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East Irvine Has 241 Criminal Defense Attorneys with 2517 Reviews

Criminal Defense Attorney near East Irvine (Laguna Hills)

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 8 years

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

Bio: During Christine Martin’s legal and law school career, Martin sought out work in the criminal defense field defending the rights of innocent men and women. At a young adult age, Martin volunteered at the Seton Hall Exoneration Project for several ...

Rating: 8.2

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Law Office of Anahita Hasheminejad PLC
2152 Dupont Drive Suite 280, Irvine, CA

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 20 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Litigation

Review: "Anahita goes above and beyond for her clients. I've used her for my business on many cases."

Rating: 8.7

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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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Criminal Defense Attorney near East Irvine (Tustin)

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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Kayajanian Law Firm
2050 Main Street, Suite 600, Irvine, CA

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 49 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Family, Personal Injury and more

Review: "JUDGE CANNON SAID HE WAS THE BEST FAMILY CONTEMPT LAWYER IN ORANGE COUNTY..HE WAS RIGHT! HE GOT THE NOT GUILTY VERDICT AS PROMISED"

Rating: 9.4

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Law Office of Michael Fell
900 Roosevelt, Irvine, CA

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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Patrick J. D'Arcy, APLC
1 Park Plz Ste 380, Irvine, CA

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 19 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Litigation, Real Estate and more

Bio: I like to read, ride off-road motorcycles and be outdoors as much as possible.

Rating: 9.5

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Criminal Defense Attorney near East Irvine (Tustin)

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 39 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Appeals, General Practice and more

Bio: John L. Dodd has been handling appeals throughout the State of California, on behalf of both appellants and respondents, as well as writ petitions, since 1989. Mr. Dodd is a California Certified Appellate Specialist and is experienced in civil, fa...

Rating: 9.1

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LEE & OSEJO, LLP
17897 MacArthur Blvd., Suite 205, Irvine, CA

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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Criminal Defense Attorney near East Irvine (Tustin)

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 18 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI

Review: "Great Attorney! He defended me in a criminal case! He defended my case as if he were defending his own son! I was facing 70 years to life years, Derrick got the sentence reduced to 15 years! I highly recommend Derrick Smalls! He kept me well infor..."

Rating: 7.9

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Criminal Defense Attorney near East Irvine (Aliso Viejo)

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 7 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Expungement

Bio: After handling thousands of misdemeanor and felony criminal cases at other firms in southern California, Charles and his wife Beatrice launched Farris Law Firm in 2024 to provide a local alternative for clients seeking criminal defense representat...

Rating: 7.0

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The Law Office of Bruce C. Bridgman
17500 Red Hill Avenue, Suite 230, Irvine, CA

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 51 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Family, Chapter 7 Bankruptcy and more

Bio: As the founder of The Law Office of Bruce C. Bridgman, Orange County attorney Bruce C. Bridgman offers legal counsel in criminal defense and civil issues. Since 1974, he has been in the legal field, and he has operated his own practice for over tw...

Rating: 8.6

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2372 Morse Avenue, Suite 168, Irvine, CA

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 13 years

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

Bio: Zykanova’s primary focus is state and federal litigation. Zykanova handles felony misdemeanor matters in state and federal court. Zykanova received her Bachelor of Science in political science from UCLA (cum laude) in 2008 and her Juris Doctor fro...

Rating: 8.0

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BAYONA LAW GROUP
19800 MacArthur Boulevard, Suite 300, Irvine, CA

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 19 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Personal Injury

Bio: Mr. Bayona graduated from Tufts University with an undergraduate degree in International Relations and a minor in economics. Upon graduating, he worked for Teach For America, a domestic peace corps. After he completed his time with this program, h...

Rating: 9.3

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Klausner Johnson LLP
2 Park Plaza, Suite 900, Irvine, CA

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 31 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Family, Litigation

Bio: I am a Certified Family Law Specialist certified by the State Bar of California and am licensed to practice law in California and Arizona. Our firm emphasizes complex Family Law, Civil Litigation, Corporate Formation and Transactional Matters, Cri...

Rating: 8.2

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Law Offices of Christopher J. Gonzales
27 Peters Canyon Road, Irvine, CA

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 27 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Car Accidents, Workers Compensation and more

Review: "I was referred to Chris by a mutual friend as I was lost in the middle of a legal matter and feeling confused in the system. Chris took over and we ended up with the best case scenario, he did everything he promised and more. Through the process h..."

Rating: 7.6

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Criminal Defense Attorney near East Irvine (Tustin)

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 18 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Juvenile, DUI & DWI

Bio: Mr. Mulhere places the utmost importance on handling each case with a great sense of detail and attention; always ensuring that his clients' rights and interests are being protected. As a former prosecutor, Mr. Mulhere brings a unique perspective ...

Rating: 8.7

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Criminal Defense Attorney near East Irvine (Tustin)

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 32 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Personal Injury, Construction & Development

Review: "As part of our initial phone discussion, Mark was kind enough to take the time to review the associated demand letter, be honest enough to identify that this was outside his field of expertise, and provide us with a recommendation for another atto..."

Rating: 7.1

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Hemant Hari Kewalramani
2603 Main Street, Suite 350, Irvine, CA

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 29 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Intellectual Property

Rating: 9.6

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18201 Von Karman Ave Ste 1000, Irvine, CA

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 52 years

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

Rating: 9.6

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Law Offices of Joseph Smith
19200 Von Karman, Ste 600, Irvine, CA

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 42 years

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

Bio: Thank you for your interest through AVVO. I am Joseph P. Smith, I have been a lawyer for over 29 years. I understand the trauma associated with being accused of any wrongdoing or being charged with a crime you did not commit. I focus on DUI defens...

Rating: 8.0

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