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CaliforniaCriminal Defense Lawyers in Simi Valley, 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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Jay Lawrence Lichtman

Jay Lawrence Lichtman
137 N Larchmont Blvd Ste 538
Los Angeles, CA 90004
Licensed for 47 years, Jay Lawrence Lichtman is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended The City University of New York School of Law... read more >

Brent Howard Merritt

Brent Howard Merritt
22231 Mulholland Hwy Ste 204
Calabasas, CA 91302
Licensed for 31 years, Brent Howard Merritt is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended Western State Univ College of Law Fullerton CA... read more >

Marcia Ann Morrissey

Marcia Ann Morrissey
11400 W Olympic Blvd Ste 1500
Los Angeles, CA 90064
Licensed for 49 years, Marcia Ann Morrissey is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended Wayne State University Law School... read more >

Steven Allan Seiden

Steven Allan Seiden
13658 Hawthorne Blvd # 100C
Hawthorne, CA 90250
Licensed for 32 years, Steven Allan Seiden is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended San Fernando Valley College of Law... read more >

Louis Sepe

Louis Sepe
12304 Santa Monica Blvd Ste 300
Los Angeles, CA 90025
Licensed for 46 years, Louis Sepe is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended San Fernando Valley College of Law... read more >

Darold Myles Shirwo

Darold Myles Shirwo
16255 Ventura Blvd Ste 215
Los Angeles, CA 91436
Licensed for 43 years, Darold Myles Shirwo is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended Univ of West Los Angeles... read more >

Anthony Michael Solis

Anthony Michael Solis
23679 Calabasas Rd Ste 412
Calabasas, CA 91302
Licensed for 26 years, Anthony Michael Solis is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended Loyola Law School - Loyola Marymount University... read more >

Mona Cherie Soo Hoo

Mona Cherie Soo Hoo
12100 Wilshire Blvd Ste 400
Los Angeles, CA 90025
Licensed for 41 years, Mona Cherie Soo Hoo is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended UC Berkeley School of Law... read more >

John Yzurdiaga

John Yzurdiaga
PO Box 5216
Los Angeles, CA 90296
Licensed for 53 years, John Yzurdiaga is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended Loyola Law School - Loyola Marymount University... read more >

Azar Elihu

Azar Elihu
Law Offices of Azar Elihu
PO Box 48011Azarelihu.Com
Los Angeles, CA 90048
Licensed for 25 years, Azar Elihu is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended Univ of West Los Angeles... read more >

Michael Rahm Rahmanou

Michael Rahm Rahmanou
Rahm Law Group, APC
9100 Wilshire Blvd Ste 220West
Beverly Hills, CA 90212
Licensed for 11 years, Michael Rahm Rahmanou is a Criminal Defense and Wills lawyer... read more >

Tigran Martinian

Tigran Martinian
Martinian and Associates, Inc.
2801 Cahuenga Boulevard West
Los Angeles, CA 90068
Licensed for 18 years, Tigran Martinian is a Criminal Defense and Personal Injury lawyer who attended Abraham Lincoln University... read more >

Gregory Nicolaysen

Gregory Nicolaysen
27240 Turnberry Ln Ste 200
, CA 91355
Licensed for 43 years, Gregory Nicolaysen is a Criminal Defense and White Collar Crime lawyer who attended Benjamin N. Cardozo School of La... read more >

Stephen M. Garcia

Stephen M. Garcia
Garcia & Artigliere
2029 Century Park East Suite 400
Los Angeles, CA 90067
Licensed for 38 years, Stephen M. Garcia is a Personal Injury and White Collar Crime lawyer who attended Loyola Law School... read more >

Raza lawrence

Raza lawrence
Margolin and Lawrence
8484 Wilshire Blvd
Beverly Hills, CA 90211
Raza lawrence is a Criminal Defense and DUI / DWI lawyer... read more >

Robin A Sax

Robin A Sax
Robin Sax
287 S Robertson Blvd Ste 375
Beverly Hills, CA 90211
Licensed for 27 years, Robin A Sax is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended Pepperdine University School of Law... read more >

Vitaly Sigal

Vitaly Sigal
Los Angeles DUI Lawyer
355 S Grand Ave #2450
Los Angeles, CA 90071
Licensed for 26 years, Vitaly Sigal is a Criminal Defense and DUI / DWI lawyer who attended Univ of West Los Angeles... read more >

Matthew J. Chung

Matthew J. Chung
The Reape-Rickett Law Firm
25152 Springfield Court Suite 100
Santa Clarita, CA 91355
Licensed for 6 years, Matthew J. Chung is a Domestic Violence and Family Law lawyer who attended Pepperdine University School of Law... read more >

Joel J. Thomas

Joel J. Thomas
DiMarco, Araujo, & Montevideo Long Beach
65 Pine Avenue #244
Long Beach, CA 90802
Licensed for 26 years, Joel J. Thomas is a Workplace Injuries and Workers Compensation lawyer who attended Western State University College... read more >

Michael A Cavalluzzi

Michael A Cavalluzzi
611 N Brand Blvd Ste 13
Glendale, CA 91203
Licensed for 32 years, Michael A Cavalluzzi is a Criminal Defense and DUI / DWI lawyer who attended Southwestern Law School... read more >

Robin Dwayne Perry

Robin Dwayne Perry
400 Oceangate # 700
Long Beach, CA 90802
Licensed for 28 years, Robin Dwayne Perry is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended UC Hastings College of the Law... read more >

Jance Marshall Weberman

Jance Marshall Weberman
208 S Highland Ave
Los Angeles, CA 90036
Licensed for 33 years, Jance Marshall Weberman is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended Southwestern Law School... read more >

Shep Zebberman

Shep Zebberman
Zebberman Attorney at Law
16830 Ventura Blvd Suite 500
Encino, CA 91436
Shep Zebberman is a Criminal Defense and Juvenile Defense lawyer who attended University of LaVere College of Law... read more >

Bradley S. Sandler

Bradley S. Sandler
Law Office of Bradley S. Sandler
9777 Wilshire Boulevard Suite 400
Beverly Hills, CA 90212
Licensed for 28 years, Bradley S. Sandler is a Divorce and Family Law lawyer who attended Thomas Jefferson School of Law... read more >

Gina Rochelle Tennen

Gina Rochelle Tennen
245 E Olive Ave 4th Floor
Burbank, CA 91502
Licensed for 18 years, Gina Rochelle Tennen is a Criminal Defense and Federal Crimes lawyer who attended San Fernando Valley College of Law... read more >

Benjamin Nathan Gluck

Benjamin Nathan Gluck
Bird Marella et al APC
1875 Century Park E #2300
Los Angeles, CA 90067
Licensed for 25 years, Benjamin Nathan Gluck is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended Stanford Law School... read more >

John Frederick Libby

John Frederick Libby
Manatt Phelps & Phillips
11693 San Vicente Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90049
Licensed for 37 years, John Frederick Libby is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended Yale Law School... read more >

Janet Eunme Hong

Janet Eunme Hong
100 Oceangate #1200
Long Beach, CA 90802
Licensed for 18 years, Janet Eunme Hong is a Criminal Defense and White Collar Crime lawyer who attended USC Gould School of Law... read more >

Mark Melnick

Mark Melnick
The Law Offices of Mark Daniel Melnick
14401 Sylvan Street, Suite 201
Van Nuys, CA 91401
Mark Melnick is a Criminal Defense and DUI / DWI lawyer... 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 >

Shannon Marie Dorvall

Shannon Marie Dorvall
12424 Wilshire Blvd Suite 700
Los Angeles, CA 90025
Licensed for 18 years, Shannon Marie Dorvall is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended University of Montana School of Law... read more >

David Elliot Kenner

David Elliot Kenner
16633 Ventura Blvd Ste 1212
Los Angeles, CA 91436
Licensed for 56 years, David Elliot Kenner is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended USC Gould School of Law... read more >

Bernard Joshua Rosen

Bernard Joshua Rosen
424 S Beverly Dr
Beverly Hills, CA 90212
Licensed for 56 years, Bernard Joshua Rosen is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended UCLA School of Law... read more >

James Winston Spertus

James Winston Spertus
1990 S Bundy Dr Ste 705
Los Angeles, CA 90025
Licensed for 32 years, James Winston Spertus is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended USC Gould School of Law... read more >

Anthony John Pullara

Anthony John Pullara
1108 Sartori Ave Ste 320
Torrance, CA 90501
Licensed for 31 years, Anthony John Pullara is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended Loyola Law School - Loyola Marymount University... read more >

Robin Jacob Yanes

Robin Jacob Yanes
19528 Ventura Blvd s 412
Los Angeles, CA 91356
Licensed for 47 years, Robin Jacob Yanes is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended Southwestern Law School... read more >

Karen Lynn Goldstein

Karen Lynn Goldstein
1645 Vine St Ste 306
Los Angeles, CA 90028
Licensed for 20 years, Karen Lynn Goldstein is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended Georgetown University Law Center... read more >

Nicholas M. Loncar

Nicholas M. Loncar
Law Offices of Nicholas M. Loncar
1295 W Sunset Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90026
Licensed for 12 years, Nicholas M. Loncar is a Criminal Defense and Federal Crimes lawyer who attended Villanova University School of Law... read more >

Deirdre Lynn O'Connor

Deirdre Lynn O'Connor
Seamus Law
2370 W Carson St Ste 235
Torrance, CA 90501
Licensed for 16 years, Deirdre Lynn O'Connor is a Criminal Defense and Civil Trial Law lawyer who attended Northeastern University School o... read more >

Cameron Sehat

Cameron Sehat
The Sehat Law Firm, PLC
1933 South Broadway Suite 1100 P007
Los Angeles, CA 90007
Licensed for 16 years, Cameron Sehat is a Police Misconduct and Personal Injury lawyer who attended Univ of West Los Angeles... read more >

Jason Kenneth Feldman

Jason Kenneth Feldman
The Law Office of Jason K. Feldman, PC
270 N Canon Dr Fl 3
Beverly Hills, CA 90210
Licensed for 23 years, Jason Kenneth Feldman is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended Lewis and Clark Law School... read more >

Judith Rochlin

Judith Rochlin
Law Office of Judith Rochlin
11209 National Blvd Ste 420
Los Angeles, CA 90064
Licensed for 48 years, Judith Rochlin is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended Univ of Arizona College of Law Tucson AZ... read more >

Sherman Marshall Ellison

Sherman Marshall Ellison
Law Offices of Sherman M. Ellison
9909 CA-27
Los Angeles, CA 91311
Licensed for 54 years, Sherman Marshall Ellison is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended University of La Verne College 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 >

Narek Vardanyan

Narek Vardanyan
McReynolds | Vardanyan LLP
100 W Broadway Suite 700
Glendale, CA 91210
Licensed for 7 years, Narek Vardanyan is a Criminal Defense and Personal Injury lawyer who attended Southwestern Law School... read more >

Edward Z Tabash

Edward Z Tabash
11500 W Olympic Blvd Ste 400
Los Angeles, CA 90064
Licensed for 48 years, Edward Z Tabash is a Criminal Defense and Administrative Law lawyer who attended Loyola Law School - Loyola Marymoun... read more >

Christian Lloyd Woods

Christian Lloyd Woods
Law Offices of Christian Lloyd Woods
3504 W. Magnolia Blvd, 2nd Floor
Burbank, CA 91505
Licensed for 7 years, Christian Lloyd Woods is a Criminal Defense and Personal Injury lawyer who attended University of LaVerne College of ... read more >

Curtis Lamar Harrington Jr

Curtis Lamar Harrington Jr
Harrington & Harrington - PATENTAX
P.O. Box 91719
Long Beach, CA 90809
Licensed for 37 years, Curtis Lamar Harrington Jr is a Tax Law and Intellectual Property Law lawyer who attended University of San Diego Sc... read more >

Richard Dean Kaplan

Richard Dean Kaplan
1546 N Fairfax Ave
Los Angeles, CA 90046
Licensed for 37 years, Richard Dean Kaplan is a Criminal Defense and White Collar Crime lawyer who attended Pepperdine University School of... read more >

Audrey Stephanie Loftin

Audrey Stephanie Loftin
Long Beach Law, Inc.-APLC
782 Pacific Ave
Long Beach, CA 90813
Licensed for 34 years, Audrey Stephanie Loftin is a Criminal Defense and Family Law lawyer who attended Western State College of Law at Arg... 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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