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California Has 8995 Criminal Defense Attorneys with 50081 Reviews

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California Criminal Defense Attorney

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 42 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI, Expungement

Over 40 years of top notch experience representing my clients with professionalism and care. If you are charged with a crime, you want someone to be IN YOUR CORNER. You will receive personal attention - I will handle you case, not an associate. EX...

Rating: 10

Call for a FREE consultation(510) 330-1893

Lynn Gorelick's Website

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California Criminal Defense Attorney

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 18 years

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

Experienced Representation. Consultation: 408.516.4645

Rating: 9.9

Call for a consultation(408) 516-4645

Vijay Dinakar's Website

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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 42 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense

Bio: Ezekiel E. Cortez is a Board Certified Criminal Law Specialist, California State Bar Board of Legal Specialization after passing the federal specialist examination. For over a decade, Mr. Cortez has been continuously listed in The Best Lawyers In ...

Rating: 10

Call for a FREE consultation(619) 374-4629

Ezekiel E. Cortez's Website

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California Criminal Defense Attorney

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 31 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Personal Injury

Relentless representation. There is no substitute when your freedom is at stake.

Rating: 9.8

Call for a FREE consultation(707) 827-9110

Roy Eugene Miller's Website

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California Criminal Defense Attorney

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 19 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI, Bankruptcy & Debt and more

Almost 20 years Of Experience. Results You Won't Get With Just Any Lawyer Or Public Defender. Call (209) 395-0201

Rating: 10

Call for a FREE consultation(209) 395-0201

Michael Kenneth Moore's Website

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California Criminal Defense Attorney

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 26 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Licensing

Dedicated, compassionate and zealous defense. Protecting your healthcare and professional license.

Rating: 10

Call for a consultation(619) 391-3995

Nicole Irmer's Website

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California Criminal Defense Attorney

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 26 years

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

Los Angeles Federal Criminal Trial Attorney and USC Gould adjunct criminal law professor with over 25 years of experience who has litigated hundreds of Federal and White Collar Crime cases.

Rating: 10

Call for a consultation(877) 779-0581

Peter Johnson's Website

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California Criminal Defense Attorney

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 33 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Divorce & Separation, Personal Injury

Highly effective and experienced. All misdemeanor and felony charges, including "strike" felonies.

Rating: 9.6

Call for a consultation(408) 547-9426

Diego F. Macwilliam's Website

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California Criminal Defense Attorney

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 35 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI

Fear Not, There’s Light After Darkness! Top Avvo DUI Attorney, Rated 10/10. Voted Avvo Clients’ Top Choice! Yale Law School/UC Berkeley Graduate. Trained Future Prosecutors/Defense Attorneys as Adjunct Professor of Law. Visit Website or Call for F...

Rating: 10

Call for a FREE consultation(510) 900-5256

Thomas Murray Fleming's Website

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California Criminal Defense Attorney

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 23 years

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

In nearly 14 years experience, Mr. Jacob has handled criminal cases ranging from DUI to Murder.

Rating: 9.0

Call for a FREE consultation(209) 661-7323

Benjello Isaac Jacob's Website

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California Criminal Defense Attorney

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 25 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI, White Collar Crime and more

State Board Attorney. Over 21 years in Criminal Defense. Call (310) 274-6529

Rating: 10

Call for a FREE consultation(855) 359-1358

Seppi Esfandi's Website

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California Criminal Defense Attorney

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 23 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Personal Injury, Family and more

"Protecting Individuals' Rights". Call us today!

Rating: 9.8

Call for a FREE consultation(909) 377-4168

Fernando J Bernheim's Website

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California Criminal Defense Attorney

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 14 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI, Sex Crime and more

"We take the Criminal out of Criminal Defense"

Rating: 10

Call for a FREE consultation(510) 879-5452

Jo-Anna M. Nieves's Website

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California Criminal Defense Attorney

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 19 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense

Expert sex crimes defense lawyer. Featured in Time Magazine’s “Leaders of Criminal Defense”

Rating: 9.5

Call for a consultation(818) 647-1305

Gina Rochelle Tennen's Website

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California Criminal Defense Attorney

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 21 years

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

I've obtained not-guilty verdicts in numerous cases other attorneys thought were hopeless.

Rating: 10

Call for a FREE consultation(855) 226-3038

Randy Collins's Website

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California Criminal Defense Attorney

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 31 years

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

Certified as a specialist in Criminal Law by the California State Bar Board of Legal Specialization

Rating: 10

Call for a FREE consultation(530) 488-4187

David Gregory Cohen's Website

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California Criminal Defense Attorney

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 34 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI, Sex Crime and more

A Trusted Name in the Inland Empire for Four Generations

Rating: 9.3

Call for a FREE consultation(909) 328-1593

Gregory Harrison Kassel's Website

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California Criminal Defense Attorney

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 20 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Personal Injury, Employment & Labor

2021 AVVO CLIENT'S CHOICE AWARD ATTORNEY WITH EXPERIENCE THAT MATTERS. INDIVIDUALIZED ATTENTION TO MEET YOUR INDIVIDUAL NEEDS. HABLO ESPANOL.

Rating: 10

Call for a consultation(323) 741-2249

Antonio Villegas's Website

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California Criminal Defense Attorney

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 21 years

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

Criminal Defense Attorney Daniel Kann represents Southern Californians accused of committing crimes.

Rating: 9.9

Call for a FREE consultation(805) 491-4555

Daniel Eugene Kann's Website

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California Criminal Defense Attorney

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 40 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense

Bio: I started my career as a prosecutor first for the Los Angeles District Attorney and then the Kern County District Attorney for 7 years. I moved to Bakersfield due to a family illness and ended up getting married and making a life here. I have trie...

Rating: 9.3

Call for a consultation(661) 384-6804

Kyle Joseph Humphrey's Website

DUI and DWI Speeding and Traffic Ticket Violent Crime Domestic Violence

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