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The United States Constitution grants important rights to any person accused of a crime including due process, the right to a fair and speedy trial, the right to representation by counsel, the right to remain silent and to be free of unreasonable searches and seizures.


When choosing a criminal defense attorney in California, consider the lawyer's training, experience, ratings and reviews. Attorneys that practice within the criminal justice system tend to focus on certain types of cases in either state or federal court.


Most criminal defense attorneys provide a free consultation to discuss the facts of your case and defenses that might apply. Before you decide on which attorney to hire, meet with several different attorneys in their office to discuss the case and the attorney fees required for representation.


Once you decide which attorney to hire, make sure you and the attorney sign a written fee agreement or contract that describes the attorney fees required at each stage of the case including during pre-trial negotiations, motion hearings and a bench or jury trial.


A criminal defense lawyer in California should fight to protect the rights of his or her client in a criminal case against felony or misdemeanor charges... Read more »

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Correen Wiley Ferrentino

Correen Wiley Ferrentino
4425 Jamboree Rd Suite 270
Newport Beach, CA 92660
Licensed for 30 years, Correen Wiley Ferrentino is a Criminal Defense and DUI / DWI lawyer who attended Loyola Law School - Loyola Marymoun... read more >

David Martin Michael

David Martin Michael
Law Office of David M. Michael
One Sansome Street Suite 3500
San Francisco, CA 94104
Licensed for 47 years, David Martin Michael is a Criminal Defense and Marijuana Law lawyer who attended University of San Francisco School ... read more >

John Hamasaki

John Hamasaki
Hamasaki Law
1388 Sutter Street Suite 805
San Francisco, CA 94109
Licensed for 25 years, John Hamasaki is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Todd C. Anderson

Todd C. Anderson
John Anderson Law
105 E Mariposa
San Clemente, CA 92672
Licensed for 21 years, Todd C. Anderson is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended Pepperdine University School Of Law... read more >

Sherman Ellison

Sherman Ellison
Law Offices of Sherman M. Ellison
15303 Ventura Blvd
Sherman Oaks, CA 91403
Licensed for 54 years, Sherman Ellison is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Michael J. Ocampo

Michael J. Ocampo
Michael J. Ocampo, Attorney at Law
1432 Edinger Avenue 240
Tustin, CA 92780
Licensed for 12 years, Michael J. Ocampo is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Matthew William Kumin

Matthew William Kumin
The Law Office of Matthew Kumin
1939 Harrison Street Suite 307
Oakland, CA 94612
Licensed for 29 years, Matthew William Kumin is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended Brown University... read more >

Debra Sarah White Palmer

Debra Sarah White Palmer
Law Offices of Debra S. White
21112 Ventura Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 91364
Licensed for 25 years, Debra Sarah White Palmer is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended UCLA School of Law... read more >

Qiana Teri Washington

Qiana Teri Washington
Washington & Associates
1910 Olympic Blvd #325
Walnut Creek, CA 94596
Licensed for 20 years, Qiana Teri Washington is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended USC Gould School of Law... read more >

Daniel Hong Deng

Daniel Hong Deng
Law Office of Daniel Deng
2112 Walnut Grove Ave
Rosemead, CA 91770
Licensed for 26 years, Daniel Hong Deng is a Criminal Defense and Personal Injury lawyer who attended Whittier Law School... read more >

Edward Robinson

Edward Robinson
Robinson Kardon
21515 Hawthorne Boulevard Suite 730
Torrance, CA 90503
Licensed for 38 years, Edward Robinson is a Criminal Defense and DUI / DWI lawyer... read more >

Randy Sue Pollock

Randy Sue Pollock
Law Offices of Randy Sue Pollock
286 Santa Clara Avenue
Oakland, CA 94610
Licensed for 49 years, Randy Sue Pollock is a Criminal Defense and Federal Crimes lawyer who attended UC Hastings College of the Law... read more >

Ambrosio Rodriguez

Ambrosio Rodriguez
The Rodriguez Law Group
626 Wilshire Blvd Suite 460
Los Angeles, CA 90017
Licensed for 25 years, Ambrosio Rodriguez is a Criminal Defense and Federal Crimes lawyer who attended Georgetown University Law Center... read more >

Gregory Lee Rael

Gregory Lee Rael
Greg Rael Law Offices
1026 Third Street
Eureka, CA 95501
Licensed for 48 years, Gregory Lee Rael is a Criminal Defense and DUI / DWI lawyer who attended Stanford Law School... read more >

Robert Marshall Sanger

Robert Marshall Sanger
222 E Carrillo St Suite 300
Santa Barbara, CA 93101
Licensed for 51 years, Robert Marshall Sanger is a Criminal Defense and Business Law lawyer who attended UCLA School of Law... read more >

Christopher Michael Glew

Christopher Michael Glew
The Law Offices of Glew & Kim
1851 E 1st Street Suite 840
Santa Ana, CA 92705
Licensed for 24 years, Christopher Michael Glew is a Marijuana Law and Criminal Defense lawyer who attended Whittier Coll School Of Law... read more >

Joseph Salvatore Farina

Joseph Salvatore Farina
604 10th St
Sacramento, CA 95814
Licensed for 37 years, Joseph Salvatore Farina is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended Santa Clara University School of Law... read more >

Gail R Shifman

Gail R Shifman
Law Office of Gail Shifman
44 Montgomery St Suite 3850
San Francisco, CA 94104
Licensed for 34 years, Gail R Shifman is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended Michigan State UNV College of Law... read more >

Randall Gary Knox

Randall Gary Knox
870 Market St Ste 820
San Francisco, CA 94102
Licensed for 40 years, Randall Gary Knox is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended Boston University School of Law... read more >

Timothy Edward Warriner

Timothy Edward Warriner
455 Capitol Mall Ste 802
Sacramento, CA 95814
Licensed for 31 years, Timothy Edward Warriner is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended Santa Clara University School of Law... read more >

Nicholas Maurice Rosenberg

Nicholas Maurice Rosenberg
205 S Broadway Ste 716
Los Angeles, CA 90012
Licensed for 20 years, Nicholas Maurice Rosenberg is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended University of San Francisco School of Law... read more >

Randy Collins

Randy Collins
Law Offices of Randy Collins Criminal Defense
1000 Quail St #100
Newport Beach, CA 92660
Licensed for 20 years, Randy Collins is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended Boston Coll Law School... read more >

William Walraven

William Walraven
Law Offices of William Walraven
317 Washington Street, Suite 210
Oakland, CA 94607
Licensed for 15 years, William Walraven is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended Golden Gate University School Of Law... read more >

Staychia Renee Sena

Staychia Renee Sena
19200 Von Karman Ave Ste 600
Irvine, CA 92612
Licensed for 27 years, Staychia Renee Sena is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended Stanford Law School... read more >

Tim Allen Pori

Tim Allen Pori
The Law Offices of Tim A. Pori
724 Texas St
Fairfield, CA 94533
Licensed for 27 years, Tim Allen Pori is a Criminal Defense and Insurance Law lawyer who attended New Coll of CA School of Law... read more >

Vincent John LaBarbera Jr

Vincent John LaBarbera Jr
Law Offices of Vincent J. LaBarbera, Jr.
4100 Newport Place Suite 620
Newport Beach, CA 92660
Licensed for 41 years, Vincent John LaBarbera Jr is a Administrative Law and Drug Crimes lawyer who attended Southwestern College of Law... read more >

John Joseph VanDervoort

John Joseph VanDervoort
Vandervoort Law Office
1339 Esplanade
Chico, CA 95926
Licensed for 52 years, John Joseph VanDervoort is a Criminal Defense and DUI / DWI lawyer who attended University of California Hastings Co... read more >

Jimmy Cha

Jimmy Cha
Law Office of Jimmy Cha, APC
126 North Euclid Street
Fullerton, CA 92832
Licensed for 16 years, Jimmy Cha is a Criminal Defense and DUI / DWI lawyer who attended Western State College of Law at Argosy University... read more >

Brian H Getz

Brian H Getz
Law Offfice Brian H Getz
44 Montgomery St Suite 3850
San Francisco, CA 94104
Licensed for 45 years, Brian H Getz is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended Pepperdine Univ School of Law... read more >

Ricardo Alfredo Nicol

Ricardo Alfredo Nicol
PACIFIC LAW GROUP
1020 N Ross St
Santa Ana, CA 92701
Licensed for 35 years, Ricardo Alfredo Nicol is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended McGeorge School of Law - University of the Pacific... read more >

Garrett Jason Zelen

Garrett Jason Zelen
LAW OFFICES OF GARRETT J. ZELEN, PC
12400 Wilshire Blvd Ste 400
Los Angeles, CA 90025
Licensed for 46 years, Garrett Jason Zelen is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended Loyola Law School - Loyola Marymount University... read more >

EDWARD N AJLOUNY

EDWARD N AJLOUNY
EDWARD N. AJLOUNY ATTORNEY AT LAW
111 W. ST JOHN STREET Suite 555
San Jose, CA 95113
EDWARD N AJLOUNY is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Negin Yamini

Negin Yamini
Los Angeles Criminal Attorney
5670 Wilshire Blvd Suite 1860
Los Angeles, CA 90036
Licensed for 13 years, Negin Yamini is a Criminal Defense and Marijuana Law lawyer who attended UCLA... read more >

Patrick J. Silva

Patrick J. Silva
Silva & Silva Attorneys at Law
205 E State St
Redlands, CA 92373
Licensed for 23 years, Patrick J. Silva is a Criminal Defense and DUI / DWI lawyer who attended Western State University College of Law... read more >

Brian Arnold Vogel

Brian Arnold Vogel
The Law Offices of Brian A. Vogel, P.C.
770 County Square Dr Suite 104
Ventura, CA 93003
Licensed for 31 years, Brian Arnold Vogel is a Police Misconduct and Criminal Defense lawyer who attended Loyola Law School... read more >

Thomas Nicholas Cvietkovich

Thomas Nicholas Cvietkovich
111 N Market St Suite 300
San Jose, CA 95113
Licensed for 18 years, Thomas Nicholas Cvietkovich is a DUI / DWI and Criminal Defense lawyer who attended Santa Clara University School of... read more >

Judy Clare Clarke

Judy Clare Clarke
180 Broadway Suite 1800
San Diego, CA 92101
Licensed for 47 years, Judy Clare Clarke is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended University of South Carolina School of Law... read more >

Stanley Lester Friedman

Stanley Lester Friedman
445 S Figueroa St Fl 31
Los Angeles, CA 90071
Licensed for 39 years, Stanley Lester Friedman is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended USC Gould School of Law... read more >

Mark A Broughton

Mark A Broughton
2300 Tulare St Ste 215
Fresno, CA 93721
Licensed for 46 years, Mark A Broughton is a Criminal Defense and White Collar Crime lawyer who attended Western State College of Law at Ar... read more >

Jeremy Carl Brehmer

Jeremy Carl Brehmer
Brehmer Law Corporation
1200 Truxtun Avenue Suite 450
Bakersfield, CA 93301
Licensed for 14 years, Jeremy Carl Brehmer is a DUI / DWI lawyer who attended Abraham Lincoln Univ... read more >

Daniel Martin Smith

Daniel Martin Smith
San Diego Defenders
585 3rd Ave
Chula Vista, CA 91910
Licensed for 34 years, Daniel Martin Smith is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended California Western School of Law... read more >

David Steven Chesley

David Steven Chesley
Law Offices of David Chesley
433 North Camden Drive, Suite 600
Beverly Hills, CA 90210
Licensed for 19 years, David Steven Chesley is a Criminal Defense and DUI / DWI lawyer... read more >

Geoffrey William Newman

Geoffrey William Newman
Newman Law Group
10535 Foothill Blvd
Rancho Cucamonga, CA 91730
Licensed for 17 years, Geoffrey William Newman is a Criminal Defense and Business Law lawyer who attended University of LaVerne College of ... read more >

Daniel E. Kann

Daniel E. Kann
The Law Offices of Daniel E. Kann
674 County Square Dr. #101C
Ventura, CA 93003
Licensed for 20 years, Daniel E. Kann is a White Collar Crime and Criminal Defense lawyer who attended NHTSA and the International Associat... read more >

Evan Ephraim Zelig

Evan Ephraim Zelig
Law Offices of Evan E. Zelig, P.C.
703 2nd Street
Santa Rosa, CA 95404
Licensed for 21 years, Evan Ephraim Zelig is a Criminal Defense and Marijuana Law lawyer who attended McGeorge School Of Law University of ... read more >

Robert Louis Miller

Robert Louis Miller
Miller and Associates
5020 Campus Drive
Newport Beach, CA 92660
Licensed for 29 years, Robert Louis Miller is a Criminal Defense and DUI / DWI lawyer who attended Western State College of Law at Argosy U... read more >

Louis Justin Shapiro

Louis Justin Shapiro
1801 Century Park E 25th Flr
Los Angeles, CA 90067
Licensed for 18 years, Louis Justin Shapiro is a Criminal Defense and DUI / DWI lawyer who attended Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law - Yes... read more >

James Nelson Dicks

James Nelson Dicks
400 S Melrose Dr Ste 109
Vista, CA 92081
Licensed for 36 years, James Nelson Dicks is a Criminal Defense and DUI / DWI lawyer who attended Western State College of Law at Argosy Un... read more >

Carlos Cristobal Ruan

Carlos Cristobal Ruan
551 3rd Ave
Chula Vista, CA 91910
Licensed for 31 years, Carlos Cristobal Ruan is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended Univ of San Diego School Of Law... read more >

Anthony Edward Colombo Jr

Anthony Edward Colombo Jr
105 F St FL 3
San Diego, CA 92101
Licensed for 22 years, Anthony Edward Colombo Jr is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended Pace Univ School of Law... read more >
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