-standing passion, which has led me to pro bono legal defense of people arrested during environmental protests in Humboldt and Mendocino counties and to serve six years as a Mendocino County planning commissioner.
Practice Areas
4
Practice Areas
Criminal Defense
55%
31 years | 500 cases
Appeals
20%
30 years | 75 cases
Violent Crime
20%
31 years | 50 cases
Federal Crime
5%
25 years | 5 cases
Fees and Rates
Cost
Payment Methods
- Cash
- Check
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Licensed in California for 30 years
State: California
Acquired: 1995
No misconduct found
Location
Law Offices of Donald Lawrence Lipmanson
101 Morris Street, Ste. 213, Sebastopol, CA, 95472
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Posted by Keith Bacon | December 21, 2015 | Hired Attorney | Criminal Defense
Highly recommended!!
I was facing a 8+ year sentence. He was able to help reduce it to a 150 day sentence. He also got my camera back and had it waitting for me when i finished my sentence! I've been recommending him to everyone. A. lawyer that is on your side! Thank You Mr. Lipmanson!! Mr. B
Posted by Adam | February 23, 2012
LIberty For You Is What You'll Get
Liberty For You is what the license plate on his Prius reads, and I believe it's his motivating factor above all others. Don is a generous and intelligent man, with whom I put my faith in, and was extremely pleased with the outcome. Don is intelligent and respectfull, two qualities I think are very...
Posted by Shawna & Damien | August 19, 2011 | Criminal Defense
GREAT !!! WE WON !!!!
We are forever indebted to Don. He brought an expert witness(retired CHP) who was outstanding as well ! He filed a motion for suppression of evidence as my fiancé was pulled over for a vehicle violation for failure to use his blinker. He was able to prove that this was an unlawful pull over and ...
Donald Lawrence Lipmanson's Lawyer Endorsements
"I have worked with Don on many cases for over ten years now. I enjoy working with him and together we have gotten some very good results for our clients. I often refer clients to Don and I plan to continue doing so. Don speaks Spanish which is a huge asset to his practice."
"I endorse this lawyer's work. I worked alongside Don in a case in which our clients were charged with cultivation and possession of approximately 1,000 marijuana plants. Due in large part to Don's efforts, after a hearing that lasted several hours of several days, the cases were dismissed after a judge granted our motions to suppress evidence."
Robert Boyd
Criminal defense lawyer
Experience
Work Experience
2000 - 2006
5th district Planning Commissioner, County of Mendocino
Associations
2010 - Present
National Association of Criminal Defense LawyersMember
1996 - 2010
California Attorneys for Criminal JusticeMember
Sample of Legal Cases
People vs. Rickey Renick (Mendocino County)
Misdemeanor conviction, time served
People vs. Aubrey Karcey (Mendocino County)
Misdemeanor possession of marijuana
People vs. Bruce Campbell
Charges dismissed
People vs. Krog-Smith
Evidence suppressed, case dismissed.
People vs. Damien Akens
Dismissal following suppression of evidence
People vs. Milton Topete
Acquitted in jury trial.
Education
1995
John F Kennedy Univ SOL
JD - Juris Doctor
1969
Princeton University
MA - Masters
1967
New York Univ
BA - Bachelor of Arts
Publications
2003
CACJ FORUM Magazine
Doping and Due Process: The 9th Circuit Addresses Involuntary Drugging
Languages
French
Spanish
Activity
Legal Answers