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    Agavni Tulekyan

    Agavni Tulekyan

    5.046 reviews
    California Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 12 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense
    Bio: Agavni Tulekyan is an aggressive and knowledgeable criminal defense attorney based in Los Angeles. Ms. Tulekyan represents clients in felony and misdemeanor cases throughout numerous counties in California. Ms. Tulekyan approaches every case, whet...
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    William C. Makler

    William C. Makler

    5.0210 reviews
    California Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 29 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI
    Bio: Mr. Makler is the only Santa Barbara lawyer that has been awarded the top rating (A-V) by Martindale-Hubbell (since 2013), 10 out of 10 by avvo (since 2010) and who is also ranked in the Nation's Top 1% by the National Association of Distinguished...
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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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    Marcie Lynn Gardner

    Marcie Lynn Gardner

    4.936 reviews
    California Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 28 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI, Juvenile and more
    Bio: Marcie Gardner is devoted to the vigorous representation of adults and juveniles accused of all types of crimes, ranging from complex murder cases to simple traffic tickets (and everything in between!). As one of the few attorneys in the area with...
    Rating:  9.9
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    Ryan Harlan Birss

    Ryan Harlan Birss

    5.031 reviews
    California Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 12 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI, Domestic Violence and more
    Bio: CRIMINAL DEFENSE YOU CAN COUNT ON If you’re charged with a crime, the odds may seem stacked against you. The government will have lawyers and investigators with decades of experience working to take your freedom. We can help you level the playing ...
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    Nors Elwood Davidson

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    Nors Elwood Davidson

    4.9154 reviews
    California Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 23 years
    Practice Areas:  DUI and DWI, Criminal Defense
    Bio: Nors Davidson is the HIGHEST RATED DUI ATTORNEY in the San Francisco Bay Area.  Mr. Davidson is a DUI LAWYER and does NOT handle TRAFFIC INFRACTIONS.  A graduate of the University of San Francisco School of Law (2000), Mr. Davidson is a...
    Rating:  9.9
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    William Andrew Parry

    William Andrew Parry

    5.043 reviews
    California Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 27 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI, Expungement
    Bio: I am the ONLY exclusively Criminal Defense lawyer in Kings County. I've been fighting for my clients since 1999. FREE CONSULTATIONS, because bad things happen to good people. DUI, Expungements, Felonies, Misdemeanors, Juvenile, Traffic. A lifelong...
    Rating:  9.9
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    Vincent Ross Maher

    Vincent Ross Maher

    5.044 reviews
    California Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 24 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, DUI and DWI
    Bio: Vincent R. Maher is a native of Solano County. Early on, he was exposed to the criminal justice system due to the rampant crime in his neighborhood. He knew he wanted to be a lawyer because he strongly believed in the pursuit of legal justice. Mr....
    Rating:  9.7
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    Lauren Ruth Angelos

    Lauren Ruth Angelos

    4.928 reviews
    California Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 13 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, Domestic Violence, DUI & DWI and more
    Bio: Partner Lauren Angelos focuses her practice on the representation of juveniles and adults accused of misdemeanors and felonies in the criminal justice system, as well as DUI and traffic matters. Her passion for justice and holding police officers ...
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    James Hoyt Dozier Jr

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    James Hoyt Dozier Jr

    5.09 reviews
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    California Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 53 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense
    Rating:  8.9
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    Donald Gray Drewry

    Donald Gray Drewry

    4.968 reviews
    California Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 33 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI
    Bio: I specialize in BLOOD DRAW DUI CASES. I am one(1) of only two (2) lawyers in all of Northern California that use 21st Integration technology in defending against the Government's blood analysis. Most lawyers still retest the blood, and that actual...
    Rating:  10
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    Paul Seth Meyer

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    Paul Seth Meyer

    4.310 reviews
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    California Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 54 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense
    Bio: Our clients rely on my 9 years as a Senior Trial Attorney with the Orange County District Attorney's Office followed by over 25 years in criminal defense to guide them. They recognize that attention to detail and knowing the opposition from the in...
    Rating:  10
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    Lisa Jean Damiani

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    Lisa Jean Damiani

    4.824 reviews
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    California Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 37 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, White Collar Crime, Litigation and more
    Bio: Lisa J. Damiani, named as a San Diego Super Lawyer since 2010, received her B.A. degree in 1983 from New York University and her J.D. degree in 1988 from California Western School of Law in San Diego, where she made Law Review. Her Comment was pub...
    Rating:  10
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    Bradley Patton

    Bradley Patton

    5.025 reviews
    California Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 50 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI, Domestic Violence and more
    Bio: San Diego criminal attorney C. Bradley Patton, Esq. has over 35 years of experience in criminal law defense. In addition to maintaining his private practice, Mr. Patton serves on the Board of Directors for the San Diego Criminal Defense Bar Associ...
    Rating:  10
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    John W. Noonan

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    John W. Noonan

    4.317 reviews
    California Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 63 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, DUI and DWI, Sex Crime and more
    Experience Does Matter! Former Prosecutor, John Noonan brings over 55 Years of Experience!
    Rating:  10
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    Javier Demetrio Rios

    Javier Demetrio Rios

    4.939 reviews
    California Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 38 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI, Domestic Violence and more
    Bio: Award winning attorney Over 25 Years Experience Some of my work has been featured on the San Jose Mercury News Front Page, First office consultation is always free. Call me right now. You have nothing to lose in speaking with me. Give me a call, a...
    Rating:  10
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    Isaac Blumberg

    Isaac Blumberg

    4.935 reviews
    California Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 21 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, Domestic Violence, Expungement and more
    Bio: Attorney Blumberg was born and raised in Las Vegas, Nevada.  He only spoke Spanish until his parents entered him in pre-school.  Mr. Blumberg graduated from the Meadows School and attended the University of Miami for undergrad.  ...
    Rating:  10
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    Nafiz M Ahmed

    Nafiz M Ahmed

    4.641 reviews
    California Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 20 years
    Practice Areas:  DUI and DWI, Criminal Defense
    Bio: Attorney Nafiz M. Ahmed is an owner and managing attorney at Ahmed & Sukaram, Criminal Defense Attorneys, a premier criminal defense law firm with offices in Redwood City and San Jose, CA. Nafiz and his legal team have over 30 years of...
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    Stephen G Rodriguez

    Stephen G Rodriguez

    5.042 reviews
    California Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 26 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense
    Bio: Stephen G Rodriguez and Partners' practice is dedicated exclusively to criminal defense. We represent clients, mostly in Los Angeles County, facing criminal charges at the misdemeanor and felony level in State and Federal courts. We also represent...
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    Mark Raymond McDonald

    Mark Raymond McDonald

    5.025 reviews
    California Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 35 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, Expungement
    Bio: Mark Raymond McDonald has defended individuals and businesses in all varieties of criminal matters for 35 years. His practice focuses on California state courts. He was a Riverside County prosecutor for 7 years before opening his current office in...
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    Michaela Cathleen Curran

    Michaela Cathleen Curran

    4.822 reviews
    California Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 38 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, Family, Employment & Labor and more
    Bio: Ms. Curran has lived and practiced law in Southern California for thirty-four (34) years. She is a very experienced lawyer who has successfully tried, mediated, and appealed many hundreds of complex cases, including constitutional, civil, family, ...
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