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California Criminal Defense Attorney

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 15 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense

Review: "To keep a very long story short I was charged with murder, gang enhancements,and gun enhancements in March of 2014. I was sitting in county jail for about two in a half years before I was blessed with Sarah eisenhart and Alyssa Huff. Sarah made su..."

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California Criminal Defense Attorney

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 15 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Personal Injury, Motorcycle Accident

Bio: Mr. Bruner attended Thomas Jefferson School of Law here in San Diego. He graduated in the top 10% of his class and served as the Chief Articles Editor on Law Review and also received numerous awards and recognition while in law school. Upon gradua...

Rating: 8.2

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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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California Criminal Defense Attorney

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 27 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Juvenile, DUI & DWI and more

Bio: Our office practices in all areas of Juvenile and Adult criminal defense including: DUI defense, Domestic Violence, Restraining orders, Sex offenses, Gangs, Drugs and Murder. We also represent clients in Juvenile Dependency (CPS) court Guardianshi...

Rating: 8.1

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California Criminal Defense Attorney

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 11 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Family, Immigration and more

Review: "I hired Jackie kahlberg for my family law case after I had temporarily moved from Southern California to Northern California with a stip when I return that would resume my prior schedule. I moved back after 10 months and my ex filed to take away t..."

Rating: 7.1

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California Criminal Defense Attorney

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 20 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Litigation

Review: "Ms. Morris treated my case with care and intelligence. She was able to speak on my behalf and take the emotion out of the situation to reveal that obviously and logically I needed to be reimbursed by the other side for damages. Because of Ms. Morr..."

Rating: 8.7

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California Criminal Defense Attorney

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 19 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Personal Injury, Car Accidents and more

Review: "Mr. Madenlian is an excellent attorney! Absolutely satisfied with how Garo handled my case from beginning to end. I appreciated how available he was to answer any questions that I had and he was sure to give me a thorough explanation of what the p..."

Rating: 7.3

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California Criminal Defense Attorney

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 24 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense

Review: "My boyfriend was charged with 2 robberies and gang enhancements. After invesitgation with his private investigator glen, mr silva was able to get all the charges dismissed. My boyfriend was released immediately and mr silva even got his parole vio..."

Rating: 6.7

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California Criminal Defense Attorney

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 26 years

Practice Areas: Trademark Infringement, Intellectual Property, Criminal Defense

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California Criminal Defense Attorney

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 28 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI

Review: "Mr. Maline is honest, gets the job done, and is very upfronting, he’ll tell you straight up the truth. And he charges what he says"

Rating: 9.2

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California Criminal Defense Attorney

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 28 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI, Litigation

Review: "Working with this lawyer was a great experience after I interviewed many. I needed someone who was easy to work with given my busy schedules. This lawyer made the process extremely easy by being flexible with coordinating meeting time. I was also ..."

Rating: 7.2

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California Criminal Defense Attorney

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 10 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Family, Speeding & Traffic Ticket

Bio: My goal has always been to provide affordable and reliable legal representation to those who need it the most. I have worked in the law for nearly two decades and eventually decided to take the plunge and go to law school. I passed law school and ...

Rating: 6.6

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California Criminal Defense Attorney

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 49 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense

Review: "Jeff Weiss saved me from 100 bogus counts of forgery when my ex got jealous over some other guy I was seeing when I was with the jerk. Jeff Weiss came on the case and reduced it to 1 count and I was released in 2 weeks. "

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California Criminal Defense Attorney

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 26 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Immigration, Car Accidents and more

Review: "El abogado fabian nos esta ayudando en nuestro caso, Un exelente serviso a nosotros nos toco trabajar con lily y nos ha dado un exelente service nos ayudo en todo. 100% recomendado"

Rating: 8.4

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California Criminal Defense Attorney

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 33 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Child Custody, Divorce & Separation and more

Bio: Experienced legal services you can trust. The legal system can intimidate and overwhelm anyone – we're here to help find the answers and create the solutions you need. Don't let yourself get buried in details. Contact us instead. Dan Near earned a...

Rating: 8.4

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California Criminal Defense Attorney

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 32 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense

Review: "HE IS SO AWESOME AND HE CAME THOUGH FOR ME ON MY CASE. I AM GRATEFUL TO HAVE HAD HIM AS A LAWYER AND I THANK GOD FOR THIS MAN. HE GOT ME OUT OF A HORRIBLE SITUATION AND I AM HAPPY TO BE FREE. I WILL RECOMMEND HIM TO ANYONE WHO IS FIGHTING A CASE. ..."

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California Criminal Defense Attorney

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 12 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense

Bio: Experienced Criminal Defense Attorney serving Shasta, Siskiyou, Trinity, and Tehama Counties.

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California Criminal Defense Attorney

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 18 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense

Review: "Michael helped a good friend of mine with a case. He is honest, personable, and reliable. In a stressful time, he was able to put my friend's worries at ease. I would recommend Michael to anyone needing non-greedy, well-liked, honest attorney!"

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California Criminal Defense Attorney

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 40 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense

Review: "Mister grow is a very confident and competent attorney. I would recommend him"

Rating: 6.7

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California Criminal Defense Attorney

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 20 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Family, Child Custody and more

Review: "Kristin is an amazing attorney who is dedicated to helping her clients get the best results.I hired her to represent me with my DUI.She went above and beyond in negotiating for the best plea bargain.I would hire her again and reccomend her to anyo..."

Rating: 7.3

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California Criminal Defense Attorney

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 13 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Employment & Labor, Litigation and more

Review: "Antony is a Honest & compassionate Attorney . His kindness was so refreshing from a Attorney. I was being discriminated against by my employer and Antony helped me through some very tough times. He is so down to earth and keeps you informed about ..."

Rating: 7.0

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