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    Douglas Ilan Horngrad

    Douglas Ilan Horngrad

    5.01 review
    California Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 45 years
    Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, General Practice
    Review: "Horngrad is one of the THE pre-eminent lawyers in California and has an AVOO rating of 6.7??? He tried and won the notorious and groundbreaking suppressed memory issue. For me, he won an utter BS citizen's arrest case filed against me by a psychot..."
    Rating:  6.7
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    Edward Z. Tabash

    Edward Z. Tabash

    5.01 review
    California Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 49 years
    Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Constitutional
    Review: "I am happy to say that after emailing Mr. Tabash I received an email reply from him in a very timely manner. I would recommend Mr. Tabash to people who don't want to wait around for answers, then Mr. Tabash is the perfect attorney to call upon. I ..."
    Rating:  6.8
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    Crystal Dawn Erlandson

    Crystal Dawn Erlandson

    5.01 review
    California Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 19 years
    Practice Areas: Criminal Defense
    Review: "Crystal was very pleasant to work with and very knowledgeable about my court case. She was very informative in letting me know what was going on with my case. She was always on time and was prompt with returning my calls or emails. I really feel t..."
    Rating:  6.7
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    Antonio Ronaldo Garcia

    Antonio Ronaldo Garcia

    5.04 reviews
    California Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 17 years
    Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Family, Personal Injury
    Bio: Antonio R. Garcia is a very passionate and aggressive attorney! He has represented clients in criminal and family law matters in courts throughout Southern California. He has represented clients in courts ranging from West Covina, Pasadena, to Lon...
    Rating:  8.5
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    Michael Joseph Runkle

    Michael Joseph Runkle

    5.09 reviews Attention
    California Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 15 years
    Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Contracts & Agreements
    Review: "Michael Runkle represented me during the process to have my probation lifted and record expunged. He thoroughly explained every step of the way. He was able to deliver needed court paperwork without added visits and costs. His expertise in his fie..."
    Rating:  5.9
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    Damon Livingston Jenkins

    Damon Livingston Jenkins

    5.01 review
    California Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 15 years
    Practice Areas: Criminal Defense
    Review: "Damnon Jenkins was my public defender for a case in ventura county and an amazing one at that! He had many cases but I always felt like I was the only person he represented. he represented me for 2 years and got a felony charge with 5 year sentenc..."
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    John Joseph Sage

    John Joseph Sage

    5.01 review
    California Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 25 years
    Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, International Law
    Review: "I was concerned utilizing the services of the Office of the Public Defender, because their caseloads here in Yolo are uncontrollably high. When I had to petition the court to have my private attorney removed as he had sort of vanished, I was intro..."
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    Joseph Denis Cavanaugh

    Joseph Denis Cavanaugh

    5.01 review
    California Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 13 years
    Practice Areas: Criminal Defense
    Review: "I have to say I was unsure about Joe at first being public defender. We all hear how public defenders have too many cases so there's no time for them to do a good job. with Joe I found this very UNTRUE he did a great job and made the time to care!..."
    Rating:  6.6
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    Zachary Miller Nightingale

    Zachary Miller Nightingale

    3.85 reviews
    California Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 29 years
    Practice Areas: Immigration, Litigation, Criminal Defense
    Review: "He is excellent immigration lawyer, he had very success handle my extreme difficult case and now I am green card holder, thank again to Mr. Zachary Nightingale."
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    Edward R. Munoz

    Edward R. Munoz

    4.67 reviews
    California Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 46 years
    Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Personal Injury
    Bio: Extensive litigation experience in the following areas: Federal & state criminal defense cases, Civil personal injury cases (motor vehicle, abuse, wrongful death), Professional licensing board hearings. I have 10 years of experiance as a...
    Rating:  8.7
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    R. Allen Baylis

    R. Allen Baylis

    5.034 reviews
    California Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 28 years
    Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Speeding & Traffic Ticket
    Bio: In 2009, R. Allen Baylis represented a client charged with running a red light in Santa Ana based on evidence obtained through the use of a red light camera system. Mr. Baylis took the case up on appeal, which resulted in the published opinion: Pe...
    Rating:  7.9
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    Richard Crowley Conway

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    Richard Crowley Conway

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    California Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 48 years
    Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Litigation, Family and more
    Rating:  8.7
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    David Evan Jones

    David Evan Jones

    5.012 reviews Attention
    California Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 32 years
    Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI, Federal Crime
    Bio: Mr. Jones graduated from the University of Southern California (USC) in 1985, where he was a member of the men's rowing team. He received his Masters from the University of San Francisco (USF) in 1988. He attended Whittier College, McCullom School...
    Rating:  10
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    Paul Martin Feuerwerker

    Paul Martin Feuerwerker

    5.01 review
    California Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 26 years
    Practice Areas: Criminal Defense
    Review: "He's been my lawyer 3 maybe 4 times and I got dismissed or very good deals he's smart he's fast and fights for you."
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    Franz Andre-Mari Criego

    Franz Andre-Mari Criego

    4.25 reviews
    California Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 45 years
    Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Family
    Review: "franz helped me with my family case. he went above and beyond. highly recommend. he will be honest and he is like a pit bull in court. hire him for your case he is worth every penny"
    Rating:  6.8
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    Trent Brehon Copeland

    Trent Brehon Copeland

    5.05 reviews
    California Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 37 years
    Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI, Violent Crime and more
    Bio: I am a devoted advocate to my clients and their cases. I represent your interests with my heart and soul. I am also one of the leading legal analysts providing expert analysis on legal cases for CBS, CNN and Fox News. I am also an advocate for the...
    Rating:  9.6
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    Jennifer J Wirsching

    Jennifer J Wirsching

    4.713 reviews
    California Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 17 years
    Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Federal Crime
    Review: "Attorney Jennifer Wirsching was excellent in providing the answers to questions, I desperately needed answers to! Jennifer put my anxiety at ease by explaining the process in a criminal proceedsing. If you're looking for an attorney to represent y..."
    Rating:  8.5
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    Maksim Alexander Merzel

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    Maksim Alexander Merzel

    5.03 reviews
    California Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 6 years
    Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Personal Injury, Medical Malpractice and more
    Bio: Attorney Maksim Merzel, a leading figure at Bernard, Klimianok and Merzel Law Firm, is celebrated for his broad legal expertise and steadfast dedication to client success. He holds a Bachelor's degree from UCLA and a Juris Doctorate from Loyola La...
    Rating:  6.4
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    Hali Ford

    Hali Ford

    5.03 reviews
    California Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 10 years
    Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Family, Juvenile
    Bio: Hali has handled thousands of criminal and juvenile delinquency cases as well as family law cases involving complex custody disputes, domestic violence, and multi-million dollar assets. She has personally tried over 40 criminal jury trials to verd...
    Rating:  6.4
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    Yali Corea-Levy

    Yali Corea-Levy

    5.01 review
    California Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 14 years
    Practice Areas: Criminal Defense
    Review: "I met Yali while he was working as a public defender. I walked in after being shuffled around by Santa Clara County, including 4 other lawyers. I had recently been charged with a dui and resisting arrest. At the time I had two officers word agains..."
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