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CaliforniaJuvenile Defense Lawyers in Santa Clara County, California

In the juvenile justice system in Santa Clara 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 Santa Clara 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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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 >

Daniel Lee Barton

Daniel Lee Barton
Nolan Barton & Olmos, LLP
600 University Ave
Palo Alto, CA 94301
Licensed for 36 years, Daniel Lee Barton is a Criminal Defense and DUI / DWI lawyer who attended Stanford Law School... read more >

Ralp Robles

Ralp Robles
Law Office of Ralph Robles
31 N. 2nd St., Suite #325
San Jose, CA 95113
Ralp Robles is a Criminal Defense and Personal Injury lawyer who attended Santa Clara University School of Law... read more >

Esau Ruiz Herrera

Esau Ruiz Herrera
Esau Ruiz Herrera
2530 Berryessa Rd Ste 145
San Jose, CA 95132
Licensed for 48 years, Esau Ruiz Herrera is a Criminal Defense and Education Law lawyer who attended Santa Clara University... read more >

Sam J. Polverino

Sam J. Polverino
Sam J. Polverino, Attorney at Law
1565 The Alameda ste 100
San Jose, CA 95126
Licensed for 45 years, Sam J. Polverino is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended University of San Francisco School of Law... read more >

Thomas Joseph Nolan Jr

Thomas Joseph Nolan Jr
Nolan Barton & Olmos, LLP
600 University Ave
Palo Alto, CA 94301
Licensed for 53 years, Thomas Joseph Nolan Jr is a Criminal Defense and Marijuana Law lawyer who attended UC Davis School of Law... 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 >

Michael Edward Hingle

Michael Edward Hingle
Law Office of Michael E. Hingle
1625 the Alameda Suite 705
San Jose, CA 95126
Licensed for 33 years, Michael Edward Hingle is a Criminal Defense and Family Law lawyer who attended Tulane University School of Law... read more >

Frank Robert Ubhaus

Frank Robert Ubhaus
Berliner Cohen LLP
1564 Capitancillos Dr
San Jose, CA 95120
Licensed for 54 years, Frank Robert Ubhaus is a Criminal Defense and Business Law lawyer who attended University of San Francisco School of... read more >

Richard Peyton Pointer

Richard Peyton Pointer
2007 W Hedding St Ste 100
San Jose, CA 95128
Licensed for 45 years, Richard Peyton Pointer is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended University of La Verne College of Law... read more >

Allen Jeffrey Korenstein

Allen Jeffrey Korenstein
718 S First St
San Jose, CA 95113
Licensed for 21 years, Allen Jeffrey Korenstein is a Juvenile Defense and Child Welfare Law lawyer who attended McGeorge School of Law - Un... read more >

Hilary Beth Kushins

Hilary Beth Kushins
31 N 2nd St Ste 300
San Jose, CA 95113
Licensed for 24 years, Hilary Beth Kushins is a Juvenile Defense and Child Welfare Law lawyer who attended Francis King Carey School of Law... read more >

Mary Mary Feldman

Mary Mary Feldman
181 Devine St
San Jose, CA 95110
Licensed for 24 years, Mary Mary Feldman is a Juvenile Defense and Child Welfare Law lawyer who attended Santa Clara University School of L... read more >

Allen Joel Ruby

Allen Joel Ruby
15559 Union Ave Ste 138
Los Gatos, CA 95032
Licensed for 54 years, Allen Joel Ruby is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended Stanford Law School... read more >

Ignascio Camarena II

Ignascio Camarena II
Camarena Law Office
99 S Almaden Blvd Suite 600
San Jose, CA 95113
Licensed for 22 years, Ignascio Camarena II is a Criminal Defense and Personal Injury lawyer who attended Golden Gate University School Of ... read more >

Christian Elliott Wood Picone

Christian Elliott Wood Picone
Berliner Cohen, LLP
10 S Almaden Blvd #1100
San Jose, CA 95113
Licensed for 23 years, Christian Elliott Wood Picone is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended Drake University Law School... read more >

Vicki Hui-Wen Young

Vicki Hui-Wen Young
Law Offices of Vicki H. Young
2211 Park Blvd
Palo Alto, CA 94306
Licensed for 48 years, Vicki Hui-Wen Young is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended UC Berkeley School of Law... read more >

Dmitry Stadlin

Dmitry Stadlin
1570 The Alameda Ste. 212
San Jose, CA 95126
Licensed for 9 years, Dmitry Stadlin is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended UC Hastings College of the Law... read more >

Abigail Trillin

Abigail Trillin
Legal Services For Children
559 Nathan Abbott Way
Stanford, CA 94305
Licensed for 29 years, Abigail Trillin is a Child Welfare Law and Juvenile Defense lawyer who attended New York University School of Law... read more >

Stephen Cassidy Neal

Stephen Cassidy Neal
3175 Hanover St
Palo Alto, CA 94304
Licensed for 30 years, Stephen Cassidy Neal is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended Stanford Law School... read more >

Preeti Mishra

Preeti Mishra
31 N 2nd St Ste 300
San Jose, CA 95113
Licensed for 25 years, Preeti Mishra is a Child Welfare Law and Juvenile Defense lawyer who attended University of San Francisco School of ... read more >

Stephen Michael Defilippis

Stephen Michael Defilippis
Picone & Defilippis
625 N First St
San Jose, CA 95112
Licensed for 39 years, Stephen Michael Defilippis is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended Santa Clara University School of Law... read more >

Edward Arthur Kraus

Edward Arthur Kraus
One N Market St Suite 200
San Jose, CA 95113
Licensed for 32 years, Edward Arthur Kraus is a Criminal Defense and Environmental Law lawyer who attended Santa Clara University School of... read more >

Andrew Mitchell Cain

Andrew Mitchell Cain
Law Foundation of Silicon Valley
4 N 2nd St Suite 1300
San Jose, CA 95113
Licensed for 23 years, Andrew Mitchell Cain is a Child Welfare Law and Juvenile Defense lawyer who attended UC Hastings College of the Law... read more >

Bradley Ashley Bening

Bradley Ashley Bening
96 N 3rd St Ste 350
San Jose, CA 95112
Licensed for 42 years, Bradley Ashley Bening is a Class Action and Intellectual Property Law lawyer who attended UC Davis School of Law... read more >

Stephanie Margaret Rickard

Stephanie Margaret Rickard
1625 The Alameda Ste 801
San Jose, CA 95126
Licensed for 36 years, Stephanie Margaret Rickard is a Criminal Defense and DUI / DWI lawyer who attended Santa Clara University School of ... read more >

Kurt Jenal Seibert

Kurt Jenal Seibert
111 N Market St Ste 300
San Jose, CA 95112
Licensed for 40 years, Kurt Jenal Seibert is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended Santa Clara University School of Law... read more >

Nicole Ann Shanahan

Nicole Ann Shanahan
555 Bryant St Ste 163
Palo Alto, CA 94301
Licensed for 9 years, Nicole Ann Shanahan is a Criminal Defense and Intellectual Property Law lawyer who attended Santa Clara University Sc... read more >

Mark Alan Arnold

Mark Alan Arnold
Arnold Law Firm
31 E Julian St
San Jose, CA 95112
Licensed for 44 years, Mark Alan Arnold is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended Santa Clara University School of Law... read more >

Veronica Douat

Veronica Douat
The Law Offices of Gomez & Douat, LLP
132 Race St
San Jose, CA 95126
Licensed for 11 years, Veronica Douat is a Criminal Defense and Immigration Law lawyer who attended Santa Clara University School of Law... read more >

Trisha David Luciano

Trisha David Luciano
Nolan Barton & Olmos, LLP
600 University Ave
Palo Alto, CA 94301
Licensed for 15 years, Trisha David Luciano is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended New Coll of CA School Of Law... read more >

Steven Edward Springer

Steven Edward Springer
16360 Monterey Hwy
Morgan Hill, CA 95037
Licensed for 29 years, Steven Edward Springer is a Criminal Defense and Workers Compensation lawyer who attended Santa Clara University Sch... read more >

Peyman HooshmandRad

Peyman HooshmandRad
940 Saratoga Ave #260
San Jose, CA 95129
Licensed for 28 years, Peyman HooshmandRad is a Contracts and Criminal Defense lawyer who attended University of San Francisco School of La... read more >

Michael Alexander Pestana

Michael Alexander Pestana
Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati
650 Page Mill Rd
Palo Alto, CA 94304
Licensed for 10 years, Michael Alexander Pestana is a White Collar Crime and Juvenile Defense lawyer who attended University of Michigan La... read more >

Robert Glenn Harris

Robert Glenn Harris
Binder & Malter
2775 Park Ave
Santa Clara, CA 95050
Licensed for 38 years, Robert Glenn Harris is a Business Law and Criminal Defense lawyer who attended UC Hastings College of the Law... read more >

Jerome Pierce Mullins

Jerome Pierce Mullins
111 N Market St Ste 300
San Jose, CA 95113
Licensed for 51 years, Jerome Pierce Mullins is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended Georgetown University Law Center... read more >

Carleen Rae Arlidge

Carleen Rae Arlidge
111 N Market St Ste 300
San Jose, CA 95112
Licensed for 46 years, Carleen Rae Arlidge is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended Santa Clara Univ School of Law Santa Clara CA... read more >

Daniel Miller Mayfield

Daniel Miller Mayfield
Carpenter & Mayfield
730 N First St
San Jose, CA 95112
Licensed for 45 years, Daniel Miller Mayfield is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended Peoples College of Law... read more >

Scott Hathaway Frewing

Scott Hathaway Frewing
Baker & McKenzie LLP
600 Hansen Way
Palo Alto, CA 94304
Licensed for 27 years, Scott Hathaway Frewing is a Criminal Defense and Tax Law lawyer who attended Georgetown University Law Center... read more >

Michael David Celio

Michael David Celio
Keker, Van Nest & Peters LLP
310 University Ave
Palo Alto, CA 94301
Licensed for 26 years, Michael David Celio is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended Harvard Law School... read more >

Leo Patrick Cunningham

Leo Patrick Cunningham
Wilson Sonsini et al
650 Page Mill Rd
Palo Alto, CA 94304
Licensed for 39 years, Leo Patrick Cunningham is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended Harvard Law School... read more >

Ronald Christopher Tyler

Ronald Christopher Tyler
Stanford Law School
559 Nathan Abbott Way
Stanford, CA 94305
Licensed for 35 years, Ronald Christopher Tyler is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended UC Berkeley School of Law... read more >

Daniel Shanfield

Daniel Shanfield
N 1st St
San Jose, CA 95112
Licensed for 27 years, Daniel Shanfield is a Immigration Law and International Law lawyer who attended UC Berkeley School of Law... read more >

Julia Leigh Minitti

Julia Leigh Minitti
Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati
650 Page Mill Rd
Palo Alto, CA 94304
Licensed for 10 years, Julia Leigh Minitti is a White Collar Crime and DUI / DWI lawyer who attended Santa Clara University School of Law... read more >

James McManis

James McManis
McManis Faulkner
50 W San Fernando St 10th Floor Suite 1000
San Jose, CA 95113
Licensed for 57 years, James McManis is a Personal Injury and Civil Rights lawyer who attended UC Berkeley School of Law... read more >

Jonathan David Grossman

Jonathan David Grossman
95 S Market St Ste 570
San Jose, CA 95113
Licensed for 33 years, Jonathan David Grossman is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended UC Hastings College of Law San Francisco CA... read more >

Richard Tyler Atkinson

Richard Tyler Atkinson
McManis Faulkner
50 W San Fernando St 10th Floor Suite 1000
San Jose, CA 95113
Licensed for 16 years, Richard Tyler Atkinson is a Criminal Defense and Business Law lawyer who attended Notre Dame Law School... read more >

Nina F Locker

Nina F Locker
Wilson Sonsini et al
650 Page Mill Rd
Palo Alto, CA 94304
Licensed for 38 years, Nina F Locker is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended Stanford Law School... read more >

Andrew George Marcellino

Andrew George Marcellino
1625 The Alameda Suite 400
San Jose, CA 95126
Licensed for 22 years, Andrew George Marcellino is a Criminal Defense and Family Law lawyer who attended Lincoln Law Sch of San Jose... read more >

Cody Bryan Kensit Salfen

Cody Bryan Kensit Salfen
111 N Market St Suite 300
San Jose, CA 95113
Licensed for 8 years, Cody Bryan Kensit Salfen is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended University of San Francisco School of Law... read more >
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Juvenile Defense Specialty Areas

Board Certification

National Association of Counsel for Children - NACC is accredited by the ABA to certify attorneys as child welfare law specialists and works to improve the quality of legal representation of children in dependency, juvenile delinquency, and family law cases.



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.


About Santa Clara County

Find a Lawyer in Santa Clara County

Santa Clara County Lawyer Referral Service - The Lawyer Referral Service is a community based non-profit service sponsored by the Santa Clara County Bar Association. For the last twenty years, the lawyer referral service has helped the public find a qualified attorney throughout San Jose and the surrounding areas of Santa Clara County in a variety of practice areas.



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