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    Anthony Edward Colombo

    Anthony Edward Colombo

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    California Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 24 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, Appeals
    Rating:  10
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    Beau Daniel Weiner

    Beau Daniel Weiner

    5.02 reviews
    California Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 16 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, Juvenile, DUI & DWI and more
    Review: "I faced a complicated dependency case, involving my three children, my ex-wife, and officials in multiple counties. Beau worked closely with all parties involved and successfully argued that it was in my children's best interest to return quicklyt..."
    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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    Erin J Lee

    Erin J Lee

    5.02 reviews
    California Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 16 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, Immigration, Personal Injury
    Bio: Erin Lee is an experienced, licensed attorney with the State Bar of California. She obtained her Juris Doctor from the University of San Diego School of Law, and her Bachelor of Arts from the University of California, San Diego. Ms. Lee is license...
    Rating:  10
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    Patrick Steffan Aguirre

    Patrick Steffan Aguirre

    4.69 reviews
    California Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 29 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, Personal Injury
    Bio: Patrick S. Aguirre is an Orange County criminal defense lawyer who successfully founded The Law Offices of Patrick S. Aguirre Associates. Today, the firm boasts a winning record of more than 93%. For well over a decade, Attorney Aguirre has been p...
    Rating:  8.0
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    Richard Cornell Stone

    Richard Cornell Stone

    4.313 reviews
    California Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 59 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense
    Review: "Richard Stone is one of the best attorneys in the Bay Area if not in California. I have hired Stone for 3 D.U.I's, and a serious criminal case. I would have never thought of the minimal sentence I was given for them. Never done any significant tim..."
    Rating:  7.8
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    Raffi Garabed Naljian

    Raffi Garabed Naljian

    5.03 reviews
    California Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 20 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, Car Accidents, Credit Card Fraud and more
    Bio: Naljian Law Offices was founded by Raffi G. Naljian in 2008. Mr. Naljian practices criminal law with an emphasis on state criminal cases with a practice specialty on theft, DUI, fraud, drug and other related crimes. Mr. Naljian began his career in...
    Rating:  7.7
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    Jamyrson Leigh Pittori

    Jamyrson Leigh Pittori

    5.010 reviews
    California Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 26 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, Juvenile
    Review: "Jamyrson is a powerhouse. During an extremely high-conflict divorce, the opposing party attempted to weaponize the legal system in ways that were both aggressive and destabilizing in order to get out of paying support after a long marriage. Jamyrs..."
    Rating:  7.1
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    Zachary Mark Kitaynik

    Zachary Mark Kitaynik

    5.07 reviews
    California Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 13 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI
    Bio: Providing quality, creative and aggressive defense of criminal cases throughout the Bay Area.
    Rating:  7.3
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    Russell A. Wyatt

    Russell A. Wyatt

    5.04 reviews
    California Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 14 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI, Real Estate and more
    Review: "Typically the contracts I deal with are pretty straight forward and easy. I was recently presented with one that was well beyond my comfort range, and in addition had some stipulations that I was not comfortable with. I called Russ, he went over i..."
    Rating:  10
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    Morgan E Ricketts

    Morgan E Ricketts

    5.05 reviews
    California Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 16 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, Litigation, DUI & DWI
    Bio: After graduating from Harvard, my work in large law firms felt removed from the actual client and their problem. I started my own practice so I could work with real people who need legal services, instead of huge corporations where the lawsuit imp...
    Rating:  9.2
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    William Conwell

    William Conwell

    4.916 reviews
    California Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 23 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI, Domestic Violence and more
    Bio: I maintain a private criminal law practice. Currently, I represent people primarily in Lake and Mendocino Counties. I have completed approximately 50 jury trials (felony and misdemeanor trials) in Colusa County, Humboldt County, Lake County, Mendo...
    Rating:  8.4
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    B. Scott Winkler

    B. Scott Winkler

    5.09 reviews
    California Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 24 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, Family
    Bio: Scott Winkler has been a local attorney in Bakersfield for the past 23 years, following a successful banking career at Wells Fargo, as Vice-President at the Regional Commercial Banking Office. Growing up in Bakersfield, he truly understands the co...
    Rating:  7.3
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    Polina Logrue

    Polina Logrue

    5.016 reviews
    California Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 2 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI, Drug Crime and more
    Bio: Polina is a former prosecutor at the Orange County District Attorney’s Office (OCDA). As a passionate trial lawyer, Polina spent nearly every single day in the courtroom, first as a Deputy District Attorney and now as a Defense Attorney. During he...
    Rating:  9.1
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    Elisabeth Silva

    Elisabeth Silva

    5.03 reviews
    California Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 37 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, Estate Planning, Trusts and more
    Review: "Honest, professional, and kind! Ms. Silva he helped me to clearly understand my situation and the steps I need to take to protect myself. I would hire her in a minute if she was in my district!"
    Rating:  8.8
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    Brian Phillip Berson

    Brian Phillip Berson

    5.08 reviews
    California Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 42 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, Sex Crime, DUI & DWI and more
    Bio: Representing accused people throughout CaliforniaBrian P. Berson is a San Francisco-based criminal defense lawyer with more than 25 years of experience. With thehighest rating from Martindale-Hubbell in both Legal Ability and Ethical Standards, he...
    Rating:  9.5
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    Mark William Geller

    Mark William Geller

    5.037 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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    Steven Matthew Goldsobel

    Steven Matthew Goldsobel

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    California Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 32 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense
    Rating:  10
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    Ronald J. Nessim

    Ronald J. Nessim

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    California Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 45 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, Appeals, Litigation and more
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    Jaraal Patrick Akeem Wallace

    Jaraal Patrick Akeem Wallace

    5.06 reviews
    California Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 12 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, Personal Injury, Workers Compensation
    Bio: I am a former Public Defender who received his training at the office throughout law school, and for approximately two years after I graduated. I am one of the attorneys who actually cares about what happens to his clients. When I say actually car...
    Rating:  7.4
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    J. Gregory Turner

    J. Gregory Turner

    5.04 reviews
    California Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 26 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI
    Review: "To make a long story short the DEA paid me an unexpected visit and really tried to ruin my life. I spoke to many Lawyers before talking to Greg Turner. Choosing Greg to represent me was the best decision I could have made. The DA was trying to put..."
    Rating:  7.9
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