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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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Douglas Miranda

Douglas Miranda
Miranda Rights Law Firm
445 S Figueroa St #2980
Los Angeles, CA 90071
Licensed for 19 years, Douglas Miranda is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended Western State College of Law at Argosy University... read more >

Eric Alan Berg

Eric Alan Berg
5000 Bechelli Ln #201
Redding, CA 96002
Licensed for 39 years, Eric Alan Berg is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended Santa Clara University School of Law... read more >

Derek Paul Wisehart

Derek Paul Wisehart
Law Offices of Derek P. Wisehart
2330 W Main St
Visalia, CA 93291
Licensed for 29 years, Derek Paul Wisehart is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended Tulane University Law School... read more >

Jared M Thompson

Jared M Thompson
Law Office of Kyle J Humphrey
2211 17th St
Bakersfield, CA 93301
Licensed for 15 years, Jared M Thompson is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended Golden Gate University School of Law... read more >

James Edward McGee II

James Edward McGee II
Law Office of James McGee
325 W Hospitality Ln Suite 212
San Bernardino, CA 92408
Licensed for 23 years, James Edward McGee II is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended Loyola Law School - Loyola Marymount University... read more >

Lisa H. Mattern

Lisa H. Mattern
The Mattern Law Firm, APC
11111 Santa Monica Boulevard Suite 1700
Los Angeles, CA 90025
Licensed for 29 years, Lisa H. Mattern is a Criminal Defense and Sex Crimes lawyer who attended Loyola Law School - Loyola Marymount Univer... read more >

Stephen Paul Levine

Stephen Paul Levine
Milligan, Beswick, Levine & Knox LLP
323 W Court St Suite 402
San Bernardino, CA 92401
Licensed for 47 years, Stephen Paul Levine is a Criminal Defense and Child Custody / Visitation lawyer who attended Western State School of... read more >

Guyton Nyseth Jinkerson

Guyton Nyseth Jinkerson
333 W Santa Clara St Ste 700
San Jose, CA 95113
Licensed for 54 years, Guyton Nyseth Jinkerson is a White Collar Crime and Appellate Law lawyer who attended Golden Gate University School ... read more >

Bruce Steven Kapsack

Bruce Steven Kapsack
Kapsack & Bair, LLP
2100 Embarcadero Ste 202
Oakland, CA 94606
Licensed for 31 years, Bruce Steven Kapsack is a Criminal Defense and DUI / DWI lawyer... read more >

Thomas Stephen Worthington

Thomas Stephen Worthington
215 W Alisal St
Salinas, CA 93901
Licensed for 54 years, Thomas Stephen Worthington is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended UC Hastings College of the Law... read more >

Paul Bradley Tyler

Paul Bradley Tyler
Law Offices of Paul Tyler
300 W Esplanade Dr Suite 900
Oxnard, CA 93036
Licensed for 28 years, Paul Bradley Tyler is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended Pepperdine University School of Law... read more >

Alan Castillo

Alan Castillo
The SoCal Law Network
23152 Verdugo Dr #201
Laguna Hills, CA 92653
Licensed for 30 years, Alan Castillo is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended Loyola Law School - Loyola Marymount University... read more >

Michael G. McKneely

Michael G. McKneely
Michael McKneely, Criminal Defense Lawyer
2300 Tulare Street Ste 115
Fresno, CA 93721
Licensed for 15 years, Michael G. McKneely is a White Collar Crime and Criminal Defense lawyer who attended McGeorge School Of Law Universi... read more >

Paul Leonidas Lin

Paul Leonidas Lin
The Lin Law Office Inc.
3801 University Ave Suite 265
Riverside, CA 92501
Licensed for 9 years, Paul Leonidas Lin is a Criminal Defense and Probation Violations lawyer who attended California Southern LS... read more >

Vincent John Tucci

Vincent John Tucci
Braden & Tucci
82 Discovery
Irvine, CA 92618
Licensed for 27 years, Vincent John Tucci is a Criminal Defense and DUI / DWI lawyer who attended Whittier Coll School Of Law... read more >

Seth Paul Chazin

Seth Paul Chazin
Law Offices of Seth P. Chazin
1164 Solano Ave Ste 205
Albany, CA 94706
Licensed for 36 years, Seth Paul Chazin is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended Golden Gate University School of Law... read more >

Eric Anthony Dumars

Eric Anthony Dumars
776 S State St Ste 101
Ukiah, CA 95482
Licensed for 21 years, Eric Anthony Dumars is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended University of Denver Sturm College of Law... read more >

Alec Scott Rose

Alec Scott Rose
Law Office of Alec Rose
2800 28th St Suite 305
Santa Monica, CA 90405
Licensed for 31 years, Alec Scott Rose is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended UC Davis School of Law King Hall... read more >

Meital Manzuri

Meital Manzuri
Manzuri Law Office
468 Camden Drive
Beverly Hills, CA 90210
Licensed for 16 years, Meital Manzuri is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended Buenos Aires... read more >

Andrew Bouvier-Brown

Andrew Bouvier-Brown
Law Office of Andrew Bouvier-Brown
21250 Hawthorne Blvd #500
Torrance, CA 90503
Licensed for 15 years, Andrew Bouvier-Brown is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended UC Hastings College of Law... read more >

John Paul Brennan

John Paul Brennan
Brennan Defense
901 H Street #200 Floor 2
Sacramento, CA 95814
Licensed for 30 years, John Paul Brennan is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended Ohio Northern U Claude W Pettit College of Law... read more >

Cherie L. Brenner

Cherie L. Brenner
Law Office of Cherie L. Brenner
731 South Lincoln Street Suite 212
Santa Maria, CA 93458
Licensed for 34 years, Cherie L. Brenner is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended Western State Univ... read more >

Elia A Naqvi

Elia A Naqvi
The Law Offices of Elia Naqvi
600 W Santa Ana Blvd Suite 910
Anaheim, CA 92701
Licensed for 24 years, Elia A Naqvi is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended Univ of Western Ontario... read more >

Erik Friis

Erik Friis
Superior Law Center
3160 Camino Del Rio S #300
San Diego, CA 92108
Licensed for 27 years, Erik Friis is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended California Western School Of Law... read more >

Samuel Gordon

Samuel Gordon
The Gordon Law Group
18885 The Alameda Suite 210
San Jose, CA 95126
Licensed for 9 years, Samuel Gordon is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended McGeorge School Of Law University of the Pacific... read more >

Dennis Kuntz

Dennis Kuntz
Law Office of Dennis Kuntz
165 W Hospitality Ln Suite 28
San Bernardino, CA 92408
Licensed for 14 years, Dennis Kuntz is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended Univ of LaVerne College of Law... read more >

John Timothy Philipsborn

John Timothy Philipsborn
507 Polk St Ste 350
San Francisco, CA 94102
Licensed for 46 years, John Timothy Philipsborn is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended Univ of California... read more >

Chad Raymond Maddox

Chad Raymond Maddox
Law Offices of Chad R. Maddox
5120 E. La Palma #207
Anaheim, CA 92807
Licensed for 24 years, Chad Raymond Maddox is a Criminal Defense and DUI / DWI lawyer who attended Western State College of Law at Argosy U... read more >

Jack Michael Earley

Jack Michael Earley
2094 S Coast Hwy # 5
Laguna Beach, CA 92651
Licensed for 50 years, Jack Michael Earley is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended Loyola Law School - Loyola Marymount University... read more >

Allison Michelle Zuvela

Allison Michelle Zuvela
814 North St
Woodland, CA 95695
Licensed for 30 years, Allison Michelle Zuvela is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended California Western School of Law... read more >

Daniel DeLimon

Daniel DeLimon
DeLimon Law
3390 University Ave Suite 640
Riverside, CA 92501
Licensed for 20 years, Daniel DeLimon is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended UC Hastings College of the Law... read more >

Daniel Aaron Horowitz

Daniel Aaron Horowitz
Law Office of Daniel Horowitz
PO Box 1547
Lafayette, CA 94549
Licensed for 44 years, Daniel Aaron Horowitz is a Criminal Defense and Personal Injury lawyer who attended Southwestern Law School... read more >

John Patrick Dolan

John Patrick Dolan
Dolan Law Offices, APC
45-290 Fargo St
Indio, CA 92201
Licensed for 46 years, John Patrick Dolan is a Criminal Defense and DUI / DWI lawyer who attended Western State College of Law at Argosy Un... read more >

Terry Alan Wapner

Terry Alan Wapner
Wapner Jones, PC.
401 W Fallbrook Ave Suite 201
Fresno, CA 93711
Licensed for 37 years, Terry Alan Wapner is a Criminal Defense and DUI / DWI lawyer who attended San Joaquin College of Law... read more >

Mitri Hanania

Mitri Hanania
Law Office of Mitri Hanania
333 Bradford St # 200
Redwood City, CA 94063
Licensed for 27 years, Mitri Hanania is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended McGeorge School of Law - University of the Pacific... read more >

Walter K Pyle

Walter K Pyle
2039 Shattuck Ave Ste 202
Berkeley, CA 94704
Walter K Pyle is a Criminal Defense and Appellate Law lawyer who attended Loyola Law School - Loyola Marymount University... read more >

Antonio Jose Bestard

Antonio Jose Bestard
Law Ofc Antonio J Bestard
101 W Mission Blvd 110 304
Pomona, CA 91766
Licensed for 45 years, Antonio Jose Bestard is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended University of La Verne College of Law... read more >

Jacob Glucksman

Jacob Glucksman
Law Offices of Jacob Glucksman
10490 Santa Monica Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90025
Licensed for 18 years, Jacob Glucksman is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended Pepperdine University School Of Law... read more >

Fred G. Minassian

Fred G. Minassian
Law Offices of Fred G. Minassian
101 N. Brand Blvd. Suite 1970
Glendale, CA 91203
Licensed for 30 years, Fred G. Minassian is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended San Fernando Valley College of Law... read more >

Andrew Leventhal

Andrew Leventhal
THE LEVENTHAL FIRM
40 EAST COLORADO BLVVD. SUITE C
Pasadena, CA 91105
Licensed for 16 years, Andrew Leventhal is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended California Western School Of Law... read more >

Kian Magana

Kian Magana
Goldstein Law Group
1645 Vine St #809
Los Angeles, CA 90028
Licensed for 10 years, Kian Magana is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended UC Davis School of Law... read more >

Daryl D. Anthony

Daryl D. Anthony
Orange County Criminal Defense Attorney Law Firm
515 South Harbor Blvd Suite #E
Anaheim, CA 92805
Licensed for 33 years, Daryl D. Anthony is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended Beasley School of Law - Temple University... read more >

Anne Catherine Beles

Anne Catherine Beles
1 Kaiser Plaza Ste 2300
Oakland, CA 94612
Licensed for 25 years, Anne Catherine Beles is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended University of San Francisco School of Law... read more >

Joseph Francis Walsh

Joseph Francis Walsh
205 S Broadway Ste 606
Los Angeles, CA 90012
Licensed for 49 years, Joseph Francis Walsh is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended Southwestern Law School... read more >

Garrick Allen Byers

Garrick Allen Byers
PO Box 150786
San Rafael, CA 94915
Licensed for 42 years, Garrick Allen Byers is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended Antioch School of Law... read more >

Denis Arthur Honeychurch

Denis Arthur Honeychurch
823 Jefferson St Ste C
Fairfield, CA 94533
Licensed for 52 years, Denis Arthur Honeychurch is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended UC Hastings College of the Law... read more >

John Dulken Tyre

John Dulken Tyre
5200 Irwindale Ave Ste 170
Irwindale, CA 91706
Licensed for 42 years, John Dulken Tyre is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended Northrop Univ School of Law... read more >

Patrick Ewing Clancy

Patrick Ewing Clancy
3478 Buskirk Ave Ste 150
Pleasant Hill, CA 94523
Licensed for 50 years, Patrick Ewing Clancy is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended Loyola Law School - Loyola Marymount University... read more >

Nina Marino

Nina Marino
1546 N Fairfax Ave
Los Angeles, CA 90046
Licensed for 35 years, Nina Marino is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended University of La Verne College of Law... read more >

Jessie Morris Jr

Jessie Morris Jr
59 Fallwind Cir
Sacramento, CA 95831
Licensed for 46 years, Jessie Morris Jr is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended McGeorge School of Law - University of the Pacific... read more >
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