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California Criminal Defense Attorney

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 44 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Administrative Law, Health Care and more

Bio: I have practiced law in Orange County for over 40 years and have tried over 100 cases. I started my career as an Orange County Deputy District Attorney where I routinely practiced as a prosecutor before the trial and appellate courts. I focused my...

Rating: 9.9

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California Criminal Defense Attorney

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 54 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI

Rating: 10

Call for a consultation(213) 466-0286

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Criminal Defense Lawyers in California

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

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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California Criminal Defense Attorney

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 34 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense

Bio: I am a graduate of the California State University, Long Beach, and University of California Davis, School of Law. I havepracticed criminal defense for over twenty years in Californias Central Valley in both State and Federal courts, at the trial ...

Rating: 9.3

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California Criminal Defense Attorney

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 17 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI, Domestic Violence and more

Bio: Byron I. Roope founded the Law Office of Byron Roope in 2012. From the time he was young, Byron knew that he wanted to be an attorney. He comes from a family of attorneys and always desired to follow in the same path. As an undergraduate at Utah S...

Rating: 9.7

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California Criminal Defense Attorney

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 18 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI, Personal Injury and more

Bio: With almost 20 years of experience, there is a reason why the other side fears Sam Salhab in Court! Having conducted approximately 40 jury trials from jury selection to actual verdict, Sam is infamous for aggressively represting his clients in cou...

Rating: 9.9

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California Criminal Defense Attorney

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 11 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Domestic Violence, DUI & DWI and more

Bio: Law Office of Najda Kazarian Aggressive Representation | Attainable Results| Absolute Rights The Law Office of Najda Kazarian provides a tireless and driven advocate who knows the ins and outs of the criminal justice system. Our experienced attorn...

Rating: 9.0

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California Criminal Defense Attorney

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 38 years

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

Bio: For more than 28 years, David M. Wallin has dedicated his legal career to helping everyday people, everyday, to get the best possible legal defense. His firm has handled 100's of criminal cases involving drug crimes, DUI, theft crimes, child moles...

Rating: 8.9

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California Criminal Defense Attorney

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 31 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI

Bio: Anthony was born and raised in San Pedro, California. His grandfather was a fisherman out of the port, and his father has worked on the waterfront as a Longshoreman for nearly 40 years. He graduated from San Pedro High in 1986. He attended undergr...

Rating: 10

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California Criminal Defense Attorney

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 32 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI, Domestic Violence and more

Former Humboldt County Deputy DA - Defending your rights!

Rating: 7.0

Call for a FREE consultation(707) 502-3272

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California Criminal Defense Attorney

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 23 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Violent Crime, White Collar Crime and more

Bio: Arash Hashemi’s first career goal was to play basketball in the NBA. One day, when he was 14, a family friend commented that Arash would be a good lawyer and should pursue law. Something clicked in Arash’s head and from that day on, he was determi...

Rating: 10

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California Criminal Defense Attorney

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 41 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI, Personal Injury

Bio: A staunch defender of a person’s rights to personal liberty and just compensation, criminal defense and personal injury attorney Mark Coleman is a tireless advocate for his clients in Fresno and throughout the Central Valley. As an avid shooter wh...

Rating: 10

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California Criminal Defense Attorney

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 35 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Intellectual Property, Antitrust & Trade Law and more

Your Consigliere. Trusted Advisor. Aggressive Advocate.

Rating: 10

Call for a FREE consultation(510) 345-5599

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California Criminal Defense Attorney

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 15 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Domestic Violence, DUI & DWI and more

Bio: During law school I worked for the Sacramento DA's office. There I handled thousands of cases. The majority being DUIs and domestic violence related cases. Upon graduation I was offered a job as a prosecutor. I prosecuted hundreds of cases from st...

Rating: 10

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California Criminal Defense Attorney

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 14 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Immigration

Bio: Sacramento and Bay Area based immigration and criminal defense attorney.

Rating: 10

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California Criminal Defense Attorney

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 20 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense

Review: "Leigh represented me for a traffic citation out of Marin County. She handled everything from start to finish and was a terrific communicator. When the day came for my bench trial, Leigh appeared on my behalf and obtained a complete DISMISSAL of al..."

Rating: 9.5

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California Criminal Defense Attorney

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 12 years

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

Bio: Mr. Henry has worked in the criminal defense sector for over 10 years. He began his legal career working for a variety of criminal defense attorney’s where he served as a law clerk preparing several firm’s attorneys for a vast variety of cases ran...

Rating: 10

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California Criminal Defense Attorney

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 33 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI

Bio: With over 25 years of experience in the courtroom, Dain understands the criminal justice system and how to best serve his clients who are facing criminal charges. After graduating in 1992 from UC Davis School of Law, Dain hit the ground running be...

Rating: 7.1

Call for a FREE consultation(530) 558-2818

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California Criminal Defense Attorney

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 15 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Personal Injury, Wrongful Termination

Review: "I was wrongfully charged with seven serious counts and had no idea what to do. Kevin worked hard on my case and got every single one of those charges dismissed and negotiated an incredible deal with no jail time. Kevin then represented me in my re..."

Rating: 8.9

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California Criminal Defense Attorney

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 21 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Personal Injury

Review: "Anyone who has ever heard of Ms. Dahm will know her reputation as being among the very best criminal defense attorneys. Her reputation is not remotely exaggerated. I have consulted with her on countless matters, including while I was a federal pro..."

Rating: 10

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California Criminal Defense Attorney

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 30 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Child Support, Divorce & Separation and more

Bio: I have been practicing law since 1995. I have spent much of my time helping fathers who are in arrears with their child support payments. Many of them have had their wages garnished, drivers' licenses suspended or levies on their bank accounts.I h...

Rating: 9.7

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