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California Criminal Defense Attorney

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 13 years

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

Bio: I have devoted my career to assisting individuals facing difficult situations. I began my career in criminal defense, helping people avoid costly tickets, DUIs and jail time from misdemeanor charges. This focus on clients led me to personal injury...

Rating: 8.1

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California Criminal Defense Attorney

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 49 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense

Rating: 7.5

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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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California Criminal Defense Attorney

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 15 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Contracts & Agreements, Landlord & Tenant and more

Review: "We hired Colleen Shaw to represent us in dealing with a problematic tenant. Colleen provided us with all available options and her recommendations. She is very responsive and communicates very effectively. In the end our case was completed in our ..."

Rating: 9.1

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California Criminal Defense Attorney

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 13 years

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

Bio: Sam is a Bay Area native. He went to college and law school in San Francisco. Sam is more than just a defense attorney and prides himself on helping his clients during difficult times. Sam is never afraid to take the unpopular position in court an...

Rating: 8.1

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California Criminal Defense Attorney

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 8 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI

Bio: Early in his career Henry practiced Family Law, before transitioning to a practice that fulfilled his desire to serve indigent populations. In order to bring that dream to life, Henry volunteered months of his time at the Santa Barbara Public Defe...

Rating: 7.0

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California Criminal Defense Attorney

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 53 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, White Collar Crime

Bio: Criminal law specialist, by the California Board of Legal limited to criminal defense (no divorces, civil law suits, or anything other than criminal law). The legal fees charged by our firm are not cheap. However, once we are retained on a case, i...

Rating: 9.5

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California Criminal Defense Attorney

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 18 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Immigration, Family and more

Bio: Christina Bateman received a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration in 1992 from UC Riverside where she was on the dean’s list. Ms. Bateman attended Western State University College of Law, where she was also on the dean’s list, was...

Rating: 9.1

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California Criminal Defense Attorney

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 18 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Family, Trusts and more

Bio: Mr. Umscheid is an experienced attorney with a demonstrated history of success working in many areas of law practice. Skilled in Legal Assistance, Criminal Law, Family Law, Wills & Trusts, Civil Litigation, Arbitration, Trial Practice, Real Proper...

Rating: 7.9

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California Criminal Defense Attorney

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 19 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Immigration

Bio: Mr. Benavidez has dedicated his practice to helping people and small businesses in Northern California since 2006. He focuses his practice to Immigration Law and Personal Injury. Background Arturo Benavidez is a California native and son of immigr...

Rating: 7.9

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California Criminal Defense Attorney

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 42 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense

Review: "Amy provided stellar service in our case, resolving a serious incident involving a wrongful accusation before it had a chance to have any repercussions, and she further took proactive measures to make sure the incident would not come back to harm ..."

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California Criminal Defense Attorney

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 31 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense

Rating: 9.8

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California Criminal Defense Attorney

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 8 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Civil Rights

Bio: I'm in this work the help people and see justice done for the little guy.

Rating: 6.7

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California Criminal Defense Attorney

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 33 years

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

Bio: Thank you for taking the time to review my profile. I come from a very humble background and have remained true to the values I learned growing up. I fight for each of my clients as though they were close family. I began my career as a criminal de...

Rating: 7.0

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California Criminal Defense Attorney

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 43 years

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

Bio: Ms. Grossman's mission as a criminal defense attorney is to ensure that the court and the prosecution perceive each client as the individual that they are a person with a full life and background that separates them from the criminal charges that ...

Rating: 9.3

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California Criminal Defense Attorney

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 41 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Military Law, Domestic Violence

Bio: For over twenty years, California criminal defense lawyer Stephen R. Brodsky has been dedicated to defending clients who have been accused of criminal offenses such as DUIs, drug crimes, domestic violence, violent crimes, theft, sex crimes, elder ...

Rating: 7.9

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California Criminal Defense Attorney

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 8 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Personal Injury

Review: "In my opinion, when it comes to legal representation it’s hard to find someone who legitimately cares. I didn’t have that issue with Courtney. She was there every step of the way. There were times I asked a little more than what was expected of he..."

Rating: 7.1

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California Criminal Defense Attorney

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 11 years

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

Bio: I started out working as an intern in the San Francisco Office of the Public Defender for a year and a half, handling misdemeanors, while attending law school. After graduating from law school I moved to Los Angeles and started clerking at a priva...

Rating: 7.9

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California Criminal Defense Attorney

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 21 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI, Speeding & Traffic Ticket

Bio: I started my solo practice, Berglund Law Office, P.C., in March, 2012. My office focuses on the defense of persons arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence (DUI), as well as other criminal cases and traffic citations. I am a member of ...

Rating: 7.6

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California Criminal Defense Attorney

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 34 years

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

Bio: I was a prosecutor for eight years before opening my criminal defense practice here in San Diego. I have been successfully defending fellow San Diegans accused of criminal conduct for the past 16 years. I take great pride in helping my clients out...

Rating: 6.8

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California Criminal Defense Attorney

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 19 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Education, Business

Review: "It is my great pleasure to highly recommend Deborah Eshaghian. When my district first put me on temporary reassignment from the classroom, I was offered a chance to sign the documents to resign and retire from the district or face suspension and p..."

Rating: 8.6

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