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    Jeffrey Ronald Wood

    Jeffrey Ronald Wood

    5.05 reviews
    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 supe...
    Rating:  7.8
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    Jason K Feldman

    Jason K Feldman

    5.07 reviews
    California Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 29 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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    Edward Thomas Dunn

    Edward Thomas Dunn

    5.04 reviews
    California Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 40 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, Appeals, Violent Crime and more
    Bio: E. Thomas Dunn, Jr. is an appellate practitioner based in Tustin, California, handling both state and federal appeals, writs, and law and motion matters throughout Southern California. Mr. Dunn has a quarter century of experience handling trial an...
    Rating:  10
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    Matthew Thomas Matejcek

    Matthew Thomas Matejcek

    4.25 reviews
    California Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 8 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, Domestic Violence
    Bio: Matthew received his Juris Doctor from John F. Kennedy University College of Law in 2015 and has over seven years of experience in a variety of different legal environments across the Bay Area. While in law school, he participated in a family law ...
    Rating:  8.4
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    Daniel Martin Smith

    Daniel Martin Smith

    4.928 reviews
    California Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 35 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, State, Local And Municipal Law, White Collar Crime and more
    Bio: I am the founder of San Diego Defenders, the preminent private Civil Rights law firm in San Diego. We are a team of lawyers. That means that two lawyers are always working on your case. We offer in-house payment plans in a comfortable boutique law...
    Rating:  10
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    Scotty J Storey

    Scotty J Storey

    4.517 reviews
    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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    Rocky Johnson

    Rocky Johnson

    5.018 reviews
    California Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 11 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, Family, Wrongful Death
    Bio: Rocky Johnson, as an attorney has has worked on a wide variety of family law cases (custod, support & domestic violence restraining orders), and criminal cases. He has had the distinguishing opportunity to get to know the majority of San Bernardin...
    Rating:  7.9
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    Christine Joan Esser

    Christine Joan Esser

    5.01 review
    California Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 30 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, Administrative Law, Speeding & 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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    Leslie Ann Boyce

    Leslie Ann Boyce

    5.09 reviews
    California Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 31 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, Employment & Labor, Litigation
    Review: "I needed an Attorney for a family member and was referred to Ms. Leslie Ann Boyce by a friend. Leslie came highly recommended and I am so thankful for her. She was so through and gave the best advise. Leslie kept in touch every step of the way, ad..."
    Rating:  7.6
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    Fred Ray Bien

    Fred Ray Bien

    4.912 reviews
    California Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 52 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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    Mark William Geller

    Mark William Geller

    5.031 reviews
    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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    David C. Rome

    David C. Rome

    5.01 review
    California Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 10 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI, Domestic Violence and more
    Bio: A partner at the law firm of Radford, & Rome, David is a skilled litigator with extensive experience in criminal and DUI defense. With an undergraduate degree in Linguistics and a law degree from Suffolk University, he has honed his legal expertis...
    Rating:  8.2
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    Nicholas A Ynda

    Nicholas A Ynda

    5.05 reviews
    California Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 15 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI, Violent Crime and more
    Bio: Nicholas Ynda has been a practicing criminal trial lawyer since 2010. He has developed a record of winning criminal defense trials and getting cases dismissed via pre-trial motion across the State of California, including Orange County (Newport Be...
    Rating:  7.8
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    Michael G. Raab

    Michael G. Raab

    4.622 reviews
    California Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 31 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense
    Review: "Michael was a straight shooter from day one, and worked out deals that made not only the DA happy, but his client elated with results even before the judge ruled. The "Unhappy" rating sounds like its based upon your not knowing what you were getti..."
    Rating:  7.6
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    Orly Ahrony

    Orly Ahrony

    5.03 reviews
    California Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 14 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI, Appeals
    Bio: In 2008, Ahrony was accepted into California Western School of law and received her law degree two and a half years later. During her freshman year, she interned as an investigative law clerk for the Attorney General of the National Science Founda...
    Rating:  7.8
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    Adrienne Hilary Haddad

    Adrienne Hilary Haddad

    5.07 reviews
    California Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 14 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI
    Review: "Ms. Haddad is an exceptional lawyer ! I hired her to help me through a very confusing and difficult criminal case that lasted a couple of years. The outcome was victorious ! She is professional , intelligent, and loyal loyal loyal! She will fight ..."
    Rating:  8.1
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    Eloise E. Kelsey

    Eloise E. Kelsey

    5.06 reviews
    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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    Joshua Rollin Bourne

    Joshua Rollin Bourne

    4.936 reviews
    California Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 23 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI, Juvenile and more
    Bio: Call for a free consultation about your case. Welcome to the Law Office of Joshua R. Bourne. We are dedicated to providing quality legal services and are skilled in the areas of juvenile delinquency, family law, divorce procedure, as well as crimi...
    Rating:  10
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    Doron Weinberg

    Doron Weinberg

    1.01 review
    California Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 56 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense
    Review: "this attorney unfortunately fits the stereotype. I hired Doron to assist with a professional matter, and he used a boiler plate approach, and even made an off-color joke with the judge (related to a specific industry), as if criminal defense attor..."
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    Jesse Dameron Terrell

    Jesse Dameron Terrell

    5.05 reviews
    California Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 13 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, Workers Compensation, Personal Injury
    Bio: A former city prosecutor himself, Mr. Terrell knows how prosecutors build their case, and what factors make them decide to reduce or even dismiss a charge.
    Rating:  8.4
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