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    Joseph Anthony Virgilio

    Joseph Anthony Virgilio

    3.02 reviews
    California Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 45 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, Personal Injury
    Review: "I presented Attorney Virgilio with a 1st time matter and both he and his investigator listened and sought to represent correcting State agency Information Practices Act violations."
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    Andrew Michael Wolf

    Andrew Michael Wolf

    3.02 reviews
    California Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 50 years
    Practice Areas:  Government, Criminal Defense
    Review: "Andy Wolf handled a child custody case for me. He worked at this for my daughter (step-daughter) and I as the court system s-l-o-w-l-y proceeded forward over years. When her mom took her out of State and "hid" her, contrary to a court order and in..."
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    Criminal Defense Lawyers in California

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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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    Salvatore Desimone

    Salvatore Desimone

    1.01 review
    California Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 50 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, Family
    Review: "My rating to this lawyer is 0. Not a very good one ! Very temperamental ! Not very supportive, just because he's been a trial lawyer for 30 years doesn't mean he's right on everything he does. Failed to study and research more on the case befo..."
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    Louis P Dell

    Louis P Dell

    5.01 review
    California Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 33 years
    Practice Areas:  Litigation, Consumer Protection, Personal Injury and more
    Review: "He was a great lawyer he truly looks out for the best interest of the child and knows the law. He represented me 10 years ago and he did a great job. If I ever have to go back to court I will hire him to represent me. He also represented me for ..."
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    John Alexander- Halley

    John Alexander- Halley

    1.01 review
    California Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 42 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense
    Review: "Very disappointed. Seemed very disorganized and seemed very unprepared. I would not recommend. "
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    Judy Faye Conard

    Judy Faye Conard

    1.01 review
    California Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 40 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense
    Review: "as a appointed attorney Ms Judy Conard did absolutely nothing for me but stir me in the opposite direction of getting my son...I am thouroughly convinced that it takes 5000 dollars to get a attorney to breathe......there are so many things conard ..."
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    Samantha Jean Deutschel

    Samantha Jean Deutschel

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    California Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 14 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, General Practice
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    Roger S Senders

    Roger S Senders

    4.04 reviews
    California Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 39 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, Probate, Family and more
    Bio: You are not alone in ANY situation. I have been an attorney for 28 years, working for large and small firms, CBS and then in sole practice for the past 11 years. I am licensed to practice law in California and Oregon. I love representing good peop...
    Rating:  7.1
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    M. Richard Alvarez

    M. Richard Alvarez

    3.73 reviews
    California Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 20 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI, Domestic Violence and more
    Bio: Central Valley Criminal Defense Attorney M. Richard Alvarez has been practicing criminal law for the past 10 years. He got his start in the Tulare County District Attorney’s Office before going exclusively into criminal defense. Having worked as a...
    Rating:  7.8
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    Rayn Javon Gravelly

    Rayn Javon Gravelly

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    California Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 14 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense
    Rating:  6.9
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    Evan Aylette Jenness

    Evan Aylette Jenness

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    California Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 37 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense
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    Lester Steven Rosen

    Lester Steven Rosen

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    California Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 49 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, Employment & Labor
    Bio: Lester S. Rosen is an attorney at law and CEO of Employment Screening Resources ( ), a national background screening company located inCalifornia. ESR is an accredited background firm under the National Association of Professional Background Scree...
    Rating:  7.5
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    Nathan Aaron Poulos

    Nathan Aaron Poulos

    1.01 review
    California Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 22 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, Juvenile, Family
    Bio: Competence, Conscience, Compassion, the guiding principles of Nathan Poulos’ life since his early days at Santa Clara University where, in 2000, he obtained a Bachelor’s degree in history with a minor in religious graduating from Santa Clara Unive...
    Rating:  7.1
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    Cary Rosenfeld

    Cary Rosenfeld

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    California Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 31 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense
    Rating:  7.1
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    Jose Francisco Navarro

    Jose Francisco Navarro

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    California Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 18 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI
    Bio: Experienced Attorney offering Affordable and Aggressive Criminal Defense. Serving all of Riverside, San Diego, San Bernardino and Orange Counties. Our goal in representing you, our client, is to fight for your rights and defend your case to achiev...
    Rating:  6.9
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    Megan Virga

    Megan Virga

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    California Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 23 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, Personal Injury, Car Accidents and more
    Rating:  7.1
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    Sara Elizabeth Radmore

    Sara Elizabeth Radmore

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    California Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 15 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, Litigation, General Practice and more
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    Juan Alejandro Reyes

    Juan Alejandro Reyes

    1.01 review
    California Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 43 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense
    Review: "I went to him for a family law issue. After spending about $15,000.00 I was not closer to having the legal agreement I needed for myself and my children. He boasted that he was well liked by the judge and the other attorney was afraid of him. Bein..."
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    Lewis Octavio Romero

    Lewis Octavio Romero

    2.33 reviews
    California Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 27 years
    Practice Areas:  General Practice, Criminal Defense
    Review: "Lewis has represented either myself or my family more times than I can count and has succeeded any expectations I would have of an attorney, he has shown up in other cities when I was far from home, he has held the hands of attorneys I had to hire..."
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    Miles Clark III

    Miles Clark III

    3.614 reviews
    California Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 25 years
    Practice Areas:  Immigration, Personal Injury, Family and more
    Review: "Mr. Clark's office was referred to me by another "respected" attorney specifically to get a critical step in my case (motion) accomplished. We could not move forward until this was done, so we needed the best. I was also advised by various people ..."
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