![Pezhman Pakneshan]( "Pezhman Pakneshan")
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Pezhman Pakneshan
Walnut Creek, CA Criminal Law Attorney with 18 years of experience
Free ConsultationCriminal, DUI and Domestic Violence
Univ of Pennsylvania LS
The Pakneshan Firm is dedicated to representing clients accused, investigated or charged in state and federal criminal and administrative matters. The Pakneshan Firm is a Bay Area criminal, DUI and Civil Rights law firm which has the experience, expertise and resources to handle all phases of your case. Our firm represents clients in Alameda, Contra Costa, San Francisco, Marin, Napa, Sonoma, Solano, Santa Clara, and San Mateo counties. The Pakneshan Firm has established itself as one of the Bay Area’s premier criminal defense firms. We have a proven track record for getting the best possible results for our clients.
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![Thomas M. Fleming]( "Thomas M. Fleming")
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Thomas M. Fleming
10.0 
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Free ConsultationOffers Video ConferencingVideo ConfWalnut Creek, CA Criminal Law Attorney with 32 years of experience
Criminal and DUI
Yale Law School
Attorney Thomas Fleming graduated from Yale Law School and UC Berkeley; taught as an Adjunct Professor of Law at Law School; taught criminal trial skills, in DUI and criminal cases, to future prosecutors and defense attorneys; and taught UC Berkeley undergraduate law classes about the U.S. Constitution, the courts and politics for over 20 years.
Thomas also served the community, in DUI and criminal cases, for over two decades as a Trial Attorney with the Public Defender. He successfully took many, many cases to jury trials, and developed a very special expertise in defending against DUI and criminal...
![Carin Leanne Johnson]( "Carin Leanne Johnson")
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Carin Leanne Johnson
Walnut Creek, CA Criminal Law Lawyer with 29 years of experience
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Golden Gate Univ School of Law
Carin Johnson is a passionate defender of parents’ rights and has practiced dependency and juvenile law for over 27 years. She received her Bachelor of Arts Degree at Chico State University and is a graduate of Golden Gate University, School of Law, 1993.
In September 2010, Carin presented oral argument in the California First District Court of Appeal, involving a case where the dependency court denied her client reunification services and sought to terminate her parental rights. Carin fought hard for the mother and won a rare REVERSAL, of the lower court’s ruling. This changed California law.
Again, Carin argued a wrongfully-accused...
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Peter John Johnson
Walnut Creek, CA Criminal Law Attorney with 29 years of experience
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Golden Gate Univ School of Law
Mr. Johnson has been practicing law for over 27 years. He has been a partner in The Law Office of Johnson & Johnson since 1998. The Law Office of Johnson & Johnson defends clients in matters related to Criminal Defense; Juvenile Dependency; Driving Under the Influence; Juvenile Delinquency, Civil Rights Litigation and related matters. Mr. Johnson and the attorneys at The Law Office of Johnson & Johnson are committed to their clients and their clients' circumstances.
Mr. Johnson has personally conducted well over 100 jury trials in courts throughout the state and federal court. He has engaged...
![Jesse S. Gill]( "Jesse S. Gill")
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Jesse S. Gill
Walnut Creek, CA Criminal Law Lawyer with 8 years of experience
Free ConsultationCriminal, Family and Juvenile
I am licensed to practice law in California and have received federal admissions to practice law in the Northern and Central Districts of California. I have developed extensive knowledge and experience in the areas of Civil, Family, Juvenile, and Criminal Law from the inception of a case through the appellate process. I have extensive state and federal litigation experience in drafting and arguing law and motion, engaging in and defending depositions, and have engaged in dozens of hearings and Court trials. I have drafted writs and appeals in most appellate districts within the state and and have successfully received multiple...
![Joseph Michael Tully]( "Joseph Michael Tully")
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Joseph Michael Tully
Martinez, CA Criminal Law Attorney with 24 years of experience
Criminal
Golden Gate Univ School of Law
Specializing exclusively in criminal law, Joseph and this team of attorneys have represented thousands of criminal defendants facing serious felony charges. He has extensive experience defending MMJ collectives, cooperatives, cultivators, and caregivers facing criminal charges for helping patients. Joseph Tully has over fifteen years experience practicing criminal law in California and has been certified as a Criminal Law Specialist by the California Board of Legal Specialization. In addition, Mr. Tully has been recognized by The National Trial Lawyers as a Top 100 Trial Lawyer in both 2013 and 2014. From Shasta to Oakland to Los Angeles,...
![Jaye Lyn Ryan]( "Jaye Lyn Ryan")
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Jaye Lyn Ryan
Martinez, CA Criminal Law Lawyer with 25 years of experience
Free ConsultationCriminal
Univ of West Los Angeles
Jaye Ryan, is an aggressive and dedicated criminal defense attorney. Aside from being a skilled criminal defense lawyer, Ms. Ryan is trained as a scientist with experience in the fields of forensic, pathology, microbiology and general laboratory science. With her prior training and employment Jaye Ryan has an impressive record of winning cases by challenging, excluding and disproving forensic evidence and professional opinions that are often presented by the Prosecution in attempting to seek conviction of her clients. Attorney Jaye Ryan received her J.D. from the University of West Los Angeles in 1997. She is a member of the State...
![Matthew James O'Connor]( "Matthew James O'Connor")
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Matthew James O'Connor
Concord, CA Criminal Law Attorney with 24 years of experience
Criminal and DUI
Santa Clara Univ School of Law
Matthew J. O'Connor is a founding partner of the O'Connor Law, APC and currently focuses his practice on criminal defense. Mr. O'Connor regularly defends adults and juveniles in all types of criminal matters, including but not limited to: Driving Under the Influence (DUI), Assault, Robbery, Three Strikes cases, Murder, Domestic Violence, Rape, Illegal Firearms, Theft and Drug crimes, Probation and Parole hearings.
Mr. O'Connor graduated from the University of California at Davis in 1995 and graduated cum laude from the Santa Clara University School of Law in 1999. Upon graduating from law school Mr. O'Connor served as a deputy district attorney...
![Alin D. Cintean]( "Alin D. Cintean")
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Alin D. Cintean
Martinez, CA Criminal Law Lawyer with 18 years of experience
Criminal, DUI, Domestic Violence and White Collar Crime
University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law
![Thomas Daly]( "Thomas Daly")
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Thomas Daly
Walnut Creek, CA Criminal Law Attorney with 9 years of experience
Free ConsultationCriminal, DUI, Domestic Violence and White Collar Crime
John F. Kennedy University and California State University - Chico
![Howard L. Williams]( "Howard L. Williams")
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Howard L. Williams
Martinez, CA Criminal Law Attorney with 23 years of experience
Criminal, Business, DUI and Traffic Tickets
The Ohio State University Michael E. Moritz College of Law and University of San Diego School of Law
![Michael Peter Semansky]( "Michael Peter Semansky")
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Michael Peter Semansky
Martinez, CA Criminal Law Lawyer with 52 years of experience
Criminal, Business, DUI and Insurance Claims
U of San Francisco School of Law
Attorney Michael P. Semansky has been representing clients in criminal defense and personal injury matters for over 36 years. He is dedicated to providing each client with personalized attention and strives to resolve every case efficiently and effectively. If you are in need of a settlement or recovery for your personal injury claim, or an aggressive criminal defense, he is an attorney you can trust to get results.
![Oksana Tsykova]( "Oksana Tsykova")
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Oksana Tsykova
Martinez, CA Criminal Law Lawyer with 11 years of experience
Criminal and Immigration
Golden Gate University School of Law
![Roberta Lee Brooks]( "Roberta Lee Brooks")
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Roberta Lee Brooks
Martinez, CA Criminal Law Attorney with 24 years of experience
Criminal
McGeorge School of Law Univ of the Pacific
I am an aggressive criminal defense attorney and have been for the past 14 years. Prior to becoming an attorney, I worked as a police officer and an investigator for the National Labor Relations Board. Both positions provided me with an insight into how charges are investigated, documented, charged, and prosecuted. In addition I have a background in computer forensics having completed hands-on training using Encase Software, the software of choice for many law enforcement agencies. Most of my clients will tell you that I listen, work hard for them, and am not afraid to settle...
![Bobby Glenn Bell]( "Bobby Glenn Bell")
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Bobby Glenn Bell
Martinez, CA Criminal Law Attorney with 19 years of experience
Criminal
University of San Diego School of Law
![G. Wright Morton]( "G. Wright Morton")
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G. Wright Morton
Martinez, CA Criminal Law Lawyer with 54 years of experience
Criminal
University of California - Berkeley
![Patrick Ewing Clancy]( "Patrick Ewing Clancy")
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Patrick Ewing Clancy
Pleasant Hill, CA Criminal Law Attorney with 48 years of experience
Criminal
Loyola Law School, Los Angeles
![Alexander Cross]( "Alexander Cross")
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Alexander Cross
Walnut Creek, CA Criminal Law Lawyer with 14 years of experience
(800) 862-7677
1990 N. California Blvd.
8th Floor
Walnut Creek, CA 94596
Criminal, DUI, Traffic Tickets and White Collar Crime
University of San Francisco School of Law
Mr. Cross is an expert in the field of criminal law. Mr. Cross will fight more aggressively than anyone to bring you the best outcome possible. He passionately cares about defending his clients and does everything within his power to help them. Having attended the University of California, Berkeley for Undergraduate studies, he received a B.A. in Legal Studies. He subsequently attended the prestigious San Francisco Law School to receive his J.D. He is a member of many associations, including the State Bar Association, the Alameda County Car Association, the San Mateo County Bar Association and the Delta Theta Phi...
![Thomas Martin O'Connor]( "Thomas Martin O'Connor")
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Thomas Martin O'Connor
10.0 (1 Peer Review)
Walnut Creek, CA Criminal Law Lawyer with 29 years of experience
Criminal, DUI and Personal Injury
McGeorge School of Law Univ of the Pacific
Thomas M. O'Connor is a founding partner of the firm and currently focuses his practice on Criminal Defense and Personal Injury. As a partner in OâConnor, Runckel & O'Malley LLP, Mr. O'Connor regularly litigates personal injury and wrongful death actions and defends clients in all misdemeanor and felony matters.
Mr. O'Connor is a 5th generation San Francisco native and comes from a long line of distinguished attorneys. His grandfather and namesake, Thomas Martin O'Connor, held the office of City Attorney of San Francisco from 1961 until he retired in 1977. His great-grandfather, also Thomas Martin O'Connor, was...
![Daniel Horowitz]( "Daniel Horowitz")
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Daniel Horowitz
Lafayette, CA Criminal Law Attorney with 42 years of experience
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Southwestern University School of Law and Boston University School of Law
Courtroom trial lawyer and television legal commentator. Daniel Horowitz is a "Top 100 Trial Lawyer" and a certified Specialist in criminal law. (See website for the State Bar of California, Board of Legal Specialization.)
Daniel Horowitz and Charles Bond provide physician specific legal services including license defense, peer review representation and physician specifc contract law.
Daniel Horowitz has taught trial law as a law school professor and published in many legal journals on topics as broad as trial evidence, trial motions and real property law.
Horowitz is often retained as a trial lawyer in cases that were expected...
![Manjula Martin]( "Manjula Martin")
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Manjula Martin
Walnut Creek, CA Criminal Law Attorney with 14 years of experience
Free ConsultationCriminal and DUI
MANJULA MARTIN is a criminal defense attorney at Lamano Law Office. Prior to her work with LLO, she clerked for the San Francisco District Attorney’s office where she worked on domestic violence cases, sexual assault crimes, and felony preliminary hearings. She received the Cali Excellence Award for Criminal Litigation in 2008 and helped draft a presentation that was used at an international conference on identifying and combatting Human Trafficking. It was during this tenure that she realized that her true passion in helping people.
Ms. Martin went on to represent low-income women seeking to leave abusive situations in...
![Joseph Anthony Motta]( "Joseph Anthony Motta")
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Joseph Anthony Motta
Walnut Creek, CA Criminal Law Lawyer with 19 years of experience
Criminal and Personal Injury
McGeorge School of Law Univ of the Pacific
Joseph A. Motta was born and raised in the East Bay. He attended St. Mary’s College and graduated in 1984. He graduated from McGeorge School of Law in Sacramento in 1987. Joe’s legal career started as a Deputy District Attorney in Contra Costa County; from 1988 to 2004. There, he handled thousands of cases. He was a trial attorney on every team including Sexual Assault, Domestic Violence, and Homicide. He supervised the Misdemeanor, Domestic Violence, and Sexual Assault Teams; as a supervisor, he maintained his own load of serious cases. As a deputy D.A., Joe prosecuted a number of high...
![Michael Geller]( "Michael Geller")
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Michael Geller
Lafayette, CA Criminal Law Attorney with 2 years of experience
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Santa Clara University School of Law and University of Southern California
Michael Geller grew up in San Francisco, CA. He attended the University of Southern California for his undergraduate studies, the City University of New York for his medical training, and Santa Clara University School of Law for his legal education.
Michael started his legal career as an intern at the Solano County District Attorney's Office. He was later trained by a nationally renowned Personal Injury attorney and mentored by a Certified Family Law Specialist. He then opened The Geller Firm to help with Criminal Defense, Personal Injury, and Family Law. He concentrates his work on car accidents, DUI defense, and domestic...
![Richard Allen Madsen Jr]( "Richard Allen Madsen Jr")
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Richard Allen Madsen Jr
Walnut Creek, CA Criminal Law Lawyer with 33 years of experience
(925) 974-0800
Civic Plaza
1655 North Main Street, Suite 240
Walnut Creek, CA 94596
Criminal, Business, DUI and Insurance Defense
McGeorge School of Law Univ of the Pacific
Criminal Defense and DUI attorney Richard A. Madsen, Jr. (a former Contra Costa County Deputy District Attorney) has represented thousands of first-time offenders who have been arrested or charged with driving under the influence throughout the Bay Area and Northern California. Mr. Madsen's impeccable reputation speaks for itself. Recognized as a highly skilled trial lawyer and negotiator, and well seasoned in the intricacies of the Department of Motor Vehicles, Mr. Madsen works tirelessly to protect his clients' rights and achieve superior results. Mr. Madsen knows the system. For nearly twenty years, Mr. Madsen has utilized his reputation and long-standing relationships...
![Benjamin Hall]( "Benjamin Hall")
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Benjamin Hall
Benicia, CA Criminal Law Lawyer with 14 years of experience
Criminal and Immigration
Golden Gate University School of Law
![Michael Edmund Cardoza]( "Michael Edmund Cardoza")
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Michael Edmund Cardoza
Walnut Creek, CA Criminal Law Lawyer with 51 years of experience
Criminal, Business, DUI and Personal Injury
McGeorge School of Law Univ of the Pacific
![Christopher R. Varnell]( "Christopher R. Varnell")
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Christopher R. Varnell
Walnut Creek, CA Criminal Law Lawyer
Criminal, DUI and Juvenile
At the Law Offices of Christopher Varnell, we handle all types of criminal cases from DUI's to homicides. Our office has a reputation of being intelligent, skilled, and prepared in the courtroom, which has led to success both in trial and in negotiating settlements which were beneficial to our clients.
Practice Areas:
DUI Defense
Theft Crimes
Domestic Violence
White Collar Crimes
Drug Possession & Sales
Murder & Manslaughter
Juvenile Defense
Sex Offenses
![Mark W. Kelsey]( "Mark W. Kelsey")
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Mark W. Kelsey
Walnut Creek, CA Criminal Law Attorney
Criminal and Civil Rights
![Richard Lewis Howard]( "Richard Lewis Howard")
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Richard Lewis Howard
Walnut Creek, CA Criminal Law Lawyer with 54 years of experience
Criminal, DUI, Divorce and Family
San Francisco Law Sch
![Laureen Bethards]( "Laureen Bethards")
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Laureen Bethards
Laf, CA Criminal Law Attorney with 34 years of experience
![Givelle J. Lamano]( "Givelle J. Lamano")
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Givelle J. Lamano
Oakland, CA Criminal Law Attorney with 12 years of experience
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Golden Gate University
GIVELLE LAMANO is an Oakland DUI & Criminal Defense Attorney who truly cares about her clients. She has represented people from all walks of life from gang members appealing their life sentences to corporate executives who have never been arrested. She is licensed in both state and federal courts and has served as a court appointed attorney for the Alameda County Bar Association, taking on cases when the public defenders office was unable to do so.
Ms. Lamano received the Super Lawyer Rising Star award in 2017 for her professional achievement and peer recognition. She ranks in the...
![Seth Morris]( "Seth Morris")
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Seth Morris
10.0 (1 Peer Review)
Free ConsultationOffers Video ConferencingVideo ConfBerkeley, CA Criminal Law Attorney with 17 years of experience
Criminal, DUI and Domestic Violence
University of California, Berkeley School of Law
Seth Morris is a criminal defense attorney in Berkeley, California. Seth passionately and aggressively represents people accused of crimes in Berkeley and throughout the Bay Area. He focuses on serious and complex criminal cases in California trial courts and federal courts.
Seth has been a lawyer for 15 years, and started practicing criminal defense as a Deputy Public Defender for Alameda County. He believes a strong criminal defense attorney is the only way to keep the government honest and fair and if you don't fight hard, the government will take everything it can from you.
Seth has experience defending...
![Boris Bindman]( "Boris Bindman")
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Boris Bindman
Oakland, CA Criminal Law Attorney with 6 years of experience
Free ConsultationCriminal, DUI, Domestic Violence and White Collar Crime
Washington & Lee University
Boris has devoted himself to a career in criminal defense and fighting for the rights of the accused—a passion that grew from his experience being erroneously arrested at age thirteen due to a misidentification. This experience left him intimately aware of the kind of anxiety and fear a criminal accusation causes in one's life. Bringing this memory to the courtroom and negotiating table alike, Boris quickly gained a reputation as a fearless and zealous advocate for his clients who fights with integrity and compassion every step of the way.
Smart & Aggressive Criminal Defense. Experienced in representing individuals accused of crimes...
![Clayton Thomas Robertson]( "Clayton Thomas Robertson")
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Clayton Thomas Robertson
Oakland, CA Criminal Law Attorney with 19 years of experience
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UCLA School of Law
As a former Deputy District Attorney and Deputy Public Defender who has litigated thousands of cases, including misdemeanors and felonies, I know how to fight for you. My background includes adult and juvenile cases, as well as serious and violent felonies and three-strikes cases.
I am also an experienced civil litigator with a corporate and white-collar litigation background at a prestigious "big law" firm who switched sides to sue corporations and other entities (including insurance companies, police departments, governments, and others) on behalf of individuals to obtain justice for my clients.
As a result, I have seen firsthand how corporations and...
![Jonathan Charles Dunten]( "Jonathan Charles Dunten")
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Jonathan Charles Dunten
Oakland, CA Criminal Law Attorney with 18 years of experience
Criminal and Immigration
Golden Gate Univ School of Law
I am licensed to practice law before the Executive Office for Immigration Review, the Board of Immigration Appeals, California State Courts, the Federal District Court for Northern California, and the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.
I received my undergraduate degree from the University of California at Santa Barbara with honors and my Juris Doctor from Golden Gate University School of Law, including certificates of specialization with distinction in international and business law.
I formerly served as a media liaison for the Northern California Chapter of the American Immigration Lawyers Association and was a professor of immigration and criminal...
![James Thomas Reilly]( "James Thomas Reilly")
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James Thomas Reilly
10.0 (2 Peer Reviews)
Free ConsultationRichmond, CA Criminal Law Lawyer with 48 years of experience
Criminal, DUI, Domestic Violence and White Collar Crime
Pepperdine Univ School of Law
Summit Defense is the Bay Area's premiere Criminal Defense Firm. We have gathered an experienced team of attorneys with over 120 years of combined and diverse experience and background that works together to get you the best results. Call to speak with an attorney now.
![Stanley Dale Radtke]( "Stanley Dale Radtke")
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Stanley Dale Radtke
San Leandro, CA Criminal Law Lawyer with 15 years of experience
Offers Video ConferencingVideo ConfCriminal, Appeals, Immigration and Social Security Disability
University of San Francisco School of Law
![Laina Chikhani]( "Laina Chikhani")
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Laina Chikhani
10.0 (1 Peer Review)
Free ConsultationOffers Video ConferencingVideo ConfFairfield, CA Criminal Law Lawyer with 12 years of experience
Criminal and DUI
John F. Kennedy University
I am knowledgeable and skilled in the preparation and defense of misdemeanor, felony and juvenile cases from arraignment through jury trial. My experience includes litigation on behalf of Juvenile’s against multiple School Districts and the S.A.R.B. (School Attendance Review Board). I also assist in hearings and trials with matters such as reviewing and analyzing evidence, police reports, interviewing witnesses and preparing clients for court.
My court appearances have included arraignments, pre-trial conferences, probation violation hearings, Proposition 36 court, and readiness conferences. In addition, I research, write, and argue motions on a range of procedural and substantive matters.
I received a B.S....
![Elliot Silver]( "Elliot Silver")
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Elliot Silver
Oakland, CA Criminal Law Attorney with 27 years of experience
Free ConsultationCriminal, DUI, Traffic Tickets and White Collar Crime
University of Miami School of Law
Attorney Elliot Silver is a seasoned and experienced veteran criminal defense attorney. Since the age of five, Elliot always knew he wanted to be in court fighting for justice. Elliot is a graduate of the University of Miami School of Law. Elliot has a reputation for getting his clients the results they want, whether it’s case dismissed, a fair and reasonable plea deal, or hearing a jury say “Not Guilty". Elliot has represented thousands of clients in various criminal matters and continues to provide inimitable dedication and unparalleled tenacity for his clients.
