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    California Has 8947 Criminal Defense Attorneys with 50890 Reviews

    Erik Adler Friis

    PRO

    California Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 29 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI, Domestic Violence
    Bio: With a formidable career spanning over two decades, Erik Friis has a storied history of delivering robust defense for his clients. As a seasoned attorney and California native, Erik has a deep-rooted understanding of the local legal landscape, all...
    California Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 17 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, Personal Injury, Workers Compensation
    Bio: Sicat Law is dedicated to aggressively advocating for injured clients and helping them recover after serious accidents and workplace injuries. Ms. Sicat has recovered millions of dollars in settlements for clients in personal injury and workers’ c...

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    Criminal Defense Lawyers in California

    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 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, ...
    California Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 27 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI, Litigation
    Bio: Author of over 1,750 published articles about DUI, domestic violence, theft, drug offenses, sex offenses and other areas of criminal defense, including resentencing, Greg Hill defends those accused of such crimes in the Torrance and Long Beach are...
    Mark J. Reichel

    PRO

    California Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 34 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, White Collar Crime, Personal Injury and more
    Excellence in general criminal felony defense is our business.
    California Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 50 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI, Domestic Violence and more
    Bio: Selected as "Super Lawyer" 2008-2019 with 42 Years of Experience. Top-Rated Criminal Defense Attorney. Former LA Prosecutor. Client's Choice Winner 2014. Recipient, American Jurisprudence Award. Rated AV by Martindale-Hubbel. Phil Israels was born...
    Jeffrey Tyson Hammerschmidt

    PRO

    4.944 reviews
    This is an aggregated review score of Avvo and Lawyers.com reviews.
    California Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 38 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, Federal Crime
    Fresno Based Criminal Defense Attorney, Dedicated to Providing the Highest Level of Legal Service.
    California Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 34 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, Personal Injury, Divorce & Separation and more
    Bio: Attorney Ron S. Bamieh is a Ventura personal injury attorney the founder of The Law Offices of Bamieh & Erickson, PLC which in 2019 became the Law Offices of Bamieh and DeSmeth, PLC. Not only does Mr. Bamieh have 30 years of experience in the lega...
    California Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 21 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI
    Bio: After nine years as a prosecutor, I launched my own firm specializing in criminal law. I have handled every type of criminal case including murder, attempted murder, robbery, carjacking, burglary, rape, child molestation, child abuse, domestic vio...
    California Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 21 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, Expungement
    Bio: I am honored to be working as a Public Defender for Riverside County once again. If you need an "expungement" or a dismissal under Penal Code Section 1203 point 4 (or one of the appropriate code sections), please contact my office for an applicati...
    Jill Marie Cremeans

    PRO

    California Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 20 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI, Domestic Violence and more
    Bio: Since 2006, Jill Cremeans has been a steadfast champion for clients across Southern California, navigating a wide range of criminal cases with care and diligence. Her extensive experience spans from serious charges like murder and three-strikes of...
    California Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 31 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI
    Bio: Criminal Defense & Professional License Defense Representation in Orange CountyAs a highly qualified and experienced Laguna Beach criminal defense attorney who has advocated on behalf of individuals throughout the Orange County area for more than ...
    California Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 20 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI, Violent Crime and more
    Bio: At Greenberg & Greenberg, our skilled San Bernardino & Riverside criminal defense attorneys can protect you and your rights. We will apply our knowledge and experience in criminal defense to pursue a dismissal or reduction of charges, or present a...
    Andrew Stephen Roberts

    PRO

    California Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 48 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, Speeding & Traffic Ticket, DUI & DWI and more
    46 YEARS EXPERIENCED CRIMINAL DEFENSE, DUI, TRAFFIC, PERSONAL INJURY - ATTORNEY - CALL ANDY FOR FREE CONSULTATION. LET MY YEARS OF EXPERIENCE GET YOU THROUGH YOUR SITUATION!
    California Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 15 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI, Violent Crime and more
    Bio: Award winning San Diego Criminal Defense & DUI Attorney Patrick Griffin was raised in a large family in a rural Montana community where he learned the value of hard work and perseverance. Mr. Griffin has won cases in every courthouse in San Diego ...
    California Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 20 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI
    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 combined ex...
    California Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 28 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI, Domestic Violence and more
    Bio: Selected as a Super Lawyer from 2015-2025. Top 5% Lawyer in California. Certified Criminal Law Specialist by State Bar. One of only 345 in California. Exclusively Criminal Defense. Exclusively L.A. Attorney Anthony A. Arzili has devoted his practi...
    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...
    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...

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