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    Richard Lansburgh

    Richard Lansburgh

    4.85 reviews
    California Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 30 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, Personal Injury
    Review: "Richard handled a case for me many years ago and did an excellent job. I recently had a consult with him with a friend, who needed attorney representation, and Richard proved to be very responsive and knowledgeable. His rates are quite reasonable...."
    Rating:  6.7
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    Jerome H. Mooney

    Jerome H. Mooney

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    California Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 53 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, Litigation, Entertainment and more
    Rating:  8.6
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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 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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    Robin Ann Packel

    Robin Ann Packel

    5.01 review
    California Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 32 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense
    Review: "My friend had a very difficult Federal case that he had been struggling with for several decades. He had been held by Federal parole for several years longer than he should have. Ms. Packel's dedication, concern and hard work resolved his case v..."
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    Rahel Eden Kent

    Rahel Eden Kent

    5.01 review
    California Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 37 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, Personal Injury, Business
    Review: "Rahel Kent is on top of things! I was hit by a vehicle in Los Angeles last year; I decided to hire Rahel when another lawyer made a colossal mess out of my case and nearly caused me to miss some deadlines. Rahel coached me through getting things b..."
    Rating:  6.7
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    Raymond George Aragon

    Raymond George Aragon

    5.01 review
    California Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 46 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense
    Review: "This attorney has nerves of steel, I believe because he is extremely knowledgeable and has a cool, calm and very professional demeanor, and therefore instills the utmost confidence in himself by his clients, and most of all he treats his clients w..."
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    Brenda Carol Andrade

    Brenda Carol Andrade

    5.05 reviews
    California Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 36 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, Family, Personal Injury
    Review: "Ms. Andrade is the most efficient, organized, brilliant advocate I have ever witnessed in my 55 years of life. Whomever has the privilege of having her presentation has already won. Thank you Brenda! You’re the best!"
    Rating:  6.8
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    Angela Maria Fontova

    Angela Maria Fontova

    4.718 reviews
    California Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 24 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, Immigration, Divorce & Separation and more
    Review: "Excelente abogada. Realmente el profesionalismo, el respeto y la empatía con la que me ayudó a resolver mi caso jamás lo olvidaré. Recomendada completamene. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️"
    Rating:  7.4
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    Harvey Leonard Ziff

    Harvey Leonard Ziff

    4.47 reviews
    California Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 58 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, Personal Injury
    Review: "With Harvey Ziff you are in very good hands. He is very organized, patient, walks you through everything, straight to the point and makes sure you understand what’s going on. I was very lucky to be his client and his doctors helped me recover afte..."
    Rating:  6.5
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    Kiran Kutty Nair

    Kiran Kutty Nair

    5.029 reviews
    California Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 21 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, Immigration
    Bio: Kiran Nair is the founder of K Nair Law Group, P.C. Ms. Nair is licensed by the California State Bar and authorized to practice before the Executive Office of Immigration Review, United States Department of Justice and Ninth Circuit Court of Appea...
    Rating:  8.2
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    Roberto Cruz Evangelista

    Roberto Cruz Evangelista

    5.02 reviews
    California Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 27 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense
    Review: "Whoever says public defenders don't work their asses off must not have been represented by Mr. Evangelista. He is the epitome of what a public defender should be. I was calm throughout my trial because I knew my case was in good hands.It's hard no..."
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    Rena Wallenius

    Rena Wallenius

    5.02 reviews
    California Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 46 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense
    Review: "She has helped my now ex girlfriend and I in the past. She will fight for you in court, not like some I seen who sit on their....... Even now I had been looking for specific kind of lawyer and Ms. Wallenius gave me a name and phone number."
    Rating:  6.7
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    Melody Yasuda

    Melody Yasuda

    5.06 reviews
    California Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 13 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI
    Bio: Melody Yasuda is a Managing Attorney at Ticket Crushers, A Law Corporation, practicing primarily in Santa Clara and Santa Cruz Counties. A Bay Area native, she earned her B.A. in Legal Studies from UC Berkeley and her J.D. from Santa Clara Univers...
    Rating:  8.4
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    Soheil Levy

    Soheil Levy

    5.073 reviews
    California Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 11 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, Domestic Violence, DUI & DWI and more
    Bio: I became an attorney to stand up for those who cannot stand up for themselves. As a person born in the Islamic Republic of Iran, I saw how people would get arrested for nothing more than their religious beliefs. I saw those same people not have ac...
    Rating:  7.1
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    Richard Lee Sternfeld

    Richard Lee Sternfeld

    5.01 review
    California Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 40 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense
    Review: "Justice was served, after 11 years because God blessed my nephew with Attorney, Richard Sternfeld and the entire legal team that worked on the case for my nephew."
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    Ginger Therese Ortiz

    Ginger Therese Ortiz

    5.01 review
    California Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 34 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI, Juvenile and more
    Bio: Ginger Ortiz has been a practicing criminal defense attorney in San Luis Obispo County for more than two decades.Trained as a trial lawyer and having worked as a public defender, Ms. Ortiz leverages her trial advocacy skills on a wide range of cas...
    Rating:  6.8
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    Jeffrey Eugene Elliott

    Jeffrey Eugene Elliott

    5.01 review
    California Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 37 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense
    Review: "Advocate Jeffrey Elliott ( Cruz) , the Castilian Barrister, like a fighter, as his father & eldest daughter, is doggedly in the ring and in your corner, be it , misdemeanor or felony"
    Rating:  7.0
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    Marylou Elin Hillberg

    Marylou Elin Hillberg

    5.01 review
    California Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 46 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense
    Review: "Mary Lu Hilberg took my writ of habeas case accusing another attorney by the name of Monte Hanson of . Negligent representation. This is very brave and noble to do within the attorney ranks. As it is very true that the attorneys like to look out f..."
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    Roger Whitenhill

    Roger Whitenhill

    5.01 review
    California Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 47 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense
    Review: "Mr. Whitenhill represented my son in his case. He's a straight forward, no nonsense kind of a person. Gave sound advice and competent representation. Did the best he could given the circumstances. After the case was adjudicated and we called him w..."
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    Gautam J. Jagannath

    Gautam J. Jagannath

    4.05 reviews
    California Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 13 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, Immigration, Appeals and more
    Bio: Founding director and attorney at Social Justice Collaborative, a nonprofit immigration and criminal defense legal services organization in Oakland.
    Rating:  10
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    Michael V Schafler

    Michael V Schafler

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    California Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 25 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense
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