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    417 criminal defense lawyers serve Santa Monica, CA. Compare the best based on 4139+ reviews and detailed profiles. Related practice areas and nearby towns in Los Angeles County are listed below.

    Santa Monica Has 417 Criminal Defense Attorneys with 4139 Reviews

    Robert Michael Helfend

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    Helfend Law Group
    312 Arizona Avenue, Santa Monica, CA
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 42 years
    Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Federal Crime, DUI & DWI and more
    Bio: Robert M. Helfend has spent more than four decades defending people accused of serious crimes under California criminal law. He understands how district attorneys build cases, how judges evaluate credibility, and how to identify weaknesses in the ...
    Hart Jasper Levin

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    5.0337 reviews
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    Law Offices of Hart J. Levin
    401 Wilshire Blvd., 12th Floor, Santa Monica, CA
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 19 years
    Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI
    LA's #1 rated DUI Attorneys. Former LA Prosecutor. Flexible Payment Plans. Free Consultations. Se habla espanol.

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    Criminal Defense Lawyers in Santa Monica, CA

    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 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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    Yan Goldshteyn

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    5.022 reviews
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    3301 Ocean Park Blvd Ste 205, Santa Monica, CA
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 16 years
    Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Business, Immigration and more
    Bio: Yan Goldshteyn, the Principal Attorney, holds a favorable standing with the California State Bar and is admitted to practice in the United States District Court for the Central District of California, as well as the Immigration Courts and the Boar...
    Booth Law Criminal Defense
    2716 Ocean Park Blvd #2007, Santa Monica, CA
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 12 years
    Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI, Domestic Violence
    Bio: As owner and founder of Booth Law, I work tirelessly to defend Los Angeles residents facing criminal charges. I understand the stress and anxiety of being charged with a crime, and my practice is dedicated to guiding you through these difficult ti...
    Cron, Israels & Stark
    401 Wilshire Blvd, #1200, Santa Monica, CA
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 50 years
    Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI, Domestic Violence and more
    Bio: Selected as "Super Lawyer" 2008-2019 with 42 Years of Experience. Top-Rated Criminal Defense Attorney. Former LA Prosecutor. Client's Choice Winner 2014. Recipient, American Jurisprudence Award. Rated AV by Martindale-Hubbel. Phil Israels was born...
    Vincent Michael Imhoff

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    Imhoff & Associates, PC
    808 Wilshire Blvd, Ste 200, Santa Monica, CA
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 36 years
    Practice Areas: Criminal Defense
    Charged with a crime? We're here to help. Free consultation. One flat fee for your case. Call 24/7.
    Cron, Israels & Stark
    401 Wilshire Blvd, Suite #1200, Santa Monica, CA
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 52 years
    Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI, Domestic Violence and more
    Bio: Selected as "Super Lawyer" 2004-2019. Top 5% of all Attorneys in California. 44 Years Experience. Certified as a Criminal Law Specialist by the California State Board of Legal Specialization. Former Prosecutor. Steve Cron was born in 1948, and rai...
    Katherine Cullen McBroom

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    Katherine McBroom
    242 26th Street, Unit C, Santa Monica, CA
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 23 years
    Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Sex Crime, Violent Crime and more
    Assertive representation, compassionately administered. Call today!
    Law Offices of Joel C. Koury
    3435 Ocean Park Blvd, Ste 107-50, Santa Monica, CA
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 36 years
    Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Federal Crime, Domestic Violence and more
    Tsion Chudnovsky

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    5.041 reviews
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    Chudnovsky Law
    1541 Ocean Avenue, Suite 200, Santa Monica, CA
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 24 years
    Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Licensing, DUI & DWI and more
    Top-rated team of Former DAs and criminal defense attorneys with 75+ yrs experience handling 6,000+ misdemeanor and felony cases, trials, and investigations. Flexible Payment Plans.
    Ardalon Fakhimi

    PRO

    Criminal Defense Attorney near Santa Monica (Los Angeles)
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 25 years
    Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI, Domestic Violence and more
    Top-Performing DUI/DWI & Criminal Defense Attorney. Avvo Awarded. I'll personally handle your DUI case. If you have been arrested for a DUI charge, you have only 10 days to act before losing important legal rights. Don’t delay in hiring legal coun...
    Law Offices of Caree Harper
    4:01 Wilshire, Suite 1200, Santa Monica, CA
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 24 years
    Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Civil Rights
    Bio: Caree Harper was recently named one of the National Trial Lawyers "Top 100". Prior to becoming a civil rights attorney, Caree Harper was a private investigator for an East Bay Area City Attorney's Office.Ms. Harper was also a police officer for a ...
    Cron Israels and Stark
    401 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 1200, Santa Monica, CA
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 21 years
    Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI, Domestic Violence and more
    Bio: Call for a free case evaluation at . Former LA Prosecutor. Selected as "Super Lawyer" in 2019. Client's Choice Award Winner in 2014. Sam J. Israels is a law firm partner with the Law Offices of Cron, Israels, & Stark. Mr. Israels received his...
    Stephanie McClure

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    Criminal Defense Attorney near Santa Monica (Los Angeles)
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 19 years
    Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Business
    Former Supervising Prosecutor, turned top-rated Defense Attorney. Call to feel the difference...
    429 Santa Moncia Blvd Ste 210, Santa Monica, CA
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 17 years
    Practice Areas: Criminal Defense
    Bio: I started my legal careeras a childsleeping on the floors of courtrooms while my father argued cases. This is how I spent my summers till I started working in my father and grandfather's law firm. Law is the only thing I know how to do. I practice...
    Bibee Law Firm
    2530 Wilshire Blvd., 3rd Floor, Santa Monica, CA
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 31 years
    Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI, Speeding & Traffic Ticket
    Bio: I am a former prosecutor for the city of Long Beach. For over fifteen years I handled thousands of criminal, DUI and traffic related cases at all stages of the proceedings, from pre-filing investigation, filing and arraignment to jury trial and ap...
    Criminal Defense Attorney near Santa Monica (Santa Moncia)
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 14 years
    Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI, Appeals
    Bio: In 2008, Ahrony was accepted into California Western School of law and received her law degree two and a half years later. During her freshman year, she interned as an investigative law clerk for the Attorney General of the National Science Founda...
    Michael Eric Kraut

    PRO

    Criminal Defense Attorney near Santa Monica (Beverly Hills)
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 32 years
    Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI, Domestic Violence and more
    TOP-RATED LOS ANGELES CRIMINAL DEFENSE LAWYER Harvard Law School Educated - Former Senior LA Prosecutor Michael Kraut - PROVIDING AGGRESSIVE DEFENSE FOR YOU!
     
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