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CaliforniaCriminal Defense Lawyers in Santa Monica, 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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Jennie Stepanian

Jennie Stepanian
8383 Wilshire Boulevard Ste. 830
Beverly Hills, CA 90211
Call 310-751-4839
Criminal Defense Attorney with a Public Defender background, representing private and appointed clients. Plant medicine advocate ... read more >
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National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
Jennie Stepanian
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Philip David Israels

Philip David Israels
Cron, Israels & Stark
11755 Wilshire Blvd 15th Floor
Santa Monica, CA 90025
Licensed for 49 years, Philip David Israels is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended U of San Francisco School of Law... read more >

David Jean Kaloyanides

David Jean Kaloyanides
David J.P. Kaloyanides, A Professional Law Corporation
111 West Ocean Boulevard Suite 400
Long Beach, CA 90802
Licensed for 32 years, David Jean Kaloyanides is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended Loyola Law School - Loyola Marymount University... 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 >

Harland William Braun

Harland William Braun
Law Offices of Harland W. Braun
1880 Century Park E Suite 710
Los Angeles, CA 90067
Licensed for 56 years, Harland William Braun is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended University of California at Los Angeles, California... read more >

David Douglas Diamond

David Douglas Diamond
Law Offices of David D. Diamond
1055 Wilshire Blvd Suite 1996
Los Angeles, CA 90017
Licensed for 24 years, David Douglas Diamond is a Criminal Defense and Personal Injury lawyer who attended Southwestern School of Law, SCAL... read more >

Jacqueline Goodman

Jacqueline Goodman
Law Offices of Jacqueline Goodman
712 N. Harbor Blvd
Fullerton, CA 92832
Licensed for 30 years, Jacqueline Goodman is a Criminal Defense and Federal Crimes lawyer who attended Western State College of Law at Argo... read more >

Mark K Rosenfeld

Mark K Rosenfeld
Law Office of Mark Rosenfeld
8200 Wilshire Blvd. Suite 200
Beverly Hills, CA 90211
Licensed for 25 years, Mark K Rosenfeld is a Criminal Defense and DUI / DWI lawyer who attended California Western School of Law... read more >

Matthew Garth Kaestner

Matthew Garth Kaestner
Long Beach criminal law specialist,attorney Matthew Kaestner
1 World Trade Center Suite 400
Long Beach, CA 90831
Licensed for 38 years, Matthew Garth Kaestner is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended University of the Pacific... read more >

Robert Stanley Ernenwein

Robert Stanley Ernenwein
The Law Offices of Robert Ernenwein, PC
1405 Crenshaw Blvd Fl 2
Torrance, CA 90501
Licensed for 40 years, Robert Stanley Ernenwein is a Criminal Defense and DUI / DWI lawyer who attended Whittier Law School... read more >

Alan Eisner

Alan Eisner
Eisner Gorin LLP
16000 Ventura Blvd., Suite 1000
Los Angeles, CA 91436
Licensed for 38 years, Alan Eisner is a Criminal Defense and White Collar Crime lawyer who attended Loyola Law School... read more >

Michael S Chernis

Michael S Chernis
Chernis Law Group P.C.
2425 Olympic Blvd. Suite 4000-W
Santa Monica, CA 90404
Licensed for 29 years, Michael S Chernis is a Criminal Defense and Federal Crimes lawyer who attended Fordham University School of Law... read more >

Jeffrey Donald Kent

Jeffrey Donald Kent
McDonnell & Kent
418 East La Habra Boulevard
La Habra, CA 90631
Licensed for 32 years, Jeffrey Donald Kent is a Criminal Defense and DUI / DWI lawyer who attended Western State Univ College of Law... read more >

Steven Michael Cron

Steven Michael Cron
Cron, Israels & Stark
1541 Ocean Ave Suite 200
Santa Monica, CA 90401
Licensed for 50 years, Steven Michael Cron is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended UC Hastings College of Law... read more >

Donald Charles Randolph

Donald Charles Randolph
Randolph & Associates
1717 4th St Ste 300
Santa Monica, CA 90401
Licensed for 50 years, Donald Charles Randolph is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended USC Gould School of Law... read more >

Errol Henry Stambler

Errol Henry Stambler
10880 Wilshire Blvd Suite 1050
Los Angeles, CA 90024
Licensed for 51 years, Errol Henry Stambler is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended University of Oklahoma College of Law... read more >

Rose Fay Arfa

Rose Fay Arfa
10100 Santa Monica Blvd. Ste. 800
Los Angeles, CA 90067
Licensed for 43 years, Rose Fay Arfa is a Appellate Law and Sex Crimes lawyer who attended Southwestern University School of Law... read more >

Vincent Michael Imhoff

Vincent Michael Imhoff
Imhoff & Associates, P.C.
12424 Wilshire Blvd Suite 770
Los Angeles, CA 90025
Licensed for 22 years, Vincent Michael Imhoff is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended Illinois IT Chicago-Kent College of Law... read more >

Zachary McCready

Zachary McCready
McCready Law Group
3701 Long Beach Bl #324
Long Beach, CA 90807
Licensed for 17 years, Zachary McCready is a Criminal Defense and Bankruptcy lawyer who attended Whittier Law School... read more >

David Stephen Kestenbaum

David Stephen Kestenbaum
Kestenbaum Law Group
14401 Sylvan Street 100
Van Nuys, CA 91401
Licensed for 45 years, David Stephen Kestenbaum is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended Southwestern University School of Law... read more >

Dmitry Gorin

Dmitry Gorin
Eisner Gorin LLP
1999 Avenue of the Stars 11th Fl.
Los Angeles, CA 90067
Licensed for 29 years, Dmitry Gorin is a Criminal Defense and White Collar Crime lawyer who attended UCLA School of Law... read more >

Michael Aaron Goldstein

Michael Aaron Goldstein
Goldstein Law Group
1645 Vine St #809
Los Angeles, CA 90028
Licensed for 28 years, Michael Aaron Goldstein is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended San Fernando Valley College of Law... read more >

Daniel Frederick Brookman

Daniel Frederick Brookman
2665 Main St Ste 210
Santa Monica, CA 90405
Licensed for 52 years, Daniel Frederick Brookman is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended Southwestern Law School... read more >

Leonard B. Levine

Leonard B. Levine
Levine Flier and Flier, LLC
16133 Ventura Blvd Ste 1140
Los Angeles, CA 91436
Licensed for 52 years, Leonard B. Levine is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended UCLA School Of Law... read more >

Joseph Shemaria

Joseph Shemaria
9171 Wilshire Blvd Ste 500
Beverly Hills, CA 90210
Licensed for 54 years, Joseph Shemaria is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended UCLA School 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 19 years, Benjamin Bing-Ho Au is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended Yale Law School... read more >

Bruce Martin Margolin

Bruce Martin Margolin
Law Office of Bruce M. Margolin
8484 Wilshire Blvd
Beverly Hills, CA 90211
Licensed for 57 years, Bruce Martin Margolin is a Criminal Defense and Marijuana Law lawyer who attended Southwestern University School Of ... read more >

Shaheen Francois Manshoory

Shaheen Francois Manshoory
Manshoory Law Group - Los Angeles Criminal Defense Law Firm
626 Wilshire Blvd # 800, Los Angeles, CA 90017, United States #800
Los Angeles, CA 90017
Licensed for 10 years, Shaheen Francois Manshoory is a Criminal Defense and DUI / DWI lawyer who attended Southwestern Law School... read more >

Robert Armin Schwartz

Robert Armin Schwartz
5757 Wilshire Blvd Ste 40
Los Angeles, CA 90036
Licensed for 48 years, Robert Armin Schwartz is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended Southwestern Law School... read more >

Ronald Alexander Ziff

Ronald Alexander Ziff
16133 Wilshire Blvd
Santa Monica, CA 90403
Licensed for 50 years, Ronald Alexander Ziff is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended Southwestern Law School... read more >

Bradley William Brunon

Bradley William Brunon
1041 Yale St pc
Santa Monica, CA 90403
Licensed for 55 years, Bradley William Brunon is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended UCLA School of Law... read more >

Richard Alan Hutton

Richard Alan Hutton
301 E. Colorado Blvd Suite 301
Pasadena, CA 91101
Licensed for 53 years, Richard Alan Hutton is a Criminal Defense and DUI / DWI lawyer who attended UCLA School of Law... read more >

Edward Murray Robinson

Edward Murray Robinson
21515 Hawthorne Blvd # 665
Torrance, CA 90503
Licensed for 38 years, Edward Murray Robinson is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended Southwestern Law School... read more >

Victoria Clemans

Victoria Clemans
Law Offices of Victoria Clemans
3550 Wilshire Blvd. Suite 1280
Los Angeles, CA 90010
Licensed for 21 years, Victoria Clemans is a Criminal Defense and Personal Injury lawyer who attended Univ of West Los Angeles... read more >

Daniel R Perlman

Daniel R Perlman
Perlman & Cohen - Los Angeles Criminal Lawyers
355 South Grand Avenue Suite 1030
Los Angeles, CA 90071
Licensed for 19 years, Daniel R Perlman is a Criminal Defense and Marijuana Law lawyer who attended Catholic University of America, Columbu... read more >

Darren Todd Kavinoky

Darren Todd Kavinoky
The Kavinoky Law Firm
16255 Ventura Blvd Ste 200
Encino, CA 91436
Licensed for 30 years, Darren Todd Kavinoky is a Marijuana Law and Criminal Defense lawyer who attended San Fernando Valley College of Law... read more >

Michael Metz

Michael Metz
Michael Metz
1515 7th St Ste 291
Santa Monica, CA 90401
Licensed for 27 years, Michael Metz is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Zhao Liu

Zhao Liu
Law Offices of Lisa Z Liu, PC
200 S Garfield Ave Ste 103
Alhambra, CA 91801
Licensed for 13 years, Zhao Liu is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended University of Michigan Law School - University of Michigan... read more >

Andrew Marc Stein

Andrew Marc Stein
Law Offices of Andrew Stein
9944 Flower St
Bellflower, CA 90706
Licensed for 46 years, Andrew Marc Stein is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended University of San Diego School of Law... read more >

Philip Kent Cohen

Philip Kent Cohen
100 Wilshire Blvd Ste 1300
Santa Monica, CA 90401
Licensed for 32 years, Philip Kent Cohen is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended USC Gould School of Law... read more >

Mark A. Velez

Mark A. Velez
Law Office of Mark A. Velez
22939 Hawthorne Bl. Suite 309
Torrance, CA 90505
Licensed for 12 years, Mark A. Velez is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended Southwestern Law School... read more >

Lynne Marie Patterson

Lynne Marie Patterson
Law Offices of Lynne Patterson
14121 Beach Blvd
Westminster, CA 92683
Licensed for 34 years, Lynne Marie Patterson is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended Loyola Law School - Loyola Marymount University... read more >

Craig Sturm

Craig Sturm
Artz & Sturm Law Group
1010 Wilshire Blvd., Ste. 1415
Los Angeles, CA 90017
Licensed for 22 years, Craig Sturm is a Criminal Defense and DUI / DWI lawyer who attended Axion Lab/American Chemical Society... read more >

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 >

Shepard Sanford Kopp

Shepard Sanford Kopp
233 Wilshire Blvd Ste 900
Santa Monica, CA 90401
Licensed for 16 years, Shepard Sanford Kopp is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended UC Hastings College of the Law... 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 >

Jeffrey Joshua Douglas

Jeffrey Joshua Douglas
401 Wilshire Blvd Fl 12
Santa Monica, CA 90401
Licensed for 42 years, Jeffrey Joshua Douglas is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended UCLA School of Law... read more >

Zino O. Osehobo

Zino O. Osehobo
Grace Legal Group Inc.
811 Wilshire Blvd Suite 1701
Los Angeles, CA 90017
Licensed for 3 years, Zino O. Osehobo is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended Pepperdine University School of Law... read more >

Atyria Shantell Clark

Atyria Shantell Clark
The Community Law Firm
2632 Wilshire Blvd Ste 783
Santa Monica, CA 90403
Licensed for 18 years, Atyria Shantell Clark is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended Shepard Broad Law Center - Nova Southeastern Univers... 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 >
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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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