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CaliforniaJuvenile Defense Lawyers in Los Angeles County, California

In the juvenile justice system in Los Angeles County, California, the primary goal is to rehabilitate the child or teenager.


The juvenile justice system also protects the public. Important differences exist between the criminal justice system in adult courts and juvenile courts.


When choosing a criminal defense attorney for a juvenile court case in or around Los Angeles County, California, consider the attorney's training and experience with these types of cases.


Attorneys often provide a free consultation and charge a flat rate for attorney fees and costs for juvenile delinquency and criminal defense cases.


Many of the top juvenile defense attorneys in the United States belong to the National Juvenile Defender Center (NJDC). Created in 1999, NJDC supports criminal defense attorneys who represent children in juvenile court. In 2005, the National Juvenile Defender Center separated from the American Bar Association (ABA) to become an independent organization.


NJDC gives juvenile defense attorneys a platform to exchange information, build partnerships, improve advocacy skills and participate in the national debate over juvenile justice.


The mission of the NJDC is to "promote justice for all children by ensuring excellence in juvenile defense." Learn more about the NJDC.

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Gregory Nicolaysen

Gregory Nicolaysen
27240 Turnberry Ln Ste 200
, CA 91355
Licensed for 44 years, Gregory Nicolaysen is a Criminal Defense and White Collar Crime lawyer who attended Benjamin N. Cardozo School of La... read more >

Michael Santino Carrillo

Michael Santino Carrillo
1499 Huntington Dr Suite 402
South Pasadena, CA 91030
Licensed for 17 years, Michael Santino Carrillo is a Immigration Law and Family Law lawyer who attended Whittier Law School... read more >

Dorothy Clay Sims

Dorothy Clay Sims
Law Offices of Dorothy Clay Sims
320 Costa Del Sol Way
Malibu, CA 90265
Licensed for 43 years, Dorothy Clay Sims is a Criminal Defense and Personal Injury lawyer who attended University of Florida Levin College ... read more >

Meghan Marie Johnson Perez

Meghan Marie Johnson Perez
Vera Institute of Justice
634 S Spring St 300A
Los Angeles, CA 90014
Licensed for 12 years, Meghan Marie Johnson Perez is a Criminal Defense and Juvenile Defense lawyer who attended New York University School... read more >

David Sean McLane

David Sean McLane
Kaye, McLane, Bednarski & Litt, LLP
975 E Green St
Pasadena, CA 91106
Licensed for 39 years, David Sean McLane is a Criminal Defense and Personal Injury lawyer who attended UCLA School of Law... read more >

Christopher Carl Chaney

Christopher Carl Chaney
Law Office of Christopher C. Chaney
301 E Colorado Blvd
Pasadena, CA 91101
Licensed for 46 years, Christopher Carl Chaney is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended Whittier Law School... read more >

Sherman Marshall Ellison

Sherman Marshall Ellison
Law Offices of Sherman M. Ellison
9909 CA-27
Los Angeles, CA 91311
Licensed for 55 years, Sherman Marshall Ellison is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended University of La Verne College of Law... read more >

Benjamin Bing-Ho Au

Benjamin Bing-Ho Au
Durie Tangri LLP
631 Wilshire Blvd suite 2-c
Santa Monica, CA 90403
Licensed for 20 years, Benjamin Bing-Ho Au is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended Yale Law School... read more >

Christopher C Hawthorne

Christopher C Hawthorne
Juvenile Innocence & Fair Sentencing Cli
919 Albany St
Los Angeles, CA 90015
Licensed for 25 years, Christopher C Hawthorne is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended Loyola Law School - Loyola Marymount University... read more >

Janet Eunme Hong

Janet Eunme Hong
100 Oceangate #1200
Long Beach, CA 90802
Licensed for 19 years, Janet Eunme Hong is a Criminal Defense and White Collar Crime lawyer who attended USC Gould School of Law... read more >

John David Munoz

John David Munoz
Law Office of J. David Mu??oz
7915 Painter Ave
Whittier, CA 90602
Licensed for 13 years, John David Munoz is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended UCLA School of Law... read more >

Silvio Natale

Silvio Natale
Nelson & Natale LLP
13144 Prairie Ave
Hawthorne, CA 90250
Licensed for 39 years, Silvio Natale is a Criminal Defense and DUI / DWI lawyer who attended Southwestern Law School... read more >

Theida Salazar

Theida Salazar
Law Offices of Theida Salazar
2140 N Hollywood Way #7192
Burbank, CA 91510
Licensed for 11 years, Theida Salazar is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended Abraham Lincoln Univ... read more >

Michael Sun Fung Yu

Michael Sun Fung Yu
2 E Valley Blvd Ste 270
Alhambra, CA 91801
Licensed for 40 years, Michael Sun Fung Yu is a Criminal Defense and Personal Injury lawyer who attended Santa Clara University School of L... read more >

Harrison J White

Harrison J White
Latham & Watkins
355 S Grand Ave
Los Angeles, CA 90071
Licensed for 10 years, Harrison J White is a Intellectual Property Law and Criminal Defense lawyer who attended New York University School ... read more >

Mark Thomas Quigley

Mark Thomas Quigley
Greene Broillet et al
222 N Pacific Coast Hwy Suite 2100
El Segundo, CA 90245
Licensed for 39 years, Mark Thomas Quigley is a Personal Injury and Appellate Law lawyer who attended Southwestern Law School... read more >

Carol McCully Gillam

Carol McCully Gillam
10880 Wilshire Blvd Ste 1101
Los Angeles, CA 90024
Licensed for 39 years, Carol McCully Gillam is a Employment Law and Business Law lawyer who attended Loyola University Chicago School of La... read more >

Eric Drew Shevin

Eric Drew Shevin
15260 Ventura Blvd Ste 1400
Los Angeles, CA 91403
Licensed for 33 years, Eric Drew Shevin is a Criminal Defense and Marijuana Law lawyer who attended University of San Diego School of Law... read more >

Paul Samuel Geller

Paul Samuel Geller
221 E Walnut St Ste 227
Pasadena, CA 91101
Licensed for 26 years, Paul Samuel Geller is a Criminal Defense and DUI / DWI lawyer who attended Southwestern Law School... read more >

Derek S Devermont

Derek S Devermont
12121 Wilshire Blvd Ste 1260
Los Angeles, CA 90025
Licensed for 17 years, Derek S Devermont is a Criminal Defense and DUI / DWI lawyer who attended Univ of West Los Angeles... read more >

George Ashford Halterman III

George Ashford Halterman III
107 Esperanza Ave
Sierra Madre, CA 91024
Licensed for 23 years, George Ashford Halterman III is a Criminal Defense and DUI / DWI lawyer who attended Glendale University College of ... read more >

Robert M Ross

Robert M Ross
16133 Ventura Blvd Ste 1145
Los Angeles, CA 91436
Licensed for 52 years, Robert M Ross is a Criminal Defense and DUI / DWI lawyer who attended Loyola Law School - Loyola Marymount Universit... read more >

Kenneth Mark Barish

Kenneth Mark Barish
1801 Century Park E Ste 1600
Los Angeles, CA 90067
Licensed for 46 years, Kenneth Mark Barish is a Criminal Defense and Tax Law lawyer who attended Southwestern Law School... read more >

Michael David Chaney

Michael David Chaney
16133 Ventura Blvd Ste 1140
Los Angeles, CA 91436
Licensed for 44 years, Michael David Chaney is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended Southwestern Law School... read more >

Oliver Patrick Cleary

Oliver Patrick Cleary
468 N Camden Dr Ste 200
Beverly Hills, CA 90210
Licensed for 31 years, Oliver Patrick Cleary is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended Tulane University Law School... read more >

James Allen Goldstein

James Allen Goldstein
1645 Vine St APT 809
Los Angeles, CA 90028
Licensed for 51 years, James Allen Goldstein is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended Southwestern Law School... read more >

Stanley Irl Greenberg

Stanley Irl Greenberg
11845 W Olympic Blvd # 1000
Los Angeles, CA 90064
Licensed for 53 years, Stanley Irl Greenberg is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended University of Missouri School of Law... read more >

Steven R Mandell

Steven R Mandell
16624 Linda Terrace
Los Angeles, CA 90272
Licensed for 53 years, Steven R Mandell is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended USC Gould School of Law... read more >

Frederick James Nameth

Frederick James Nameth
1111 N Brand Blvd Ste I
Glendale, CA 91202
Licensed for 28 years, Frederick James Nameth is a Criminal Defense and Personal Injury lawyer who attended University of San Diego School ... read more >

Melvyn Sacks

Melvyn Sacks
1901 Avenue of the Stars # 200
Los Angeles, CA 90067
Licensed for 60 years, Melvyn Sacks is a Criminal Defense and Personal Injury lawyer who attended UCLA School of Law... read more >

Melissa Ann Weinberger

Melissa Ann Weinberger
553 S Marengo Ave
Pasadena, CA 91101
Licensed for 20 years, Melissa Ann Weinberger is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended Loyola Law School - Loyola Marymount University... read more >

Alaleh Kamran

Alaleh Kamran
16130 Ventura Blvd Ste 320
Los Angeles, CA 91436
Licensed for 33 years, Alaleh Kamran is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended Univ of West Los Angeles... read more >

Gary Asher Laff

Gary Asher Laff
3435 Wilshire Blvd Ste 1995
Los Angeles, CA 90010
Licensed for 33 years, Gary Asher Laff is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended The John Marshall Law School... read more >

Arvand Mahdavi Naderi

Arvand Mahdavi Naderi
405 N Maclay Ave # 203
San Fernando, CA 91340
Licensed for 21 years, Arvand Mahdavi Naderi is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended Thomas Jefferson School of Law... read more >

Wallace Moore Allan

Wallace Moore Allan
O'Melveny & Myers
400 S Hope St # 1060
Los Angeles, CA 90071
Licensed for 44 years, Wallace Moore Allan is a Juvenile Defense and Personal Injury lawyer who attended George Washington University Law S... read more >

Momal Shaheen Iqbal

Momal Shaheen Iqbal
440 N Barranca Ave Ste 1545
Covina, CA 91723
Licensed for 18 years, Momal Shaheen Iqbal is a Criminal Defense and Immigration Law lawyer who attended BYU Law School... read more >

Patrick William McLaughlin

Patrick William McLaughlin
205 S Broadway Ste 902
Los Angeles, CA 90012
Licensed for 46 years, Patrick William McLaughlin is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended Loyola Law School - Loyola Marymount University... read more >

Kevin K Moghtanei

Kevin K Moghtanei
601 S Brand Blvd Ste 303
San Fernando, CA 91340
Licensed for 12 years, Kevin K Moghtanei is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended Southwestern Law School... read more >

Arpa Bagrad Stepanian

Arpa Bagrad Stepanian
The Stepanian Law Firm A.P.C.
515 E Broadway
Glendale, CA 91206
Licensed for 23 years, Arpa Bagrad Stepanian is a Criminal Defense and White Collar Crime lawyer who attended Univ of San Fernando Valley C... read more >

Ross William Wood

Ross William Wood
4729 E Anaheim St
Long Beach, CA 90804
Licensed for 13 years, Ross William Wood is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended Whittier Law School... read more >

Robert Patrick Sticht

Robert Patrick Sticht
Law Offices of Robert Patrick Sticht
PO Box 49457
Los Angeles, CA
Licensed for 37 years, Robert Patrick Sticht is a Criminal Defense and Tax Law lawyer who attended Southwestern Law School... read more >

John Curtis Irwin Rocke

John Curtis Irwin Rocke
Law Ofc John C I Rocke
PO Box 801150
Santa Clarita, CA 91380
Licensed for 48 years, John Curtis Irwin Rocke is a Criminal Defense and Family Law lawyer who attended UC Davis School of Law... read more >

Georgiana L Pacheco

Georgiana L Pacheco
Law Offices of George B. Pacheco
1453 W Beverly Blvd
Montebello, CA 90640
Licensed for 12 years, Georgiana L Pacheco is a Products Liability and Commercial Real Estate Law lawyer who attended Glendale University C... read more >

Arthur Corona

Arthur Corona
617 S Olive St Ste 810
Los Angeles, CA 90014
Licensed for 21 years, Arthur Corona is a Personal Injury and Family Law lawyer who attended UC Hastings College of the Law... read more >

Sara Azari

Sara Azari
Law Office of Sara Azari
333 S Hope St 40th Floor
Los Angeles, CA 90071
Licensed for 20 years, Sara Azari is a Criminal Defense and Administrative Law lawyer who attended Whittier Law School... read more >

Robert Michael Bernstein

Robert Michael Bernstein
Law Ofc Robert Bernstein
9465 Wilshire Blvd Suite 300
Beverly Hills, CA 90212
Licensed for 29 years, Robert Michael Bernstein is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended Loyola Law School - Loyola Marymount University... read more >

Sean Roger Coutain

Sean Roger Coutain
Snap Inc.
4470 Sunset Blvd Ste 107
Los Angeles, CA 90027
Licensed for 21 years, Sean Roger Coutain is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended Harvard Univ Law School; Cambridge MA... read more >

William David Evans

William David Evans
Evans & Silver
790 Havana Ave
Long Beach, CA 90804
Licensed for 47 years, William David Evans is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended Pepperdine University School of Law... read more >

Jason Kenneth Feldman

Jason Kenneth Feldman
The Law Office of Jason K. Feldman, PC
270 N Canon Dr Fl 3
Beverly Hills, CA 90210
Licensed for 24 years, Jason Kenneth Feldman is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended Lewis and Clark Law School... read more >

Shawn Chapman Holley

Shawn Chapman Holley
Kinsella Weitzman et al
11766 Wilshire Blvd Ste 750
Los Angeles, CA 90025
Licensed for 37 years, Shawn Chapman Holley is a Criminal Defense and Personal Injury lawyer who attended Southwestern Law School... read more >
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