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Clarke, Johnston, Thorp & Rice
1010 Second Avenue, Suite 1800, San Diego, CA

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 23 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense

Bio: Trip Johnston began his legal career in 2001 as a law clerk on the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. After completing his clerkship, he became a trial attorney with Federal Defenders of San Diego in 2002 and was promoted to a supervisory role in 200...

Rating: 8.7

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Bruner Law, APC
401 West "A" Street Suite 1150, San Diego, CA

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 15 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Personal Injury, Motorcycle Accident

Bio: Mr. Bruner attended Thomas Jefferson School of Law here in San Diego. He graduated in the top 10% of his class and served as the Chief Articles Editor on Law Review and also received numerous awards and recognition while in law school. Upon gradua...

Rating: 8.2

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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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Law Office Of Thomas P. Matthews
110 W C St #1201, San Diego, CA

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 33 years

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

Bio: Thomas Matthews is a graduate of the prestigious Cal Western School of Law located in San Diego. With over 25 years experience in defending all types of criminal charges in San Diego County cities like Escondido, Vista, Chula Vista, Spring Valley,...

Rating: 9.7

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Suite 2202, 110 West "C" Street, San Diego, CA

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 46 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Constitutional, Administrative Law and more

Review: "Brian has been helping me since 2001. I was in the military and had 2 DUI's in a years time. Not only did he defend me and help me resolve it he gave me some great advice. A few years later, I had to return to San Diego to deal with an issue and B..."

Rating: 8.3

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Law Offices of Areeg Akel
C/O: 401 W. A Street, San Diego, CA

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 24 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Immigration

Bio: Aggressive, Experienced & Proven Best Results Criminal Defense Attorney. Areeg Akel is a successful, aggressive, and effective attorney who focuses to resolve your case quickly while achieving the best winning possible results. Our office handles ...

Rating: 8.4

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Frank T. Vecchione
105 W "F" St #215, San Diego, CA

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 53 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense

Review: "Frank T. Vecchione is an excellent attorney with White Collar Criminal Defense. He did an excellent job for me, highly recommend him."

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Burkhead Criminal Defense, P.C.
7670 Opportunity Road, Suite 115, San Diego, CA

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 5 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Drug Crime, Domestic Violence and more

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Rating: 7.0

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The Gilliland Firm
402 W Broadway Ste 1760, San Diego, CA

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 34 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Civil Rights, Personal Injury

Bio: Mr. Gilliland graduated from the University of Washington in 1985 with a BA in English. He attended the University of Oregon School of Law where is served as an assistant and associate editor on the Oregon Law Review and teaching assistant in Tort...

Rating: 9.1

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444 West C Street, Suite 200, San Diego, CA

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 22 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Immigration

Review: "Our case with immigration was extremely difficult. It lasted 7 years. Without Heather we probably would have given up. Heather is a hardworking, smart and knowledgeable attorney who is really caring about her clients. She is very attentive to deta..."

Rating: 9.3

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Elizabeth A Bumer, Attorney at Law
402 West Broadway St., Suite. 400, San Diego, CA

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 37 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Administrative Law

Review: "Ms. Bumer represented my brother @ parole hearing this year 2022. At CSP RJ Donovan in San Diego. With a great attitude in these types of cases. Liz most definitely provides complete preparation for the process in which the GRANT FOR PAROLE WAS GR..."

Rating: 7.7

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Page & Wong, APC
2650 Camino Del Rio North, Suite 108, San Diego, CA

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 16 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense

Bio: Born and raised in San Diego, Lisa Wong is a former Deputy Public Defender who has had extensive experience dealing with a wide variety of misdemeanor and felony cases. Ms. Wong is passionate about fighting for the rights of her clients. Known for...

Rating: 8.4

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Law Offices of Michael S. Berg
402 West Broadway, Suite 1300, San Diego, CA

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 44 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Federal Crime, Juvenile and more

Bio: Michael S. Berg handles a wide variety of criminal cases in state, federal, and juvenile courts. Michael is a State Bar of California Certified Specialist in Criminal Law. His extensive experience over 31 years includes white collar crimes, drug c...

Rating: 10

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600 W Broadway Ste 700, San Diego, CA

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 10 years

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

Review: "Ariel was both the most thorough and thoughtful attorney. She was intently dedicated and her empathy was amazing!"

Rating: 9.0

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402 W Broadway Ste 860, San Diego, CA

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 39 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense

Review: "I retained Mr. Clay for a DUI. He was very responsive and did an excellent job defending me. It was obvious he had extensive experience. I always felt like my interests were well protected. I would strongly recommend him."

Rating: 8.6

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THE CRUZ LAW OFFICE, APC
3200 4th Avenue., Suite 203, San Diego, CA

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 14 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Immigration

Bio: Attorney Narciso Delgado-Cruz was born in Oaxaca, Mexico. His family immigrated to the United States in the early1980s. The hardships he and his parents encountered throughout their route to Naturalization motivated Narciso to become an attorney. ...

Rating: 9.8

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Law Office of Joshua R. Bourne
Bristol Square, 185 W 'F' St Ste 100, San Diego, CA

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 23 years

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

Bio: Call for a free consultation about your case. Welcome to the Law Office of Joshua R. Bourne. We are dedicated to providing quality legal services and are skilled in the areas of juvenile delinquency, family law, divorce procedure, as well as crimi...

Rating: 10

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2550 Fifth Ave, Suite 1050, San Diego, CA

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 4 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense

Bio: Elmira Yousufi has dedicated her career to making a difference for those who may be mistreated by the criminal justice system. Born in Afghanistan, Elmira and her family emigrated to Pakistan and Iran before eventually coming to the United States ...

Rating: 7.2

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Law Office of Lupe Rodriguez Jr., APC.
402 W Broadway, Suite 400, San Diego, CA

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 31 years

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

Bio: My background started in 1994 as a Civil Litigation attorney handling a wide variety of insurance defense cases. I then moved onto prosecuting cases for the Federal Government and handled hundreds of drug importation, drug conspiracy, alien smuggl...

Rating: 8.9

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Bernal Law Office
750 B Street, Suite 1710, San Diego, CA

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 18 years

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

Bio: For almost a decade, I served as a prosecutor handling virtually all types of criminal cases. I have prosecuted and defended cases involving misdemeanor charges, domestic violence, DUI, DWI, white collar crime, insurance fraud, gun charges, violen...

Rating: 8.3

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Lewis Brisbois
701 B Street, Suite 1900, San Diego, CA

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 16 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Family, DUI & DWI

Bio: Facing criminal charges and navigating the legal system on your own can be scary. Although courts and juries are in place to protect your rights, without someone on your side to help you, your rights and freedom may be at risk. I understand the st...

Rating: 8.4

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