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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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Richard H Wilson

Richard H Wilson
1011 W Taylor St
San Jose, CA 95126
Licensed for 29 years, Richard H Wilson is a Criminal Defense and Family Law lawyer who attended UC Hastings College of the Law... read more >

Susanne Nolsoee Petersen

Susanne Nolsoee Petersen
Morrison & Foerster
801 California St
Mountain View, CA 94041
Licensed for 10 years, Susanne Nolsoee Petersen is a Federal Crimes and Products Liability lawyer who attended Foreign Law School... read more >

Dennis James Luca

Dennis James Luca
Law Ofc Dennis J Luca
1252 Park Ave
San Jose, CA 95126
Licensed for 25 years, Dennis James Luca is a Criminal Defense and Family Law lawyer who attended Lincoln Law Sch of San Jose... read more >

Gary Weston Sullivan

Gary Weston Sullivan
Singletary Mansion
1565 The Alameda
San Jose, CA 95126
Licensed for 42 years, Gary Weston Sullivan is a Federal Crimes and DUI / DWI lawyer who attended Santa Clara University School of Law... read more >

Victor D Vertner

Victor D Vertner
Vertner & Vertner
5267 Elrose Ave
San Jose, CA 95124
Licensed for 54 years, Victor D Vertner is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended Santa Clara University School of Law... read more >

Milena Nelson Blake

Milena Nelson Blake
Stanford Law School
559 Nathan Abbott Way
Stanford, CA 94305
Licensed for 15 years, Milena Nelson Blake is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended UC Davis School of Law... read more >

Kenneth Holger Eklund Nordin

Kenneth Holger Eklund Nordin
Law Office of Kenneth H. Nordin
753 Webster St
Palo Alto, CA 94301
Licensed for 34 years, Kenneth Holger Eklund Nordin is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended Santa Clara University School of Law... read more >

Marc S Wiesner

Marc S Wiesner
1660 Hamilton Ave Suite 202
San Jose, CA 95125
Licensed for 11 years, Marc S Wiesner is a Criminal Defense and White Collar Crime lawyer who attended Santa Clara University School of Law... read more >

Jerry Yee Fong

Jerry Yee Fong
885 N San Antonio Rd Suite D
Los Altos, CA 94022
Licensed for 43 years, Jerry Yee Fong is a Criminal Defense and Commercial Real Estate Law lawyer who attended UC Berkeley School of Law... read more >

Adrienne Sara Dell

Adrienne Sara Dell
111 W St John St #1250
San Jose, CA 95113
Licensed for 39 years, Adrienne Sara Dell is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended Loyola Law School - Loyola Marymount University... read more >

Wesley James Schroeder

Wesley James Schroeder
181 Devine St
San Jose, CA 95110
Licensed for 50 years, Wesley James Schroeder is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended UC Davis School of Law... read more >

William Richard Such

William Richard Such
1120 College Ave
Palo Alto, CA 94306
Licensed for 54 years, William Richard Such is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended Stanford Law School... read more >

Patricia D Castorena

Patricia D Castorena
586 N First St Ste 213
San Jose, CA 95112
Licensed for 15 years, Patricia D Castorena is a Criminal Defense and Immigration Law lawyer who attended Lincoln Law Sch of San Jose... read more >

Edward George Fernandez

Edward George Fernandez
1631 Willow St Ste 100
San Jose, CA 95125
Licensed for 41 years, Edward George Fernandez is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended UC Hastings College of the Law... read more >

Leah Nicole Gillis

Leah Nicole Gillis
Law Offices of Leah N. Gillis
1939 The Alameda
San Jose, CA 95126
Licensed for 14 years, Leah Nicole Gillis is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended University of San Francisco School of Law... read more >

Severa Laurance Keith

Severa Laurance Keith
The Keith Law Office, P.C.
55 S Market St 8th Floor, Suite 820
San Jose, CA 95113
Licensed for 23 years, Severa Laurance Keith is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended Stanford Law School... read more >

Jennifer Nicole Matthews Logue

Jennifer Nicole Matthews Logue
Oakland City Attorney's Office
500 Castro St
Mountain View, CA 94041
Licensed for 18 years, Jennifer Nicole Matthews Logue is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended Georgetown University Law Center... read more >

Suzanne Adele Luban

Suzanne Adele Luban
559 Nathan Abbott Way
Stanford, CA 94305
Licensed for 39 years, Suzanne Adele Luban is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended UCLA School of Law... read more >

Arturo Hernandez-Melendez

Arturo Hernandez-Melendez
10050 Machado Ln
San Jose, CA 95127
Licensed for 41 years, Arturo Hernandez-Melendez is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended Santa Clara University School of Law... read more >

Luther Charles Pugh

Luther Charles Pugh
1158 W Washington Ave
Sunnyvale, CA 94086
Licensed for 26 years, Luther Charles Pugh is a Criminal Defense and Workers Compensation lawyer who attended Peninsula University Law Sch... read more >

Avril Dingle Vazquez

Avril Dingle Vazquez
373 W Julian St Ste 300
San Jose, CA 95110
Licensed for 29 years, Avril Dingle Vazquez is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended Santa Clara University School of Law... read more >

Ellen Kreitzberg

Ellen Kreitzberg
Santa Clara University
181 Byron St
Palo Alto, CA 94301
Licensed for 35 years, Ellen Kreitzberg is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended George Washington University Law School... read more >

Catherine Marken Boyle

Catherine Marken Boyle
PO Box 672
Los Altos, CA 94023
Licensed for 9 years, Catherine Marken Boyle is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended UC Hastings College of the Law... read more >

Michele Elizabeth Kemmerling

Michele Elizabeth Kemmerling
PO Box 1720
Mountain View, CA 94042
Licensed for 19 years, Michele Elizabeth Kemmerling is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended Stanford Law School... read more >

Cassandra Therese Briggs

Cassandra Therese Briggs
1711 Marseilles Ct
San Jose, CA 95138
Licensed for 17 years, Cassandra Therese Briggs is a Criminal Defense and Wills lawyer who attended Duke Law School... read more >

Alexander Wang

Alexander Wang
19 Loma Alta Ave
Los Gatos, CA 95030
Licensed for 11 years, Alexander Wang is a Real Estate Law and Bankruptcy lawyer who attended UC Davis School of Law... read more >

David Ralph Packard

David Ralph Packard
706 Cowper St Ste 207
Palo Alto, CA 94301
Licensed for 57 years, David Ralph Packard is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended UC Berkeley School of Law... read more >

Thomas Joseph Ferrito

Thomas Joseph Ferrito
9 Simons Way
Los Gatos, CA 95030
Licensed for 54 years, Thomas Joseph Ferrito is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended Santa Clara University School of Law... read more >

Henry David Grunbaum

Henry David Grunbaum
385 Woodview Ave # 100
Morgan Hill, CA 95037
Licensed for 44 years, Henry David Grunbaum is a Criminal Defense and Appellate Law lawyer who attended Golden Gate University School of La... read more >

Patrick Hill Kelly

Patrick Hill Kelly
PO Box 54037
San Jose, CA 95154
Licensed for 48 years, Patrick Hill Kelly is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended Santa Clara University School of Law... read more >

Riccardo Lorenzo Ippolito

Riccardo Lorenzo Ippolito
675 N First St Ste 790
San Jose, CA 95112
Licensed for 31 years, Riccardo Lorenzo Ippolito is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended Whittier Law School... read more >

John Frederick Schuck III

John Frederick Schuck III
2065 Bowdoin St
Palo Alto, CA 94306
Licensed for 44 years, John Frederick Schuck III is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended Santa Clara University School of Law... read more >

Thomas Egan Deremigio

Thomas Egan Deremigio
PO Box 1706
Palo Alto, CA 94302
Licensed for 43 years, Thomas Egan Deremigio is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended Santa Clara University School of Law... read more >

Joel Carash

Joel Carash
N 1st St
San Jose, CA 95112
Licensed for 55 years, Joel Carash is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended UC Hastings College of Law San Francisco CA... read more >

Tylor Seth Dominguez

Tylor Seth Dominguez
2700 Coast Ave
Mountain View, CA 94043
Licensed for 8 years, Tylor Seth Dominguez is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended UC Hastings College of the Law... read more >

Lee Fomenko Hoffman

Lee Fomenko Hoffman
111 W St John St Ste 700
San Jose, CA 95113
Licensed for 8 years, Lee Fomenko Hoffman is a Criminal Defense and Family Law lawyer who attended Whittier Law School... read more >

David John Luca

David John Luca
Law Offices of Dennis Luca
1252 Park Ave
San Jose, CA 95126
Licensed for 19 years, David John Luca is a Criminal Defense and Family Law lawyer who attended Santa Clara University School of Law... read more >

Sarah Elizabeth Marinho

Sarah Elizabeth Marinho
Powell & Associates
1570 The Alameda Ste. 212
San Jose, CA 95126
Licensed for 11 years, Sarah Elizabeth Marinho is a Criminal Defense and Civil Rights lawyer who attended University of San Francisco Schoo... read more >

Glenn Paul Sugihara

Glenn Paul Sugihara
75 E Santa Clara St Ste 295
San Jose, CA 95113
Licensed for 45 years, Glenn Paul Sugihara is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended Santa Clara University School of Law... read more >

Christopher A Welsh

Christopher A Welsh
5595 Winfield Blvd Ste 200
San Jose, CA 95123
Licensed for 13 years, Christopher A Welsh is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended Santa Clara University School of Law... read more >

Roya Mary Rahgozar

Roya Mary Rahgozar
1001 N Shoreline Blvd
Mountain View, CA 94043
Licensed for 10 years, Roya Mary Rahgozar is a Juvenile Defense and DUI / DWI lawyer who attended Santa Clara University School of Law... read more >

Minh Quang Steven Dovan

Minh Quang Steven Dovan
N 1st St
San Jose, CA 95112
Licensed for 40 years, Minh Quang Steven Dovan is a Estate Planning and Business Law lawyer who attended USC Gould School of Law... read more >

Matthew Jeffrey Sanders

Matthew Jeffrey Sanders
Jeffer Mangels Butler & Mitchell LLP
559 Nathan Abbott Way
Stanford, CA 94305
Licensed for 22 years, Matthew Jeffrey Sanders is a Real Estate Law and Criminal Defense lawyer who attended Stanford Law School... read more >

Berndt Ingo Brauer

Berndt Ingo Brauer
1585 The Alameda Ste 200
San Jose, CA 95126
Licensed for 44 years, Berndt Ingo Brauer is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended UC Hastings College of Law San Francisco CA... read more >

Todd Harris Fries

Todd Harris Fries
500 El Camino Real
Santa Clara, CA 95053
Licensed for 15 years, Todd Harris Fries is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended Santa Clara Univ School of Law Santa Clara CA... read more >

Jacklyn Ann Bentley

Jacklyn Ann Bentley
2880 Zanker Rd Suite 203
San Jose, CA 95134
Licensed for 17 years, Jacklyn Ann Bentley is a Criminal Defense and Administrative Law lawyer who attended Santa Clara University School o... read more >

Tomas Michael Flores

Tomas Michael Flores
385 Moffett Park Dr Ste 115
Sunnyvale, CA 94089
Licensed for 19 years, Tomas Michael Flores is a Criminal Defense and Intellectual Property Law lawyer who attended Whittier Law School... read more >

Caycie Dawn Bradford Favier

Caycie Dawn Bradford Favier
1520 The Alameda Suite 200
San Jose, CA 95126
Licensed for 13 years, Caycie Dawn Bradford Favier is a Criminal Defense and Family Law lawyer who attended University of La Verne College ... read more >

Mukund Hari Sharma

Mukund Hari Sharma
Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP
2820 Orchard Pkwy
San Jose, CA 95134
Licensed for 17 years, Mukund Hari Sharma is a Criminal Defense and Intellectual Property Law lawyer who attended UC Hastings College of th... read more >

Anne Margaret Voigts

Anne Margaret Voigts
601 California Ave Ste 100
Palo Alto, CA 94304
Licensed for 22 years, Anne Margaret Voigts is a Business Law and Criminal Defense lawyer who attended Columbia Law School... read more >
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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.



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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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