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California Criminal Defense Attorney

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 9 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Expungement, DUI & DWI and more

Bio: MATTHEW E. GOMEZ is a genuine and honest attorney whose dedication to the field of criminal law is unmatched by others. He is understanding of the uniqueness of each clients' interests and develops a resolution that best fit his clients' needs. He...

Rating: 7.8

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California Criminal Defense Attorney

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 50 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense

Bio: Aggressive and Relentless Criminal Defense Representation. Over 300 Jury Trials and 13 Capital Murder Cases

Rating: 8.3

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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 55 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI

Bio: Attorney Michael P. Semansky has over 40 years of experience in California and federal courts representing clients in criminal defense and personal injury cases. He is dedicated to personal contact with every client and making sure that he or she ...

Rating: 8.2

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California Criminal Defense Attorney

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 14 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI

Bio: Throughout my time in law school in addition to working a full time job I raised two boys with my beautiful wife Robyn. Although it was challenging they made the necessary sacrifices for me to complete that journey culminating in me graduating and...

Rating: 8.3

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California Criminal Defense Attorney

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 26 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense

Bio: For more than 23 years I served as a prosecutor in Placer County, where I have handled cases from petty theft and DUI's to Child Molestation, Domestic Violence, Rape and Murder. I was also the 'strikes' prosecutor prior to being promoted to a...

Rating: 7.8

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California Criminal Defense Attorney

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 12 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Family, Personal Injury

Bio: Brandon sees it as his duty, and is indeed committed to balancing the scales of justice. Offended by what he interprets as rampant socio-economic and cultural inequities, he can not resist taking up the cause and defending the position taken by th...

Rating: 8.1

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California Criminal Defense Attorney

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 30 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Litigation, Entertainment

Bio: Jason K. Feldman spent the first five years of his career as a criminal prosecutor in Portland, Oregon where he tried over 40 cases to a jury, argued in hundreds of judicial hearings, and assisted in a capital murder prosecution. Mr. Feldman serve...

Rating: 7.6

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California Criminal Defense Attorney

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 16 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Expungement, Domestic Violence and more

Bio: John Bussman has over a decade of experience succesfully defending against all types of criminal matters, including DUI, drug crimes, sex offenses, domestic violence, assault / battery, probation violations and 3-strikes cases. He earned his reput...

Rating: 10

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California Criminal Defense Attorney

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 26 years

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

Bio: Former New York City Prosecutor Will Defend You. When I graduated law school in 1998, I began working for the Kings County District Attorney’s Office (that is Brooklyn). I worked there for six years on a wide range of cases. They included petty cr...

Rating: 8.7

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California Criminal Defense Attorney

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 21 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Juvenile

Review: "When I was in a tough position with my case I was glad Lana was assigned my case. She was very kind making sure I understood my situation and making sure to help give me the best possible outcome and for this I'm forever grateful."

Rating: 8.1

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California Criminal Defense Attorney

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 22 years

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

Review: "I was referred to Scotty Storey from a friend of mine who used him in the past. He said he was a good lawyer who will not screw you over, but will actually help you with your case. My case was a criminal case. I was being charged with DV. He told ..."

Rating: 8.9

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California Criminal Defense Attorney

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 30 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Administrative Law, Speeding and Traffic Ticket and more

Bio: My mission is to help people understand the law and use it to improve their lives.

Rating: 8.3

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California Criminal Defense Attorney

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 12 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Personal Injury

Bio: I handle all types of criminal matters; both state and federal, misdemeanor or felony. A criminal conviction will impact you now and in the future. I will put my experience to work for you to either eliminate or minimize the impact of a conviction...

Rating: 7.9

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California Criminal Defense Attorney

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 30 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Domestic Violence

Bio: For the past 26 years Mark Geller has been a prosecutor with the Orange County District Attorney’s Office, retiring in January 2022 as a Senior Deputy DA. As a prosecutor Mr. Geller completed close to 150 jury trials for crimes including Domestic ...

Rating: 7.2

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California Criminal Defense Attorney

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 17 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense

Bio: My name is Brian McDonnell. After spending 8 years in the commercial lending industry and having helped start a highly successful commercial lending firm, I chose to redirect my talents to the field of criminal law. I grew up in Orange County and ...

Rating: 8.1

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California Criminal Defense Attorney

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 31 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Employment and Labor, Litigation

Rating: 7.6

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California Criminal Defense Attorney

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 53 years

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

Bio: Robinson Law Offices have over 100 years of combined experience. Fred Bien is a tough and dedicated criminal lawyer of Southern California. It is unlikely to find comparable criminal lawyers in Los Angeles with the experience and dedication that F...

Rating: 7.4

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California Criminal Defense Attorney

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 24 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI, Expungement and more

Bio: Graduate of University of San Diego School of LawAdmitted to practice law November 2001 Christopher Koch is highly experienced in DUI and criminal defense, very well respected and locally connected in San Bernardino, Riverside and Orange Counties....

Rating: 8.2

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California Criminal Defense Attorney

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 20 years

Practice Areas: Litigation, Criminal Defense

Rating: 8.7

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California Criminal Defense Attorney

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 15 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Family, Immigration

Bio: Eloise Kelsey’s practice now regularly includes the most serious allegations including strike offenses, sex crimes and gang allegations. And while every case is fact dependent, Ms. Kelsey is proud of her trial results which frequently include not ...

Rating: 7.5

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