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    Orange County Has 1011 Criminal Defense Attorneys with 10368 Reviews

    Jason Franklin Coker

    Jason Franklin Coker

    5.014 reviews
    Orange County Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 12 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI, Speeding & Traffic Ticket and more
    Bio: Mr. Coker is a licensed attorney California and Texas. He is an experienced criminal defense attorney, a California bar tutor, and an NFLPA certified contract advisor. Mr. Coker has represented clients in hundreds of DUI cases, hundreds of crimina...
    Rating:  7.8
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    Leonard Anthony Matsuk

    Leonard Anthony Matsuk

    5.014 reviews
    Orange County Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 48 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, Personal Injury
    Bio: I have argued over 100 cases to a jury and approximately 200 to a court without a jury. Many attorneys have never tried a jury trial. For 30 years, I have successfully defended many hundreds of clients accused of a wide range of criminal charges —...
    Rating:  9.5
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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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    Polina Logrue

    Polina Logrue

    5.014 reviews
    Orange County Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 2 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI, Drug Crime and more
    Bio: Polina is a former prosecutor at the Orange County District Attorney’s Office (OCDA). As a passionate trial lawyer, Polina spent nearly every single day in the courtroom, first as a Deputy District Attorney and now as a Defense Attorney. During he...
    Rating:  8.6
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    Suliana Lutin

    Suliana Lutin

    5.014 reviews
    Orange County Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 13 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, Immigration
    Bio: Personal, amable, accesible y amistoso, no se oyen a menudo cuando se describe a un bufete de abogados. Esta es precisamente la razón por la cual Lutin Law Group fue fundado. Nosotros somos un bufete de inmigración y de defensa criminal suficiente...
    Rating:  7.7
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    John Wood Bussman

    John Wood Bussman

    5.014 reviews
    Orange County Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 16 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, Expungement, Domestic Violence and more
    Bio: John Bussman has over a decade of experience succesfully defending against all types of criminal matters, including DUI, drug crimes, sex offenses, domestic violence, assault / battery, probation violations and 3-strikes cases. He earned his reput...
    Rating:  10
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    Joshua Peter Visco

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    Joshua Peter Visco

    5.027 reviews
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    Orange County Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 19 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI
    Bio: Mr. Visco began his legal career in 2006 as a prosecutor with the San Bernardino County District Attorney’s Office. While with the district attorney’s office, Mr. Visco handled thousands of misdemeanor and felony cases and quickly rose through the...
    Rating:  10
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    Pante-a Nilchian

    Pante-a Nilchian

    5.013 reviews
    Orange County Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 18 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense
    Review: "Having no experience with the legal system and not sure what type of help we needed, we were very impressed with Pante-a from the first few mintues of our visit. She provided a consultation that fully explained the legal process and what we should..."
    Rating:  9.3
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    Adriana C. Quintero

    Adriana C. Quintero

    5.013 reviews
    Orange County Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 11 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI
    Bio: Adriana Quintero received her Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of California, Berkeley, double majoring in Political Science and Spanish. After graduating from UC Berkeley, Ms. Quintero attended California Western School of Law in San D...
    Rating:  9.1
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    Saif Hafeez Rahman

    Saif Hafeez Rahman

    5.013 reviews
    Orange County Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 19 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI
    Bio: Saif H. Rahman focuses his law practice on criminal defense which he has been practicing exclusively for over 12 years. Before starting his own office, Saif served as a Deputy Public Defender in the County of Orange for over 7 years. During that t...
    Rating:  9.0
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    William Grant Bettencourt

    William Grant Bettencourt

    5.013 reviews
    Orange County Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 15 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, Immigration, Litigation
    Bio: Mr. Bettencourt is a criminal defense and immigration attorney based in Orange County, California. Mr. Bettencourt serves clients in Orange County, Riverside County, San Bernardino County, Los Angeles County, as well as clients throughout the Stat...
    Rating:  10
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    Matthew Garth Kaestner

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    Matthew Garth Kaestner

    5.012 reviews
    Orange County Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 40 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, Violent Crime, Domestic Violence and more
    Bio: Long Beach criminal defense attorney, Matthew Kaestner, brings over 32 years of criminal law experience to the defense of every criminal case. He is certified as a criminal law specialist by the State Bar of California Board of Legal Specializatio...
    Rating:  8.0
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    Kristine Koo

    Kristine Koo

    5.012 reviews
    Orange County Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 14 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, Sex Crime, DUI & DWI and more
    Bio: I'm here for you! I'm a former Deputy District Attorney and Deputy Public Defender. I have done over 40 misdemeanor/felony jury trials and countless motions. My practice areas range from misdemeanors, to traffic violations, to serious and violent ...
    Rating:  8.3
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    Anita Alexandra Kay

    Anita Alexandra Kay

    5.012 reviews
    Orange County Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 26 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense
    Bio: As one of the esteemed Irvine criminal defense attorneys at the Law Firm of Pilchman & Kay, P.L.C., Anita Kay has a proven track record of receiving countless not guilty verdicts on many complicated and serious criminal charges. She is experienced...
    Rating:  7.9
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    Charles E Frisco

    Charles E Frisco

    5.012 reviews
    Orange County Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 32 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense
    Bio: Charles E. Frisco has been sole attorney on more than 150 felony trials to verdict and thousands of criminal cases overall. His legal career covers juvenile, appellate and special circumstance life without parole cases from arraignment to finality...
    Rating:  7.3
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    Sean Dennis Hennessey

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    Sean Dennis Hennessey

    5.011 reviews
    Orange County Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 34 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, Personal Injury, Civil Rights and more
    For 23 years I have been a trial lawyer practicing personal injury and criminal defense cases.
    Rating:  10
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    Jeffrey D. Stearman

    Jeffrey D. Stearman

    5.011 reviews
    Orange County Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 43 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, Family, Divorce & Separation and more
    Bio: I offer a FREE initial telephonic consultation. Also, sometimes in divorce/custody cases, a private investigator becomes necessary to locate hidden assets and other related assignments. I can offer my clients this service since I am also a Califor...
    Rating:  9.0
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    Douglas Xavier Arenivar

    Douglas Xavier Arenivar

    5.011 reviews
    Orange County Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 23 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, Family, Divorce & Separation and more
    Bio: Douglas Xavier Arenivar is a licensed attorney in California. He graduated Magna Cum Laude from UCLA with a BA in Political Science and obtained his JD at UCLA’s School of Law. He was admitted to the State Bar of California in 2002. With over 10 y...
    Rating:  8.9
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    Lisa Nelson

    Lisa Nelson

    5.011 reviews
    Orange County Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 17 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, Tax, Tax Fraud & Tax Evasion and more
    Bio: Lisa O. Nelson joined the Law Offices of A. Lavar Taylor in 2013. Mrs. Nelson was recently added as the Firm's first partner in 2015. Mrs. Nelson began her legal career in private practice working for a boutique San Diego tax controversy law firm....
    Rating:  10
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    Steven Scott Mitchell

    Steven Scott Mitchell

    5.011 reviews
    Orange County Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 29 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense
    Bio: Mr. Mitchell worked as a Deputy District Attorney from 1996 to 2016 in both Orange and San Bernardino Counties and also previously worked as a Los Angeles County Deputy Sheriff. As a Deputy District Attorney, Mr.Mitchell acted as lead trial counse...
    Rating:  8.7
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    George William Abbes

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    George William Abbes

    5.010 reviews
    Orange County Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 43 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, Immigration, Personal Injury
    The Attorney That Other Attorneys Recommend
    Rating:  9.6
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