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CaliforniaCriminal Defense Lawyers in Orange, California

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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P Jeffrey Voll

P Jeffrey Voll
6300 Wilshire Blvd Ste 410
Los Angeles, CA 90048
Licensed for 23 years, P Jeffrey Voll is a Criminal Defense and DUI / DWI lawyer who attended Glendale University College of Law... read more >

Peter Francis Iocona

Peter Francis Iocona
Peter F. Iocona, Attorney at Law & The SoCal Law Network
22982 La Cadena Dr #239
Laguna Hills, CA 92653
Licensed for 18 years, Peter Francis Iocona is a DUI / DWI and Criminal Defense lawyer who attended Whittier School of Law... read more >

Alvin Stuart Michaelson

Alvin Stuart Michaelson
Law Ofc Alvin S Michaelson
578 Washington Blvd Ste 595
Marina del Rey, CA 90292
Licensed for 55 years, Alvin Stuart Michaelson is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended Harvard Law School... read more >

Kenneth Norton Green

Kenneth Norton Green
13351 Riverside Dr Ste D
Los Angeles, CA 91423
Licensed for 54 years, Kenneth Norton Green is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended San Fernando Valley College of Law... read more >

Kendric Rollins

Kendric Rollins
Rollins Law Group
11661 San Vicente Blvd Ste 302
Los Angeles, CA 90049
Licensed for 30 years, Kendric Rollins is a Criminal Defense and DUI / DWI lawyer who attended University of Iowa College of Law... read more >

Stephen Sitkoff

Stephen Sitkoff
Takakjian & Sitkoff, LLP
11845 W. Olympic Blvd. Suite 1000 - West Tower
Los Angeles, CA 90064
Licensed for 28 years, Stephen Sitkoff is a Criminal Defense and DUI / DWI lawyer who attended Loyola Law School... read more >

David Vaughn

David Vaughn
350 S Grand Ave Ste 3550
Los Angeles, CA 90071
Licensed for 37 years, David Vaughn is a Criminal Defense and White Collar Crime lawyer who attended Harvard Law School... read more >

Hieu Ngoc Vu

Hieu Ngoc Vu
Law Office of Hieu Vu
18002 Irvine Blvd #108
Tustin, CA 92780
Licensed for 15 years, Hieu Ngoc Vu is a Criminal Defense and DUI / DWI lawyer who attended Pacific Coast Univ... read more >

Harold Greenberg

Harold Greenberg
2263 S Harvard Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90018
Licensed for 57 years, Harold Greenberg is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended Beasley School of Law - Temple University... read more >

Paul Mammarella

Paul Mammarella
Paul Mammarella, Esq.
2700 N Canal St
Orange, CA 92865
Licensed for 17 years, Paul Mammarella is a Criminal Defense and Bankruptcy lawyer who attended Western State College of Law at Argosy Univ... read more >

Robert C Brooks

Robert C Brooks
Robert C. Brooks Attorney at Law
270 North Canon Drive 3rd Floor
Beverly Hills, CA 90210
Licensed for 34 years, Robert C Brooks is a Criminal Defense and DUI / DWI lawyer who attended Southwestern University School of law... read more >

Ese Omofoma

Ese Omofoma
The Omofoma Law Firm
555 West 5th Street 35th Floor
Los Angeles, CA 90013
Licensed for 13 years, Ese Omofoma is a Criminal Defense and Personal Injury lawyer who attended Syracuse University College of Law... read more >

Allison Margolin

Allison Margolin
Allison B Margolin, PLC
418 S Swall Dr. Suite 440
Beverly Hills, CA 90211
Licensed for 22 years, Allison Margolin is a Criminal Defense and Marijuana Law lawyer who attended Harvard Law School... read more >

Paul Takakjian

Paul Takakjian
Takakjian & Sitkoff, LLP
11845 W Olympic Blvd Suite 1000
Los Angeles, CA 90064
Licensed for 45 years, Paul Takakjian is a Criminal Defense and DUI / DWI lawyer who attended Loyola Marymount University... read more >

Joshua Glotzer

Joshua Glotzer
Joshua W. Glotzer, APC
714 W. Olympic Boulevard Suite 632
Los Angeles, CA 90015
Licensed for 29 years, Joshua Glotzer is a Criminal Defense and Personal Injury lawyer who attended California Western School Of Law... read more >

James E. Blatt

James E. Blatt
Law Offices Of James E. Blatt, inc.
10100 Santa Monica Blvd Ste 300
Los Angeles, CA 90067
Licensed for 51 years, James E. Blatt is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

John David Rogers

John David Rogers
4000 MacArthur Blvd Ste 615
Newport Beach, CA 92660
Licensed for 11 years, John David Rogers is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Steven L Harmon

Steven L Harmon
Main St
Riverside, CA
Licensed for 52 years, Steven L Harmon is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended Loyola Law School - Loyola Marymount University... read more >

Matthew Jackson Lombard

Matthew Jackson Lombard
11400 W Olympic Blvd #1500
Los Angeles, CA 90064
Licensed for 19 years, Matthew Jackson Lombard is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended Colgate University in Hamilton, New York... read more >

Dan Edward Marmalefsky

Dan Edward Marmalefsky
707 Wilshire Blvd Ste 6000
Los Angeles, CA 90017
Licensed for 44 years, Dan Edward Marmalefsky is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended Yale Law School... read more >

James D Riddet

James D Riddet
903 Calle Amanecer Ste 350
San Clemente, CA 92673
Licensed for 57 years, James D Riddet is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended Robert H. McKinney School of Law - Indiana University... read more >

Michael Kraut

Michael Kraut
Kraut Law Group
6255 Sunset Blvd #1480
Los Angeles, CA 90028
Licensed for 31 years, Michael Kraut is a Criminal Defense and DUI / DWI lawyer who attended Case Western Reserve Un School Of Law... read more >

Ian Michael Wallach

Ian Michael Wallach
11400 W Olympic Blvd Ste 1500
Los Angeles, CA 90064
Licensed for 19 years, Ian Michael Wallach is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended UC Hastings College of the Law... read more >

Oscar Ischiu

Oscar Ischiu
The Law Firm of Oscar A. Ischiu, Esq.
1050 W Lakes Dr. Suite 225
West Covina, CA 91790
Licensed for 2 years, Oscar Ischiu is a Personal Injury and Criminal Defense lawyer who attended Pacific Coast University School of Law... read more >

Taylor Bristol Warner

Taylor Bristol Warner
Law Office of Taylor B. Warner
3281 East Guasti Road Suite 175
Ontario, CA 91761
Licensed for 13 years, Taylor Bristol Warner is a Criminal Defense and Family Law lawyer who attended Univ of LaVerne College of Law... read more >

Alan Castillo

Alan Castillo
Alan Castillo - Attorney at Law (The SoCal Law Network)
22982 La Cadena #201
Laguna Hills, CA 92653
Licensed for 30 years, Alan Castillo is a Criminal Defense and DUI / DWI lawyer who attended Loyola Law School... read more >

Michael Montgomery

Michael Montgomery
Montgomery | Steele
517 N Mountain Ave #210
Upland, CA 91786
Licensed for 15 years, Michael Montgomery is a Criminal Defense and Personal Injury lawyer who attended Southwestern University School Of L... read more >

Gil Lee Arbel

Gil Lee Arbel
Law Office of Gil Lee Arbel
5404 Whitsett Ave #118
Valley Village, CA 91607
Licensed for 10 years, Gil Lee Arbel is a Criminal Defense and Personal Injury lawyer who attended USC Gould School of Law... read more >

Francisco A. Suarez

Francisco A. Suarez
Francisco A. Suarez, Attorney at Law
140 W Foothill Blvd B1
Claremont, CA 91711
Licensed for 36 years, Francisco A. Suarez is a Criminal Defense and Personal Injury lawyer who attended Drake University Law School... read more >

Bart Kaspero

Bart Kaspero
Bart Kaspero, Esq.
7755 Center Avenue Suite 1225
Huntington Beach, CA 92647
Licensed for 18 years, Bart Kaspero is a Criminal Defense and Business Law lawyer who attended Chapman University School Of Law... read more >

Marilee Marshall

Marilee Marshall
20 N Raymond Ave Ste 240
Pasadena, CA 91103
Licensed for 43 years, Marilee Marshall is a Appellate Law and Criminal Defense lawyer who attended UCLA School of Law... read more >

Rajan Ronald Maline

Rajan Ronald Maline
3850 Vine St Suite 100
Riverside, CA 92507
Licensed for 27 years, Rajan Ronald Maline is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended University of La Verne College of Law... read more >

John Lawrence Michels

John Lawrence Michels
7095 Indiana Ave Ste 200
Riverside, CA 92506
Licensed for 26 years, John Lawrence Michels is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended Notre Dame Law School... read more >

Douglas Wilson Otto

Douglas Wilson Otto
444 W Ocean Blvd #940
Long Beach, CA 90802
Licensed for 46 years, Douglas Wilson Otto is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended University of Chicago Law School... read more >

Daniel A Nardoni

Daniel A Nardoni
215 N Marengo Ave Ste 328
Pasadena, CA 91101
Licensed for 43 years, Daniel A Nardoni is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended Glendale University College of Law... read more >

James Malcolm Hallett

James Malcolm Hallett
1001 6th St Ste 120
Manhattan Beach, CA 90266
Licensed for 52 years, James Malcolm Hallett is a Criminal Defense and Family Law lawyer who attended UC Berkeley School of Law... read more >

Christopher Johnathan Ayala

Christopher Johnathan Ayala
Ayala Law Group, APC
2009 North Broadway
Santa Ana, CA 92706
Licensed for 13 years, Christopher Johnathan Ayala is a Criminal Defense and Immigration Law lawyer who attended Whittier Law School... read more >

Thomas Edward Welbourn

Thomas Edward Welbourn
4100 Newport Pl #550
Newport Beach, CA 92660
Licensed for 25 years, Thomas Edward Welbourn is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended California Western School of Law... read more >

Blair Bernholz Berk

Blair Bernholz Berk
Tarlow & Berk PC
9119 Sunset Blvd
West Hollywood, CA 90069
Licensed for 32 years, Blair Bernholz Berk is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended Harvard Law School... read more >

J. Terrelle Bynum

J. Terrelle Bynum
Law Office of J. Terrelle Bynum
PO Box 36421
Los Angeles, CA 90036
J. Terrelle Bynum is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Ryan Gordon Blanch

Ryan Gordon Blanch
The Blanch Law Firm
355 South Grand Avenue Suite 2450
Los Angeles, CA 90071
Licensed for 24 years, Ryan Gordon Blanch is a Criminal Defense and Federal Crimes lawyer who attended UCLA... read more >

Tsion Chudnovsky

Tsion Chudnovsky
Chudnovsky Law
1933 South Broadway #1100
Los Angeles, CA 90007
Licensed for 14 years, Tsion Chudnovsky is a Personal Injury and Criminal Defense lawyer who attended Loyola Law School... read more >

Michael Harry Artan

Michael Harry Artan
225 S Lake Ave STE 300
Pasadena, CA 91101
Licensed for 43 years, Michael Harry Artan is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended UCLA School of Law... read more >

Allan H. Stokke

Allan H. Stokke
Ste 550
Licensed for 58 years, Allan H. Stokke is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended University of Chicago Law School... read more >

Eric J. Youngquist

Eric J. Youngquist
LAW OFFICES OF ERIC J YOUNGQUIST
811 Wilshire Boulevard Seventeenth Floor
Los Angeles, CA 90017
Licensed for 17 years, Eric J. Youngquist is a Federal Crimes and DUI / DWI lawyer who attended Western State Univeristy College of Law... read more >

William Mihrtad Paparian

William Mihrtad Paparian
211 W Temple St Ste 1200
Los Angeles, CA 90012
Licensed for 45 years, William Mihrtad Paparian is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended Southwestern Law School... read more >

Eric D Davis

Eric D Davis
Eric D. Davis, Attorney at Law
20955 Pathfinder Rd, Suite #100
Diamond Bar, CA 91765
Licensed for 25 years, Eric D Davis is a Criminal Defense and White Collar Crime lawyer who attended Pacific Coast Univ... read more >

Steve Escovar

Steve Escovar
Escovar Law, APC
78 Orange Pl
Pasadena, CA 91105
Licensed for 30 years, Steve Escovar is a Criminal Defense and Personal Injury lawyer who attended UC Berkeley School of Law... read more >

Philip Daniel Hache

Philip Daniel Hache
Law Office of Philip D. Hache
15303 Ventura Blvd Ste 900
Sherman Oaks, CA 91403
Licensed for 16 years, Philip Daniel Hache is a DUI / DWI and Criminal Defense lawyer who attended Loyola Law School... read more >

Brian Donald McDonnell

Brian Donald McDonnell
The McDonnell Law Firm
17671 Irvine Blvd #110
Tustin, CA 92780
Licensed for 16 years, Brian Donald McDonnell is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended Western State College of Law at Argosy University... read more >
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Criminal Defense Specialty Areas

Criminal Defense Specialty Areas

CBLS Board Certification in Criminal Law - The California Board of Legal Specialization certifies lawyers as specialists in criminal law. Attorney must show substantial experience, completion of specific task requirements, pass an examination, submit to peer review, and show completion of continuing education requirements in criminal law.


Criminal Defense Specialty Areas

NBLSC Certification in Criminal Trial Advocacy - The National Board of Legal Specialty Certification is accredited by the American Bar Association (ABA) to certify attorneys as specialists in criminal trial advocacy.



Nonprofit Legal Associations

National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers

Founded in 1958, NACDL is the largest organization for criminal defense lawyers fighting to preserve fairness within America's criminal justice system. The organization has more than 10,000 direct members including criminal defense attorneys in private practice, public defenders in state or federal court, U.S. military defense counsel, law professors and judges.


California Attorneys for Criminal Justice

CACJ works to preserve due process and defend the rights of the accused while providing quality continuing legal education courses to criminal defense lawyers in the State of California.


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