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    Denise Pereira

    Denise Pereira

    5.028 reviews
    California Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 20 years
    Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI, Personal Injury and more
    Bio: Denise is an aggressive litigator who fights relentlessly for her clients. When you hire Pereira Law you get Denise, on your side and in your corner. With nearly 20 years of trial experience handling everything from simple battery to murder she fi...
    Rating:  10
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    Adam Cohen

    Adam Cohen

    4.610 reviews
    California Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 18 years
    Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Speeding & Traffic Ticket, DUI & DWI
    Bio: Adam Cohen is the Managing Partner of Ticket Crushers, A Law Corporation and a California-based DUI and criminal defense attorney. Before founding Ticket Crushers, Adam interned with the Los Angeles District Attorney’s Office felony unit, where he...
    Rating:  9.0
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    James E Dunn

    James E Dunn

    4.021 reviews
    California Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 29 years
    Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI, Domestic Violence and more
    Bio: One of the area's top criminal defense and DUI attorneys who won the landmark breathalyzer case upheld by the CA Supreme Court Team includes Harvard Attorney, Former DA and Certified Criminal Law Specialist. Immigration law expert to help non-citi...
    Rating:  9.5
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    Steven L. Harmon

    Steven L. Harmon

    5.01 review
    California Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 53 years
    Practice Areas: Criminal Defense
    Review: "Even though I have only needed a Defense Attorney one time my experience with Steven L Harmon was exceptional. I have referred him before and would do it again."
    Rating:  7.8
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    Andrew Kenneth Nietor

    Andrew Kenneth Nietor

    5.01 review
    California Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 26 years
    Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Immigration
    Bio: Andrew Nietor received his B.S. in Finance and International Business from New York University in 1988. After working in the private sector for 10 years, including a year in Mexico, Mr. Nietor attended The George Washington University Law School, ...
    Rating:  10
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    Judith Rochlin

    Judith Rochlin

    4.84 reviews
    California Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 52 years
    Practice Areas: Criminal Defense
    Review: "My daughter was facing substantial time in federal prison. The prosecution wanted a long sentence. Judith did an amazing job. She fought hard and got a light sentence for my daughter. I am so grateful that Judy represented my daughter."
    Rating:  7.5
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    Angela Novas Mcgill

    Angela Novas Mcgill

    4.816 reviews
    California Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 29 years
    Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Immigration, Divorce & Separation
    Bio: I am a sole practitioner with a focus on immigration and family law practice. My firm deals with all facets of immigration, from business visas to family petitions, deportation defense including representation at bond hearings in the various immig...
    Rating:  9.2
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    Matthew D. Roy

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    Matthew D. Roy

    4.839 reviews
    California Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 17 years
    Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Divorce & Separation, Domestic Violence and more
    Bio: As a Sacramento area family law, bankruptcy, and criminal defense attorney I am committed to helping people navigate the complex issues involving divorce, child custody, and domestic violence. I also handle Chapter 7 and Chapter 13 bankruptcy case...
    Rating:  9.0
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    Thomas Daly

    Thomas Daly

    5.05 reviews
    California Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 12 years
    Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI, Domestic Violence and more
    Bio: Thomas Daly is the founder of Thomas Daly Law, A Professional Corporation and one of Walnut Creek's most diligent and engaged criminal defense attorneys. A graduate of John F. Kennedy University, he has dedicated his career to the criminal defense...
    Rating:  8.4
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    Karen Anne Sheehy

    Karen Anne Sheehy

    5.03 reviews
    California Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 18 years
    Practice Areas: Criminal Defense
    Bio: After feeling like I had been taken advantage of by my ex-husband during a nasty divorce, I vowed to go to law school and become a family lawyer. I majored in Rhetoric at U.C. Berkeley in order to hone my argumentative writing style and received m...
    Rating:  7.2
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    Dirk Brian Paloutzian

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    Dirk Brian Paloutzian

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    California Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 31 years
    Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Litigation, Personal Injury and more
    Bio: Mr. Paloutzian has been practicing law for more than 20 years. He specializes in defense of health care providers in professional liability cases, probate litigation, business litigation and agribusiness. Prior to joining Baker Manock & Jensen...
    Rating:  9.3
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    Brian Allen Newman

    Brian Allen Newman

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    California Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 47 years
    Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Car Accidents
    Bio: I have been in practice for over 33 years. I have operated my own Law Firm for 31 of those 33 years. I have handled a wide variety of types of cases, however, currently I emphasis criminal law. I have been on many high profile Organized Crime RICO...
    Rating:  9.7
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    Adam Jackson

    Adam Jackson

    5.016 reviews
    California Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 12 years
    Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Sex Crime
    Bio: I understand that as an attorney, I am the voice of those who are wrongfully accused and people who should not have their lives ruined by a criminal conviction. I believe every person is entitled to have an advocate for their rights, and it is my ...
    Rating:  9.9
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    Jason Robert Holley

    Jason Robert Holley

    5.010 reviews
    California Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 9 years
    Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI, Expungement and more
    Bio: My educational and practical experience in vigorous indigent criminal defense in Sacramento County makes me a uniquely qualified criminal defense attorney. RESUME Education University of the Pacific McGeorge School of Law in Sacramento (Cum GPA 3....
    Rating:  7.1
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    David Michael Lawrence

    David Michael Lawrence

    5.04 reviews
    California Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 58 years
    Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, White Collar Crime, Sex Crime and more
    Bio: For over four decades, Michael Lawrence has been recognized as one of the most respected and effective trial attorneys in Monterey County. In 2010, he was the recipient of the Lewis C. Fenton Award, which is the Monterey County Bar Association’s m...
    Rating:  9.5
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    Robert Frederick Waggener

    Robert Frederick Waggener

    5.02 reviews
    California Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 41 years
    Practice Areas: Criminal Defense
    Review: "Without a long winded acknowledgment, this man is quite simply the best lawyer in the nation. He will handle your case in any city federal or state reasonably with the passion of a spartan warrior. He just doesn't lose, if their is a way he will f..."
    Rating:  7.4
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    S. Jacob Babachanian

    S. Jacob Babachanian

    5.026 reviews
    California Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 31 years
    Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Litigation, DUI & DWI and more
    Bio: Glendale attorney Sarkis Jacob Babachanian offers clients efficient, cost-effective legal solutions inside and outside of the courtroom. Over 26 years of law practice experience qualify Mr. Babachanian to professionally handle cases in these pract...
    Rating:  10
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    Robert Joseph Beles

    Robert Joseph Beles

    3.811 reviews
    California Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 58 years
    Practice Areas: Criminal Defense
    Review: "Robert Beles and his team are straightening out my matters that the San Francisco public defender left in shambles. I had to be patient and wait for court dates and for judges to rule in my favor. Thanks to Robert and his team my future looks much..."
    Rating:  10
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    Ignascio Gallegos Camarena

    Ignascio Gallegos Camarena

    4.419 reviews
    California Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 24 years
    Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Employment & Labor, Personal Injury and more
    Bio: For over a decade, I sat on the other side of the table — defending large corporations against employment claims and representing insurance companies against injury claims. I learned their playbooks from the inside: how employers build a defense b...
    Rating:  9.3
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    Christina Sue Bateman

    Christina Sue Bateman

    3.02 reviews
    California Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 18 years
    Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Immigration, Family and more
    Bio: Christina Bateman received a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration in 1992 from UC Riverside where she was on the dean’s list. Ms. Bateman attended Western State University College of Law, where she was also on the dean’s list, was...
    Rating:  9.1
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