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California Criminal Defense Attorney

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 27 years

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

Bio: Craig has been living in Truckee since 1999, and covers the eastern slope of the Sierra between Alpine, El Dorado, Placer, Nevada, Sierra and Plumas County Courts. After business hours, Craig will often be seen cycling in town or anywhere else in ...

Rating: 7.1

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California Criminal Defense Attorney

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 16 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI

Bio: I understand that you are going through, many of my clients have never been arrested and the criminal justice system is a very foreign concept. You may be worried about losing your job or professional license, critisicm in the community or incarce...

Rating: 7.3

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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 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 25 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Personal Injury

Review: "He did a fantastic job defending me in a case where the only deal was 7 years state prison at 85% time. The end result was a year county time of which 120 days were served and 3 years probation. He patiently picked apart the prosecution's case and..."

Rating: 7.6

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California Criminal Defense Attorney

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 15 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense

Bio: Attorney Amit S. Gundara has quickly become one of San Diego’s most knowledge attorneys in the field of traffic tickets and minor infractions. Attorney Gundara has acquired a very detailed understanding of the California Vehicle Code and is in San...

Rating: 6.6

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California Criminal Defense Attorney

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 30 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Juvenile, Expungement

Bio: Working as both a public defender and in private practice has given me a unique perspective on the law and clients as well as the skills to provide excellent legal representation. I have had the opportunity to work a diverse range of cases in crim...

Rating: 7.9

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California Criminal Defense Attorney

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 22 years

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

Bio: Attorney Alex Andryuschenko has over 12 years of criminal defense experience in Federal and California courts. He is a highly respected trial attorney whose primary practice is the defense of drunk driving cases. He is recognized as one of leading...

Rating: 8.7

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California Criminal Defense Attorney

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 50 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense

Review: "Thank you for answering my question and understanding what I was trying to find out. So many answer in judgement or opinion or only Reply with “ check with you attorney they know what they are doing. “ that’s not an answer or why I asked for help...."

Rating: 8.0

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California Criminal Defense Attorney

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 7 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Immigration

Bio: Albert graduated from Sacramento State where he majored in Criminal Justice, graduated in the top of his class, and interned at a local police department and the District Attorney’s Office. He attended McGeorge School of Law where he excelled. Alb...

Rating: 7.7

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California Criminal Defense Attorney

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 23 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Car Accidents, Trucking Accident

Review: "I was hit by a car while riding a bicycle and hired Ziff Cohn to handle this case, after being pressured by Insurance and owner of vehicle. I hired Ziff Cohn for help, and they immediately got involved, negotiated a very favorable settlement, and ..."

Rating: 8.9

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California Criminal Defense Attorney

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 39 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Appeals, General Practice and more

Bio: John L. Dodd has been handling appeals throughout the State of California, on behalf of both appellants and respondents, as well as writ petitions, since 1989. Mr. Dodd is a California Certified Appellate Specialist and is experienced in civil, fa...

Rating: 9.1

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California Criminal Defense Attorney

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 15 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Family

Bio: I help people accused of committing crimes. As founder of Not Guilty Law, Attorney Nate Gjesdal delivers personalized legal representation for clients fighting criminal charges throughout Orange County, Riverside County, San Bernardino County, and...

Rating: 7.2

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California Criminal Defense Attorney

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 17 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense

Bio: Nicola Fitzgerald was born in South Africa and moved to Vancouver, Canada in 1994. She received degrees in Criminology and Psychology from Simon Fraser University and in 2005 moved to California to study law. In 2008 she obtained her Juris Doctor ...

Rating: 8.8

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California Criminal Defense Attorney

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 26 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI, Juvenile

Bio: I grew up in Newport Beach attending Corona Del Mar high. I graduated deans list and with honors UC San Diego and Western State College of Law. Gained valuable experience working for the Oc da's office and opened my own criminal defense practice I...

Rating: 7.7

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California Criminal Defense Attorney

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 29 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Intellectual Property

Rating: 9.7

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California Criminal Defense Attorney

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 47 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense

Review: "I had the privilege of hiring Mr Boyce to handle my case to have my felony record expunged, and also my "go to" lawyer in other things. He is the best lawyer i have talked to and I would say the mos honest lawyer I come across. I was convicted of ..."

Rating: 7.5

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California Criminal Defense Attorney

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 22 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI

Bio: El Dorado Hills criminal defense lawyer David J. Cramer offers a compassionate approach to helping clients who have been arrested or accused in California. His goal is to ensure that due process is always followed and that his clients do not get t...

Rating: 6.9

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California Criminal Defense Attorney

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 27 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Divorce & Separation, Personal Injury and more

Bio: I am an avid fisherman and love nothing more than an intense battle. I enjoy every part of the fishing experience, planning the trip and executing the plan. Of course nothing is better than being in all out struggle to win. I savor each and every ...

Rating: 9.0

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California Criminal Defense Attorney

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 25 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Immigration

Bio: Andrew Nietor received his B.S. in Finance and International Business from New York University in 1988. After working in the private sector for 10 years, including a year in Mexico, Mr. Nietor attended The George Washington University Law School, ...

Rating: 10

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California Criminal Defense Attorney

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 26 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Litigation, Violent Crime

Review: "I highly endorse Ms. Mkrtichian. She is very knowledgeable, zealous, and caring criminal attorney who achieves great results."

Rating: 7.8

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California Criminal Defense Attorney

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 54 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense

Review: "Timothy ...... Jan Ronis did nothing for my case. his son on the firmed Jason Ronis was great when dealing with restitution. But Jan Ronis kept delaying my request for a motion with, "call me on" this day or this day"

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