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Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 25 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Business, Expungement and more

Bio: Holden Green is a Northern California-based attorney that provides aggressive and zealous representation that is tailored to suit the individual cases and needs of his clients. A range of legal issues in several areas of practice are confidently h...

Rating: 9.6

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California Criminal Defense Attorney

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 34 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI

Bio: I believe a defense attorney is more capable of defending clients when that attorney has also been a prosecutor. I have over 8 years of experience as a prosecutor, both while in the Army and while working for the Los Angeles County District Attorn...

Rating: 10

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Criminal Defense Lawyers in California

Criminal defense lawyers represent clients at every stage of a criminal case: investigation, arrest, arraignment, plea bargaining, trial, and appeal. They assess evidence, protect constitutional rights, negotiate reduced charges or sentences, cross-examine witnesses, raise defenses, file motions, and advocate to minimize penalties or obtain acquittals.

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Criminal Defense

Criminal defense lawyers represent clients at every stage of a criminal case: investigation, arrest, arraignment, plea bargaining, trial, and appeal. They assess evidence, protect constitutional rights, negotiate reduced charges or sentences, cross-examine witnesses, raise defenses, file motions, and advocate to minimize penalties or obtain acquittals.

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California Criminal Defense Attorney

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 40 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Administrative Law

Rating: 9.7

Call for a consultation(916) 571-6813

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California Criminal Defense Attorney

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 5 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Domestic Violence

Misdemeanors to Homicide and everything in between including DUI.

Rating: 7.3

Call for a consultation(209) 236-9522

Rebecka A. Monez's Website

California Criminal Defense Attorney

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 47 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Personal Injury, DUI & DWI and more

Bio: I have lived in, and practiced law in San Diego County for over 32 years. For the first four, I was a prosecutor. After that experience, which gave me great insight into the prosecutorial mind, and led to many lasting relationships with court pers...

Rating: 9.9

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California Criminal Defense Attorney

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 47 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense

Review: "When faced with the impossible , Herb and his daughter cannot be complimented enough . A true warrior for citizen's rights and someone you can count on ! No need to waste your hard earned money on anyone else ! He saved my ass !!!"

Rating: 7.9

Call for a consultation(760) 496-5688

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California Criminal Defense Attorney

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 32 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Civil Rights, Federal Crime and more

Bio: My approach to criminal defense: I defend every client the way I would want to be defended if I found myself charged with crime. I fight with everything I have and put myself at risk if necessary to protect my client. Often times at trial...a judg...

Rating: 9.8

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California Criminal Defense Attorney

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 16 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Bankruptcy & Debt, Divorce & Separation and more

Bio: Ms. Sookdeo has always been passionate about law and the idea of helping others combat their legal issues. She is the Managing Attorney at Robinson Sookdeo Law, a general practice law office that handles various cases involving bankruptcy law, cri...

Rating: 10

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California Criminal Defense Attorney

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 12 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI, Elder Law and more

Bio: Dave Hollenberg is an experienced criminal defense attorney at the Matian Firm. His background as a prosecutor gives him special insight and experience in criminal law, and helps him obtain excellent results for his clients. Dave learned his trial...

Rating: 9.0

Call for a consultation(650) 728-4564

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California Criminal Defense Attorney

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 15 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI

Bio: With offices in Orange County and San Diego, we serve clients in the greater Orange, Los Angeles, San Bernardino, Riverside, San Diego, Ventura, and Imperial County areas. As a seasoned and highly experienced trial attorney, Christopher Zander has...

Rating: 9.8

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California Criminal Defense Attorney

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 57 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, White Collar Crime, Sex Crime and more

Bio: For over four decades, Michael Lawrence has been recognized as one of the most respected and effective trial attorneys in Monterey County. In 2010, he was the recipient of the Lewis C. Fenton Award, which is the Monterey County Bar Association’s m...

Rating: 9.5

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California Criminal Defense Attorney

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 18 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Violent Crime, Sex Crime

Bio: Autumn Paine has spent her entire legal career defending people - both adults and juveniles - charged with crimes. She represents people charged with all kinds of crimes including homicide, manslaughter, domestic violence, drug sales and possessio...

Rating: 10

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California Criminal Defense Attorney

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 32 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Domestic Violence, DUI & DWI and more

Bio: Because You Deserve The Best Murrieta - Temecula criminal defense attorney Karen E. Lockhart has one of the most widely recognized names in the Riverside County criminal justice system. Since 1993 she has devoted her practice to Criminal Law and h...

Rating: 9.6

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California Criminal Defense Attorney

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 49 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Litigation, Divorce & Separation and more

Bio: I have been practicing law in the inland empire since 1976. I represent people accused of crimes. I defend civil lawsuits, restraining orders, and family law.

Rating: 8.7

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California Criminal Defense Attorney

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 25 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense

Review: "Markus is the guy you need if you are in trouble with the law. I saw his rating's and called him about pending felony charges and he responded right away! He heard me out and was very honest about his impacted calendar and instead of being one of ..."

Rating: 9.3

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California Criminal Defense Attorney

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 25 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Immigration, Domestic Violence

Review: "Natalie is currently helping me with a scary criminal charges against me, and through it all has kept me well informed, she did not whatsoever get my hopes up and told me what i wanted to hear, but she did tell me things how they were and was very..."

Rating: 9.2

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California Criminal Defense Attorney

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 52 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Appeals, Federal Crime and more

Bio: I am a Certified by the State Bar of Calfiornia as a Criminal Law Specialist for over 40 years. I practice in Federal Courts and California State Courts. My sub-speciality is Writs of Habeas Corpus in state courts and 2254 and 2255 in Federal Cour...

Rating: 10

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California Criminal Defense Attorney

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 27 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Litigation

Bio: Susan Yu is nationally recognized as a top trial lawyer with impeccable track record. She has won many difficult and complex criminal, civil and medical board trials, utilizing her unique trial skills, insights, and life experiences. Deeply commit...

Rating: 10

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California Criminal Defense Attorney

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 19 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense

Bio: Attorney Shawn F. Matian attended the University of California Los Angeles and upon his admittance into the California State Bar immediately began his career as a relentless defense litigator. Attorney Matian handles all felonies misdemeanors. He ...

Rating: 9.1

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California Criminal Defense Attorney

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 34 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI, Domestic Violence

Bio: I promise to provide quality legal representation to each of my clients. I established my criminal defense practice to be able to serve the individual needs of each person I defend. I refuse to shift my clients to an attorney with less experience,...

Rating: 9.5

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