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    California Has 8950 Criminal Defense Attorneys with 51101 Reviews

    Vikas Bajaj

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    Vikas Bajaj

    5.0119 reviews
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    California Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 24 years
    Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Federal Crime, Domestic Violence
    The PROVEN defender of all allegations facing those in San Diego State and Federal Courts.
    Rating:  8.3
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    Aaron Love Turner

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    Aaron Love Turner

    5.043 reviews
    California Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 26 years
    Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI, Personal Injury and more
    Compassionate to you, relentless to the prosecution. Over 17 years of experience. Call today!
    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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    Keith Howard Rutman

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    Keith Howard Rutman

    4.36 reviews
    California Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 36 years
    Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Civil Rights, Appeals
    Telling you what you need to know, not what you want to hear.
    Rating:  10
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    Jan Lawrence Handzlik

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    Jan Lawrence Handzlik

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    California Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 55 years
    Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, White Collar Crime
    Experienced. Accomplished. Effective.
    Rating:  10
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    Negin Yamini

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    Negin Yamini

    4.5276 reviews
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    California Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 15 years
    Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Administrative Law, Domestic Violence and more
    Negin dedicates herself to practicing criminal law and professional licensing defense throughout the state of California.
    Rating:  10
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    Anjali Bansal

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    Anjali Bansal

    4.9113 reviews
    California Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 11 years
    Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Juvenile, Violent Crime and more
    "Defending Our Kids Throughout California Since 2016. Kids Make Mistakes. Hiring Me Is Not One."
    Rating:  10
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    Audrey Stephanie Loftin

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    Audrey Stephanie Loftin

    5.06 reviews
    California Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 36 years
    Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI, Family and more
    Bio: I was born in Chattanooga Tennessee and have been an attorney at law since 1990. Since then, I have gained significant Family, Criminal and Civil Law experience as I am admitted to all state courts in California as well as the federal district cou...
    Rating:  10
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    Ronald Daniel Hedding

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    Ronald Daniel Hedding

    5.0209 reviews
    California Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 32 years
    Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Domestic Violence, Sex Crime
    "L.A.'S TOP RATED CRIMINAL DEFENSE ATTORNEY-WE ARE THE ATTORNEYS OTHER LAWYERS HIRE TO DEFEND THEM!"
    Rating:  10
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    Ernest J. Lee

    Ernest J. Lee

    5.0121 reviews
    California Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 24 years
    Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Personal Injury
    Bio: Ernest J. Lee Sr. is a seasoned attorney and the visionary behind Lee Law Group, established to serve clients in personal injury, criminal defense, and consumer protection. Born at Ft. Bragg, NC, to CWO Major Lee Jr. and Lucille Lee, Ernest was ra...
    Rating:  10
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    Fred Thiagarajah

    Fred Thiagarajah

    5.0161 reviews
    California Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 26 years
    Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI
    Bio: Former Deputy District Attorney Fred Thiagarajah is a criminal defense attorney practicing in Southern California, including Orange, Los Angeles, Riverside, and San Bernadino counties. Mr. Thiagarajah has handled thousands of cases as both a prose...
    Rating:  10
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    Derek Richard Ewin

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    Derek Richard Ewin

    5.024 reviews
    California Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 32 years
    Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI
    FORMER CONTRA COSTA COUNTY PROSECUTOR WITH OVER 19 YEARS OF CRIMINAL LAW AND DUI EXPERIENCE
    Rating:  8.8
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    Clemente Montano Jimenez

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    Clemente Montano Jimenez

    5.016 reviews
    California Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 26 years
    Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Federal Crime, Immigration and more
    Bio: For over twenty-five years, I have dedicated my career to the defense of the criminally accused. Throughout that time, I was required to regularly address my clients' immigration concerns. To better serve my clients, I expanded my criminal defense...
    Rating:  8.9
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    Jason Patrick Hopper, C.F.L.S.

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    Jason Patrick Hopper, C.F.L.S.

    4.420 reviews
    California Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 19 years
    Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Family, Divorce & Separation and more
    Hopper Hopper Strebe —Family Law Attorneys and Mediators. Helping You Turn Conflict Into Resolution. Call today for a Free Consultation.
    Rating:  9.4
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    Linda Michelina Parisi

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    Linda Michelina Parisi

    5.06 reviews
    California Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 48 years
    Practice Areas: Criminal Defense
    Sacramento Criminal & DUI Attorneys With More Than 76 Years Of Combined Experience.
    Rating:  9.3
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    John Murray

    John Murray

    5.0147 reviews
    California Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 21 years
    Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI
    Bio: John Murray is a prominent Orange County, San Bernardino, Los Angeles and Rancho Cucamonga criminal defense lawyer. He has achieved a remarkable record of success in helping clients fight misdemeanor, felony, DUI and juvenile cases.
    Rating:  9.9
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    Arvand Mahdavi Naderi

    Arvand Mahdavi Naderi

    5.0186 reviews
    California Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 22 years
    Practice Areas: Criminal Defense
    Bio: My firm is dedicated to aggressive criminal defense. Over the years, I have gained and have been fortunate enough to achieve a stellar reputation amongst my peers, and opposing attorneys. I apply the effective cross-examination skills and talents ...
    Rating:  9.8
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    Peter Francis Iocona

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    Peter Francis Iocona

    5.066 reviews
    California Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 20 years
    Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI, Personal Injury and more
    Trial-Focused Criminal Defense for Serious Felony and Misdemeanor Cases for High-Exposure State and Federal Criminal Cases.
    Rating:  10
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    Leonard Manalo

    Leonard Manalo

    5.0126 reviews
    California Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 13 years
    Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI, Juvenile and more
    Bio: Leonard "Leo" Manalo is a highly-skilled and experienced criminal defense attorney based in Los Angeles, California. Leo has dedicated his entire professional career to protecting the rights of defendants accused of crimes in State and Federal cou...
    Rating:  10
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    Sharen H. Ghatan

    Sharen H. Ghatan

    5.085 reviews
    California Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 24 years
    Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Personal Injury
    Bio: California Legal Counsel; Southern California's Top Rated DUI/Criminal Defense & Personal Injury/Accident Firm for is on YOUR side! Representing the injured and the accused for nearly 25 years, and ranked as the top 2.5% attorneys in the state...
    Rating:  10
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    Paul Seth Meyer

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    Paul Seth Meyer

    4.310 reviews
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    California Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 54 years
    Practice Areas: Criminal Defense
    Bio: Our clients rely on my 9 years as a Senior Trial Attorney with the Orange County District Attorney's Office followed by over 25 years in criminal defense to guide them. They recognize that attention to detail and knowing the opposition from the in...
    Rating:  10
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