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California Criminal Defense Attorney

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 8 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Domestic Violence

Bio: Matthew received his Juris Doctor from John F. Kennedy University College of Law in 2015 and has over seven years of experience in a variety of different legal environments across the Bay Area. While in law school, he participated in a family law ...

Rating: 8.5

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California Criminal Defense Attorney

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 30 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI, Violent Crime

Bio: In my spare time, I enjoy travel, snowboarding, basketball, tennis, music, comedy, blogging, reading, history, food, and consversational Spanish.

Rating: 7.7

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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

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 25 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Estate Planning

Bio: I have been an Attorney for over 24 years. I’ve worked for the court system, the private sector, and governmental agencies, which included the Counties of Los Angeles and Riverside. I began my career in Civil Litigation advocating for the Civil Ri...

Rating: 7.0

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California Criminal Defense Attorney

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 26 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI

Bio: I am an Orange County criminal defense attorney focusing on women in trouble with the law. I always seek the best for my clients. I do all I can for them and believe in keeping an open line of communication so that they are always aware of what is...

Rating: 10

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California Criminal Defense Attorney

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 37 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Employment and Labor, Litigation

Review: "Very Responsive and Knowledgable. Takes care of client comprehensively."

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California Criminal Defense Attorney

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 39 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Personal Injury, Civil Rights and more

Bio: Neil J. Fraser Mr. Fraser has been a trial lawyer in Los Angeles for the past thirty plus years, primarily in solo practice . He currently practices through his own Law Office, under whose aegis James Carr, a U.S. and U.K. lawyer also works. Mr. F...

Rating: 7.6

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California Criminal Defense Attorney

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 30 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Appeals, Violent Crime and more

Bio: I care about my clients as people. Besides aiming to win them an acquittal or the best possible settlement , I work with each client to help minimize the stress one feels when facing criminal charges or having had one's property seized and held by...

Rating: 7.5

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California Criminal Defense Attorney

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 11 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Family

Bio: I am Jason Whiteside. I have extensive litigation experience in both criminal and family law. For Criminal Defense, I am currently on the county's conflict panel, serving the Joshua Tree Courthouse. I have prior experience as a volunteer Attorney ...

Rating: 7.4

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California Criminal Defense Attorney

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 20 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Car Accidents, Credit Card Fraud and more

Bio: Naljian Law Offices was founded by Raffi G. Naljian in 2008. Mr. Naljian practices criminal law with an emphasis on state criminal cases with a practice specialty on theft, DUI, fraud, drug and other related crimes. Mr. Naljian began his career in...

Rating: 7.7

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California Criminal Defense Attorney

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 17 years

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

Bio: I have over 15 years of experience in the legal field, serving as a Deputy District Attorney, Deputy Public Defender, and General Practitioner I have demonstrated a strong commitment to public service and serving clients of a diverse socio-economi...

Rating: 8.8

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California Criminal Defense Attorney

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 20 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Expungement, Copyright Infringement and more

Bio: Mathew Higbee is the founding attorney of Higbee & Associates, a national law firm with offices in 17 states and a winning tradition that includes more than 20,000 successful cases. The law firm employees more than 90 dedicated legal professionals...

Rating: 9.0

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California Criminal Defense Attorney

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 14 years

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

Bio: Retired.

Rating: 7.4

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California Criminal Defense Attorney

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 22 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Domestic Violence, Litigation and more

Bio: Arthur Khachatourians is an experienced defense attorney who represents clients in complex criminal and civil matters arising from governmental investigations, grand jury indictments, and corporate internal investigations. He has successfully repr...

Rating: 9.9

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California Criminal Defense Attorney

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 17 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Estate Planning, General Practice

Review: "I was referred you to Paulette by a friend and after explaining my situation she helped me for free! I needed my background evaluated and to see what could be done to remove something that was hindering my employment. She filed all necessary paper..."

Rating: 8.2

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California Criminal Defense Attorney

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 46 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI

Bio: Stephen A. Varga graduated from Stanford University with a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology. After Stanford, he pursued his law degree at Loyola Law School in Los Angeles, California. Mr. Varga is licensed to practice law in the State of California ...

Rating: 7.8

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California Criminal Defense Attorney

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 19 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense

Review: "A few months back I got into some trouble when I was referred to Alonzo. I was facing three charges, needless to say Mr Gradford was able to get the two most serious charges dropped & the third reduced from a DUI to a dry reckless. At first I felt..."

Rating: 7.8

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California Criminal Defense Attorney

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 14 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Personal Injury

Bio: At Lee & Osejo, LLP, we are dedicated to vigorously protecting the rights and interests of those who have been hurt due to the negligence or recklessness of another party. Our lawyers have the knowledge and experience necessary to assist clients i...

Rating: 8.0

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California Criminal Defense Attorney

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 28 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense

Bio: K. Alexandra McClure is a state and federal criminal defense lawyer who has been practicing in the Bay Area for over twenty years. She began her career as a Law Clerk for the Honorable Susan Illston in the United States District Court in San Franc...

Rating: 7.8

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California Criminal Defense Attorney

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 28 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI, Expungement

Bio: I am a Ventura County Native, Graduated from Cal State University Northridge and Glendale College of Law. Worked for the Los Angeles County Public Defenders Office as a Deputy Public Defender then for two different major State wide DUI firms and o...

Rating: 7.7

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California Criminal Defense Attorney

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 27 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI

Bio: I handle all manner of criminal matters and occasionally traffic in and around Orange County, CA. My objective is to get you the absolute best results possible. Thanks for looking into my profile. I recently joined the team at Paladin Legal Defend...

Rating: 8.7

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