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    Lindsey Bronwyn Mercer

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    Lindsey Bronwyn Mercer

    5.0132 reviews
    Law Office of Lindsey B. Mercer
    600 W Broadway, Suite 700, San Diego, CA
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 20 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, Expungement, DUI & DWI and more
    Regarded as one of the most respected and successful criminal defense attorneys in San Diego.
    Rating:  10
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    Morgan D Ross

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    Morgan D Ross

    4.832 reviews
    Counterpoint Legal
    1901 First Avenue, Suite 405, San Diego, CA
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 15 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, Child Abuse, Family and more
    Creating a balance of power. For a free 30 minute consultation, call 619-432-3174
    Rating:  10
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    Rosalio Munoz

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    Rosalio Munoz

    5.02 reviews
    Mission Personal Injury Lawyers
    2515 Camino del Rio South., Suite 350, San Diego, CA
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 33 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, Personal Injury, Litigation
    Bio: Rosalio (Ross) Muñoz is a senior partner at Mission Personal Injury Lawyers, a law firm that serves accident victims in El Paso, TX. He has been practicing law for over 29 years and is a former Texas Court Judge. Ross dedicates his career to helpi...
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    Erik Adler Friis

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    Erik Adler Friis

    4.634 reviews
    Superior Law Center
    2667 Camino Del Rio South, Suite 304-1, San Diego, CA
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 28 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI, Domestic Violence
    Bio: Erik A. Friis is a respected and aggressivecriminal defense attorney who has handle numerous DUI and Criminal Defense related cases. Mr. Friis graduated from California Western School of Law in San Diego in. He subsequently went to work for a gene...
    Rating:  8.7
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    John Stuart Pozza

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    John Stuart Pozza

    4.838 reviews
    John Pozza Attorney At Law, PLC
    1059 Tenth Avenue, San Diego, CA
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 31 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, Juvenile, DUI & DWI
    John Pozza’s legal experience is unsurpassed in all felony and misdemeanor matters.
    Rating:  9.2
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    David Philip Shapiro

    David Philip Shapiro

    5.0113 reviews
    David P. Shapiro Criminal Defense Attorneys
    2550 Fifth Avenue, Suite 1050, San Diego, CA
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 18 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, Sex Crime, Violent Crime and more
    Bio: Arrested for a crime he, admittedly, did commit in 2004, David experienced firsthand the same fear, uncertainty, and concern for his future and freedom so many of his clients undergo when arrested or under investigation for allegedly committing a ...
    Rating:  10
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    Shawn Patrick King Huston

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    Shawn Patrick King Huston

    5.016 reviews
    Huston | MCCaffrey, LLP
    1650 Hotel Circle North, Suite # 201, San Diego, CA
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 21 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, Litigation, Bankruptcy & Debt and more
    Experienced Attorneys Dedicated To Meeting Your Legal Needs.
    Rating:  10
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    Peter Charles Blair

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    Peter Charles Blair

    5.0183 reviews
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    Law Office of Peter Blair
    225 Broadway, Suite 1740, San Diego, CA
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 15 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, Domestic Violence, Federal Crime and more
    PERSONAL ATTENTION | PROVEN RESULTS FREE CONFIDENTIAL CONSULTATION (619) 727-6897
    Rating:  10
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    Keith Howard Rutman

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    Keith Howard Rutman

    4.25 reviews
    501 W BROADWAY, STE 1650, San Diego, CA
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 36 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, Civil Rights, Appeals
    Telling you what you need to know, not what you want to hear.
    Rating:  10
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    Jennifer Rachel Goldman

    Jennifer Rachel Goldman

    4.9106 reviews
    Goldman Legal
    427 C Street, Suite 220, San Diego, CA
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 13 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, Domestic Violence, DUI & DWI and more
    Bio: Jennifer Goldman is an experienced criminal defense attorney who concentrates on representing people who have been accused of DUI, domestic violence and other criminal offenses. Jennifer's tireless and staunch advocacy has yielded very successful ...
    Rating:  9.6
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    Samuel Eugene Spital

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    Samuel Eugene Spital

    5.0278 reviews
    Samuel Spital & Associates
    8880 Rio San Diego Dr Suite 800, SAN DIEGO, CA
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 55 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, Licensing, Administrative Law and more
    Superb San Diego Criminal Defense State & Fed Court 19+ years "#1 Client Choice" Award. Former Deputy Attorney General
    Rating:  10
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    Erik H Zentz

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    Erik H Zentz

    4.58 reviews
    Samer Habbas & Associates PC
    550 W C Street, Suite 600, San Diego, CA
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 19 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI, Personal Injury
    Bio: I work hard to keep you out of jail.
    Rating:  9.3
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    Stacey A Kartchner

    Stacey A Kartchner

    5.038 reviews
    Klinedinst PC
    501 W Broadway, Ste. 1100, San Diego, CA
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 22 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense
    Review: "Reliable. Knowledgable. Excellent professional contacts. Strategic. Supportive. Positive. Allied. A friend suggested I hire Stacey after a public defender mismanaged my cases ... I got to have a thorough first time sit-down meeting with Stacey wit..."
    Rating:  10
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    Mark Lawrence Deniz

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    Mark Lawrence Deniz

    5.0374 reviews
    Law Offices of Mark Deniz, Scripps Ranch
    10620 Treena St, San Diego, CA
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 22 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI, Domestic Violence and more
    Former Veteran Prosecutor dedicated exclusively to Criminal Defense. Top Avvo Rating & Client Review
    Rating:  10
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    James Frank Pokorny

    James Frank Pokorny

    4.934 reviews
    Law Offices of James F. Pokorny
    1010 Second Avenue., Suite 2400, San Diego, CA
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 48 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, Aviation
    Review: "I would highly recommend Mr. Pokorny as a criminal defense attorney. He is very knowledgeable and professional. More importantly he is honest and to the point. He kept me informed and aware of what was going on in my case from day 1 until it was f..."
    Rating:  10
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    Patrick M Griffin

    Patrick M Griffin

    5.026 reviews
    Griffin Law Office, APC
    1350 Columbia, Unit 401, San Diego, CA
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 14 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI, Violent Crime and more
    Bio: Award winning San Diego Criminal Defense & DUI Attorney Patrick Griffin was raised in a large family in a rural Montana community where he learned the value of hard work and perseverance. Mr. Griffin has won cases in every courthouse in San Diego ...
    Rating:  10
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    Elliott Neil Kanter

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    Elliott Neil Kanter

    5.04 reviews
    Kanter Elliott N Attorney At Law A.P.C.
    110 W A St., Suite #950, San Diego, CA
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 45 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, Car Accidents, Birth Injury and more
    When experience matters most. San Diego attorney Elliott Kanter has served criminal defense and personal injury clients in San Diego for 40 years.
    Rating:  9.2
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    Shaun Anderson Sullivan

    Shaun Anderson Sullivan

    5.021 reviews
    The Sullivan Defense, APC
    2445 5th Ave., Ste. 330, San Diego, CA
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 14 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense
    Bio: Shaun A. Sullivan, Esq. is a Palm Springs native who's taken his talents from the West Coast to the East and back again. After wrapping up high school at Tabor Academy in Massachusetts, Sullivan attended Colgate University for his undergraduate de...
    Rating:  10
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    Nima Haddadi

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    Nima Haddadi

    5.099 reviews
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    The H Law Group San Diego
    600 West Broadway Suite 700, San Diego, CA
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 15 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI, Personal Injury
    Day-one consequence map—jail, fines, probation, collateral fallout—so decisions are made with numbers, not guesses.
    Rating:  9.4
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    Dod Ghassemkhani

    Dod Ghassemkhani

    5.0141 reviews
    DOD LAW
    303 A Street, Suite 306, San Diego, CA
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 21 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI, Drug Crime and more
    Bio: AWARD-WINNING TRIAL ATTORNEY Named TRIAL LAWYER OF THE YEAR, Attorney Dod of DOD LAW can be best described as a-------- FIGHTER. Known for his passion and tenacious litigation skills Dod has the results to prove it. One of his greatest accomplishm...
    Rating:  10
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