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CaliforniaCriminal Appellate Law Lawyers in Universal City, California

An appeal involves briefing issues for a higher court to review. Appellate attorneys in California may also make an oral argument to the judge or judges deciding the appeal.


When choosing a criminal defense attorney for an appellate case, keep in mind that strict timelines often apply to appeals.


Most criminal appellate attorneys in California charge flat fees for direct appeals and post conviction cases.


Many of the top appellate attorneys devote a significant portion of their practice to this niche area of the law.


Appellate law in the criminal justice system also includes federal habeas petitions and post-conviction motions for illegal sentences, ineffective assistance of counsel or prosecutorial misconduct.


Many of the top criminal appellate lawyers in the United States belong to The Council of Appellate Lawyers. The CAL is the first and only national appellate bench-bar organization.

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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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Sherry Cross

Sherry Cross
The Cross Law Firm
10 Universal City Plaza Suite 1950
Universal City, CA 91608
Licensed for 14 years, Sherry Cross is a Criminal Defense and Federal Crimes lawyer who attended Univ of Miami SOL; Coral Gables FL... read more >

Virginia Louise Landry

Virginia Louise Landry
Law Offices of Virginia L. Landry, Inc.
23046 Avenida De La Carlota Suite 125
Laguna Hills, CA 92653
Licensed for 35 years, Virginia Louise Landry is a Criminal Defense and DUI / DWI lawyer who attended National College for DUI Defense, Inc... 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 >

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 >

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 >

Daniel R Perlman

Daniel R Perlman
Perlman & Cohen - Los Angeles Criminal Lawyers
1601 Vine St Suite 747
Los Angeles, CA 90028
Licensed for 19 years, Daniel R Perlman is a Criminal Defense and Marijuana Law lawyer who attended Catholic University of America, Columbu... 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 >

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 >

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 >

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 >

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 >

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 >

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 >

Ryan Gordon Blanch

Ryan Gordon Blanch
The Blanch Law Firm
355 South Grand Avenue Suite 2450
Los Angeles, CA 90071
Licensed for 24 years, Ryan Gordon Blanch is a Criminal Defense and Federal Crimes lawyer who attended UCLA... 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 >

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 >

Joseph Abrams

Joseph Abrams
Law Office of Joseph Abrams
333 City Boulevard West Suite 1723
Orange, CA 92868
Licensed for 27 years, Joseph Abrams is a Federal Crimes and Criminal Defense lawyer who attended Southwestern Law School... read more >

Daniel Hong Deng

Daniel Hong Deng
Law Office of Daniel Deng
2112 Walnut Grove Ave
Rosemead, CA 91770
Licensed for 26 years, Daniel Hong Deng is a Criminal Defense and Personal Injury lawyer who attended Whittier Law School... 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 >

Ambrosio Rodriguez

Ambrosio Rodriguez
The Rodriguez Law Group
626 Wilshire Blvd Suite 460
Los Angeles, CA 90017
Licensed for 25 years, Ambrosio Rodriguez is a Criminal Defense and Federal Crimes lawyer who attended Georgetown University Law Center... read more >

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 >

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 >

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 >

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 >

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 >

Scott Ronald Spindel

Scott Ronald Spindel
Law Office of R Spindel
16255 Ventura Blvd Suite 1018
Encino, CA 91436
Licensed for 25 years, Scott Ronald Spindel is a DUI / DWI and Criminal Defense lawyer who attended Thomas Jefferson School of Law... read more >

Jimmy Cha

Jimmy Cha
Law Office of Jimmy Cha, APC
126 North Euclid Street
Fullerton, CA 92832
Licensed for 16 years, Jimmy Cha is a Criminal Defense and DUI / DWI lawyer who attended Western State College of Law at Argosy University... 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 >

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 >

Robert Louis Miller

Robert Louis Miller
Miller and Associates
5020 Campus Drive
Newport Beach, CA 92660
Licensed for 29 years, Robert Louis Miller is a Criminal Defense and DUI / DWI lawyer who attended Western State College of Law at Argosy U... read more >

Robert John Wilson

Robert John Wilson
1055 E Colorado Blvd Ste 225
Pasadena, CA 91106
Licensed for 36 years, Robert John Wilson is a Criminal Defense and DUI / DWI lawyer who attended Western State College of Law at Argosy Un... 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 >

April Gilbert

April Gilbert
Law Office of April Gilbert
17581 Irvine Boulevard, Suite 108
Tustin, CA 92780
Licensed for 30 years, April Gilbert is a Criminal Defense and DUI / DWI lawyer who attended Western State College of Law at Argosy Univers... 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 >

Joseph H. Low IV

Joseph H. Low IV
The Law Firm of Joseph H. Low IV
100 Oceangate 12th Floor
Long Beach, CA 90802
Licensed for 26 years, Joseph H. Low IV is a Criminal Defense and Spinal Cord Injuries lawyer who attended University of California - Santa... 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 >

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 >

Tsion Chudnovsky

Tsion Chudnovsky
Chudnovsky Law
1933 South Broadway #1100
Los Angeles, CA 90007
Licensed for 14 years, Tsion Chudnovsky is a Personal Injury and Criminal Defense lawyer who attended Loyola Law School... read more >

Vincent John LaBarbera Jr

Vincent John LaBarbera Jr
Law Offices of Vincent J. LaBarbera, Jr.
4100 Newport Place Suite 620
Newport Beach, CA 92660
Licensed for 41 years, Vincent John LaBarbera Jr is a Administrative Law and Drug Crimes lawyer who attended Southwestern College of Law... read more >

Benjamin S Reccius

Benjamin S Reccius
5042 Wilshire Blvd suite 1252
Los Angeles, CA 90036
Licensed for 8 years, Benjamin S Reccius is a Landlord-Tenant Law and Marijuana Law lawyer who attended Pepperdine University School of Law... read more >

Allison Margolin

Allison Margolin
Allison B Margolin, PLC
418 S Swall Dr. Suite 440
Beverly Hills, CA 90211
Licensed for 22 years, Allison Margolin is a Criminal Defense and Marijuana Law lawyer who attended Harvard Law School... read more >

Oscar Ischiu

Oscar Ischiu
The Law Firm of Oscar A. Ischiu, Esq.
1050 W Lakes Dr. Suite 225
West Covina, CA 91790
Licensed for 2 years, Oscar Ischiu is a Personal Injury and Criminal Defense lawyer who attended Pacific Coast University School of Law... read more >

Ronald Hedding

Ronald Hedding
Hedding Law Firm
16000 Ventura Blvd #1208
Encino, CA 91436
Licensed for 30 years, Ronald Hedding is a Marijuana Law and Criminal Defense lawyer who attended San Fernando Valley College of Law... 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 >

Gary M. C. Wong

Gary M. C. Wong
W&L Law Group, LLP.
1370 Valley Vista Drive, Suite 200
Diamond Bar, CA 91765
Licensed for 9 years, Gary M. C. Wong is a Criminal Defense and Personal Injury lawyer who attended Pepperdine University School of Law... read more >

Linda Kaye Frieder

Linda Kaye Frieder
Law Office of Linda K Frieder
15615 Alton Parkway Suite 450
Irvine, CA 92618
Licensed for 25 years, Linda Kaye Frieder is a Criminal Defense and Civil Trial Law lawyer who attended California Western 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 >

Miranda McCroskey

Miranda McCroskey
Real Estate License Defenders
1432 Edinger Ave., Suite 240
Tustin, CA 92780
Licensed for 27 years, Miranda McCroskey is a Criminal Defense and Administrative Law lawyer who attended Loyola Law School - Loyola Marymo... read more >
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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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