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California Criminal Defense Attorney

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 35 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Juvenile

Bio: A solo practitioner, Jeffrey B. Hayden represents the residents of the Bay Area in California, which includes the cities in the metro areas of San Francisco, Oakland and San Jose. He focuses his practice on criminal defense, and juvenile offenses....

Rating: 10

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California Criminal Defense Attorney

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 12 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Personal Injury

Bio: I handle all types of criminal matters; both state and federal, misdemeanor or felony. A criminal conviction will impact you now and in the future. I will put my experience to work for you to either eliminate or minimize the impact of a conviction...

Rating: 7.9

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Criminal Defense Lawyers in California

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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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 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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California Criminal Defense Attorney

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 17 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense

Bio: My name is Brian McDonnell. After spending 8 years in the commercial lending industry and having helped start a highly successful commercial lending firm, I chose to redirect my talents to the field of criminal law. I grew up in Orange County and ...

Rating: 8.1

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California Criminal Defense Attorney

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 31 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Employment & Labor, Litigation

Review: "I needed an Attorney for a family member and was referred to Ms. Leslie Ann Boyce by a friend. Leslie came highly recommended and I am so thankful for her. She was so through and gave the best advise. Leslie kept in touch every step of the way, ad..."

Rating: 7.6

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California Criminal Defense Attorney

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 53 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI, Domestic Violence

Bio: Robinson Law Offices have over 100 years of combined experience. Fred Bien is a tough and dedicated criminal lawyer of Southern California. It is unlikely to find comparable criminal lawyers in Los Angeles with the experience and dedication that F...

Rating: 7.4

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California Criminal Defense Attorney

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 24 years

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

Bio: Graduate of University of San Diego School of LawAdmitted to practice law November 2001 Christopher Koch is highly experienced in DUI and criminal defense, very well respected and locally connected in San Bernardino, Riverside and Orange Counties....

Rating: 8.2

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California Criminal Defense Attorney

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 15 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Family, Immigration

Bio: Eloise Kelsey’s practice now regularly includes the most serious allegations including strike offenses, sex crimes and gang allegations. And while every case is fact dependent, Ms. Kelsey is proud of her trial results which frequently include not ...

Rating: 7.5

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California Criminal Defense Attorney

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 56 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense

Review: "this attorney unfortunately fits the stereotype. I hired Doron to assist with a professional matter, and he used a boiler plate approach, and even made an off-color joke with the judge (related to a specific industry), as if criminal defense attor..."

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California Criminal Defense Attorney

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 14 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI, Appeals

Bio: In 2008, Ahrony was accepted into California Western School of law and received her law degree two and a half years later. During her freshman year, she interned as an investigative law clerk for the Attorney General of the National Science Founda...

Rating: 7.8

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California Criminal Defense Attorney

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 31 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI

Bio: I became an attorney because I believe passionately in the Constitution of this great country. If you are charged with a crime then you have rights. Period. People died for those rights. I'm a Navy veteran myself, and I didn't spend all that time ...

Rating: 8.1

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California Criminal Defense Attorney

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 14 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Workers Compensation, Personal Injury

Bio: A former city prosecutor himself, Mr. Terrell knows how prosecutors build their case, and what factors make them decide to reduce or even dismiss a charge.

Rating: 8.4

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California Criminal Defense Attorney

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 18 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Immigration, Sex Crime

Bio: From the time she was born, Kara has lived in four different countries- the United States, Spain, Argentina and Israel- and in seven different cities: Barcelona, Buenos Aires, Santa Barbara, San Diego, San Francisco, Tucson, and Jerusalem. By expe...

Rating: 8.4

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California Criminal Defense Attorney

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 51 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Personal Injury

Bio: Former Sonoma Counry Sheriff, Former Sonoma County Deputy D.A., U.S. Marine Corps Veteran,

Rating: 7.8

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California Criminal Defense Attorney

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 36 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense

Review: "Mr. Korn is everything a good lawyer should be. He is also a good listener with a sharp mind. I was excellently represented with very good results. Mr. Korn will tell you how it is with no beating around the bush."

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California Criminal Defense Attorney

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 21 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI

Bio: Attorney Jesse K. Whitten graduated with honors from the Oak Brook College of Law in 2003. After law school he started his own practice, The Law Offices of Jesse Whitten, and his entire legal career has been spent practicing exclusively DUI and cr...

Rating: 8.0

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California Criminal Defense Attorney

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 18 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Federal Crime, Business

Bio: I am a Criminal Defense Attorney who also works one-on-one with individuals and associations helping them navigate the legal system, setting up legal entities and wills and Trusts and, where appropriate, advising on business decisions that impact ...

Rating: 8.0

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California Criminal Defense Attorney

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 25 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense

Review: "I would highly recommend Scott Borthwick as an attorney. In Sept of 2012 I was arrested on three counts (1) a 245a2 felony assault with a fire arm (2) a 422 felony terrorist threat charge and (3) a domestic violence charge misdemeanor . I was beyo..."

Rating: 8.1

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California Criminal Defense Attorney

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 5 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Landlord & Tenant, Expungement

Bio: Zak Fisher is a licensed California attorney providing Californians with high-quality legal services and representation at reasonable rates. Zak is proud to have been raised in a union household, and he is committed to fighting for working people ...

Rating: 8.2

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California Criminal Defense Attorney

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 27 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Personal Injury, DUI & DWI and more

Bio: The Law Office of Anthony Janji provides clients with individualized attention coveted by those demanding the personal touch of a tenacious criminal and personal injury attorney. The approach the Law Office of Anthony Janji takes with each client ...

Rating: 8.4

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