Palm Desert Criminal Lawyers

Criminal lawyers defend people facing charges such as assault & battery, drug crimes, homicide, sex crimes, theft, and a wide range of other felonies and misdemeanors. They also protect their clients’ constitutional rights and navigate complex legal procedures throughout the criminal justice process.

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Shaffer T. Cormell

Criminal Lawyer Serving Palm Desert, CA

(888) 922-5051
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Free Consultation! Aggressive and Dedicated Representation for Criminal Defense!

I am an experienced and focused criminal defense attorney. You can rest assured that I will work hard to protect your rights! Visit my website to see case settlements and verdicts, or call now for a free consultation. Read More »

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Parwana Anwar

Criminal Lawyer Serving Palm Desert, CA

(951) 698-1250
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Free Consultation! Former Riverside County Deputy District Attorney.

I am dedicated to providing each and every client with a skilled and aggressive defense. I will fight to protect your rights and interests! Visit my website for testimonials and results. Call for a free consultation! Read More »

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Robert A. Davis Jr.

Criminal Lawyer Serving Palm Desert, CA

(951) 652-9000

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Over 25 years of experience in criminal defense.

I am an experienced lawyer with a proven track record of aggressive criminal defense. With offices in Temecula and Hemet, I provide services in Riverside, Murrieta, Banning and Indio courthouses. Read More »

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Rebecca O'Kray-Murphy

Criminal Lawyer Serving Palm Desert, CA

(951) 652-9000

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California Criminal Law Attorney with 29 years of experience

Rebecca O’Kray-Murphy is an associate at Davis & Wojcik, APLC. Ms. O’Kray-Murphy’s education includes a bachelor’s degree from the University of Michigan and a juris doctorate from Wayne State University... Read More »

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Houman Fakhimi

Criminal Lawyer Serving Palm Desert, CA

(888) 529-2188
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California Criminal Law Attorney with 27 years of experience

Houman Fakhimi, the founding partner of the Criminal Defense Team, has amassed deep expertise in the area of criminal defense law thanks to years of experience. He oversees all litigation carried out by the firm, and he... Read More »

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Dale S. Gribow

Palm Desert, CA Criminal Law Lawyer with 55 years of experience

(760) 837-7500 73-061 El Paseo
Suite 220
Palm Desert, CA 92260

Free ConsultationCriminal, DUI and Personal Injury
Loyola Law School

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5 Star Accident Lawyer/DUI Attorney Career Honors: 35 TOP LAWYER awards, 4 Dale Gribow Days, 9 Man of the Year (The City of Palm Desert/The City of Hope/The California Senate), Mr. Charity- recognizing dozens of philanthropic awards. He limits cases and personally answers phones. You may not need a lawyer! “Whether I accept your case, I will direct you." Don’t let a lawyer who hasn’t walked in your shoes as a fellow accident victim or had handled 1000's of criminal cases, tell you how to tie your laces. You need an Esquire, not an Escort! People don’t plan to fail, they...

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Stephanie Arrache

Palm Desert, CA Criminal Law Attorney

41865 Boardwalk
Suite 202
Palm Desert, CA 92211

Free ConsultationCriminal, DUI, Traffic Tickets and White Collar Crime
Chapman University Fowler School of Law

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Stephanie M. Arrache is an attorney who prides herself on her personal attention to each client and case. She practices exclusively in the field of criminal defense, handling all aspects from infractions to misdemeanors and felonies.

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Michael Bernard Goldstein

Palm Desert, CA Criminal Law Attorney with 35 years of experience

(760) 772-4278 77564 A Country Club Dr
#118
Palm Desert, CA 92211

Free ConsultationCriminal, DUI, Domestic Violence and Traffic Tickets
Western State College of Law at Argosy University

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For 30 years, I have successfully defended clients facing Criminal, DUI, Traffic Tickets, and Domestic Violence charges. An aggressive Criminal Defense attorney, I advocate for clients in the Palm Springs, Palm Desert, Indio, and San Bernardino communities.

I work tirelessly to protect my clients' rights and interests. I am dedicated to providing the best possible counsel and advocacy. With a solid reputation, I am an attorney that you can rely on to pursue the best possible outcome in your case.

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Jessica Jimenez

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(760) 898-0205 77760 Country Club Drive, Suite H
Palm Desert, CA 92211

Free ConsultationPalm Desert, CA Criminal Law Attorney with 16 years of experience
Criminal, DUI and Domestic Violence
University of California - Davis

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Shannon McDonald Goldstein

Palm Desert, CA Criminal Law Attorney with 32 years of experience

(760) 772-4278 77564 A Country Club Dr
#118
Palm Desert, CA 92211

Free ConsultationCriminal, DUI, Domestic Violence and Traffic Tickets
University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law

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Shannon Goldstein is a dedicated Criminal Law, Domestic Violence, DUI & DWI, and Traffic Ticket attorney. Her practice is based in Palm Desert, representing clients in Mono, Riverside, Sacramento and San Bernadino Counties.

For over 20 years, Shannon has been fighting for the rights and interests of criminal defendants. She provides knowledgeable, skilled and aggressive representation focused on the best possible outcomes.

Shannon practices alongside her husband Michael Bernstein. Having met at the Joshua Tree Courthouse, they married in 1998. Today, Shannon and Michael have two beautiful children, Matthew and Hailey.

Protect your rights, call for a free consultation today!

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David Aaron Wiesen

Palm Desert, CA Criminal Law Attorney with 34 years of experience

(760) 340-1800 73-625 Highway 111
Suite G
Palm Desert, CA 92260

Free ConsultationCriminal, Bankruptcy, DUI and Traffic Tickets
UC Hastings COL

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John Jimenez

Palm Desert, CA Criminal Law Lawyer with 48 years of experience

(760) 345-4777 77760 Country Club Dr Ste H
Palm Desert, CA 92211

Free ConsultationCriminal and DUI
UC Berkeley School of Law Boalt Hall

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Denise Elaine Shaw

Palm Desert, CA Criminal Law Attorney with 31 years of experience

(760) 808-9901 78206 Varner Rd
Ste D #282
Palm Desert, CA 92211

Free ConsultationCriminal, DUI, Domestic Violence and Juvenile
California Western School of Law

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John Joseph Donovan

Palm Desert, CA Criminal Law Lawyer with 32 years of experience

(760) 848-8897 39108 Narcissus Dr
Palm Desert, CA 92211

Criminal
Southwestern University School of Law and Southwestern Univ School of Law

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Over 25 years of successfully defending clients accused of criminal conduct. Past law enforcement experience makes me uniquely qualified to judge the quality of the police action and the prosecutors skill. Don’t settle for less, it’s your (or your family members) freedom. Let’s talk.

Rodney Lee Soda

Palm Desert, CA Criminal Law Lawyer with 48 years of experience

(760) 320-2000 74361 CA-111
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Palm Desert, CA 92260

Criminal and DUI
Loyola Law School, Los Angeles

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Michael Bernard Goldstein

Criminal Lawyer Serving Palm Desert, CA

(760) 772-4278
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Palm Desert, CA Criminal Law Attorney with 35 years of experience

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Shannon McDonald Goldstein

Criminal Lawyer Serving Palm Desert, CA

(760) 772-4278
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Palm Desert, CA Criminal Law Attorney with 32 years of experience

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Melanie Nell Roe

Indian Wells, CA Criminal Law Attorney with 34 years of experience

(760) 674-4800 74923 CA-111
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Indian Wells, CA 92210

Criminal
Whittier Coll School of Law and Whittier Law School

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James Rogan

Palm Desert, CA Criminal Law Attorney with 11 years of experience

(760) 469-9451 42105 Tennessee Ave
Palm Desert, CA 92211-7722

Criminal and DUI

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Thomas Lance Archer

Rancho Mirage, CA Criminal Law Attorney with 31 years of experience

(760) 328-5002 35900 Bob Hope Drive
Suite 170
Rancho Mirage, CA 92270

Criminal, Family and Personal Injury
Univ of San Diego School of Law

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Joshua Mulligan

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(760) 777-4322 78-060 Calle Estado
Suite 21
La Quinta, CA 92253

Free ConsultationLa Quinta, CA Criminal Law Attorney with 20 years of experience
Criminal, DUI, Domestic Violence and Juvenile
Cornell Univ

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Josh is a graduate of Cornell Law School, an Ivy League institution and one of the top 10 law schools in the country. At Cornell, Josh was a general editor of the Cornell Journal of Law and Public Policy, and published a law journal article.

Josh knew early in his law school career that his passion was in criminal law, defending individuals who had made a mistake and were now facing punishment in one of the harshest and most punitive criminal justice systems in the world. Josh externed for a judge in New York and experienced firsthand the inner...

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Shaffer T. Cormell

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(888) 922-5051 74710 CA-111
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Palm Desert, CA 92260

Free ConsultationOffers Video ConferencingVideo ConfPalm Desert, CA Criminal Law Attorney with 34 years of experience
Criminal, DUI, Domestic Violence and Traffic Tickets
Simon Greenleaf School of Law - Trinity University Law School

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I am Shaffer Cormell, a highly-rated DUI/DWI criminal defense attorney based in California. With more than 30 years of experience, I have committed my career to defending individuals accused of criminal offenses. Reviews about my services as a California criminal defense lawyer can be found on www.avvo.com, Yelp, and Google. If you require a criminal defense attorney, please reach out to the Law Offices of Shaffer Cormell. You can contact me at 888-922-5051.

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Mario Rodriguez

Indio, CA Criminal Law Lawyer with 45 years of experience

(760) 347-7771 45841 Oasis St
Indio, CA 92201

Free ConsultationCriminal and DUI
UCLA School of Law

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Mario Rodriguez received his Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA) in 1977. He graduated from the UCLA School of Law in 1980, receiving the degree of Juris Doctor. He was admitted as an attorney in California in 1980. An experienced trial attorney, Mario Rodriguez has been a criminal defense attorney for 30 years. He represents clients charged with serious felonies in both State and Federal Court throughout the United States. One hundred percent of Mr. Rodriguez 's practice is defending individuals and businesses in the area of Criminal Law. The investigating agencies...

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Forest Michele Wilkerson

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(760) 777-4322 78-060 Calle Estado
Suite 6
La Quinta, CA 92253

Free ConsultationLa Quinta, CA Criminal Law Attorney with 20 years of experience
Criminal, Appeals, DUI and White Collar Crime
Univ of San Diego School of Law

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Forest graduated from the University of San Diego in May of 2003, and has had a varied and interesting career. After law school, Forest did an extended internship at the United Nations International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia in The Hague, the Netherlands. She was assigned to the lead prosecutor on the team prosecuting Serbian Dictator Slobodan Milosovic for war crimes. Following her time in The Hague, she worked as a research and writing attorney for a team defending a notorious MS-13 gang member in a death penalty case where it was alleged that her client took part in the...

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Michael J. Kennedy

Indio, CA Criminal Law Lawyer with 43 years of experience

(760) 972-4708 82632-B Hwy.111
Suite 3
Indio, CA 92201

Free ConsultationCriminal, Appeals, DUI and Traffic Tickets
Southwestern University School of Law

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I have been a constitutional defense attorney for over 30 years [after serving a few years as a federal judicial law clerk and as a deputy district attorney], 13 of which were as a deputy public defender for San Bernardino County, after which I retired and helped form Ledger & Kennedy, which evolved into Kennedy & Roe at the beginning of 2007, which I dissolved in August of 2012 and commenced my current sole practice.

I concentrate exclusively on criminal and constitutional litigation, and I have handled every manner and nature of criminal case, from infractions to LWOP murders.

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Miguel A. Valente

Indio, CA Criminal Law Lawyer with 17 years of experience

(760) 863-2161 82850Highway 111
SUITE A
Indio, CA 92201

Free ConsultationCriminal, Bankruptcy, DUI and Traffic Tickets

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Leonard Jack Cravens

Indio, CA Criminal Law Lawyer with 24 years of experience

(866) 223-0353 45902 Oasis St. STE C
P.O. Box 2714
Indio, CA 92202

Free ConsultationCriminal, Bankruptcy and Traffic Tickets
Lincoln Law Sch of San Jose

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Brian Russell Michaels

Palm Springs, CA Criminal Law Lawyer with 29 years of experience

(760) 902-0592 777 E. Tahquitz Canyon Way Suite 200
Palm Springs, CA 92262

Free ConsultationCriminal, Domestic Violence and Family
University of LaVerne

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Attorney Brian Michaels is a 23 year veteran of the California Criminal And Family Law Courts. Attorney Michaels spent the first 8 years of his career as a big city Prosecutor where he cut his teeth in the trial courts of Los Angeles where he earned accolades as a Top Prosecutor. Attorney Michaels worked for the Los Angeles Police Department during the height of the infamous Rampart Scandal as a Civil Defense Attorney. Michaels is unique among Attorneys in Southern California as very few have any Prosecutorial experience and most set out on their own straight out of Law School....

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Thomas Murray Derryberry

Desert Hot Springs, CA Criminal Law Lawyer with 23 years of experience

(760) 329-3695 66350 Pierson Blvd
Desert Hot Springs, CA 92240

Free ConsultationCriminal and DUI
William Howard Taft University

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David Nick

Palm Springs, CA Criminal Law Attorney with 33 years of experience

(760) 778-8250 1111 E Tahquitz Canyon Way
Palm Springs, CA 92262

Criminal, Appeals and Personal Injury
U of San Francisco School of Law

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California Criminal Defense and Civil Rights Attorney, J. David Nick is dedicated to representing individuals charged with criminal offenses in both the California State and Federal Courts. Mr. Nick has been providing legal advice regarding California’s medical marijuana laws since their inception in 1996. Currently, he is litigating various aspects of California’s new recreational marijuana laws (Proposition 64), including business permitting, prior marijuana convictions record clearance and criminal defense. Mr. Nick accepts civil rights cases involving violation of state and federal rights, police brutality and violation of school aged children constitutional rights. Mr. Nick, a graduate of the...

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Joseph T. Rhea

Palm Springs, CA Criminal Law Attorney with 21 years of experience

(888) 541-1436 777 E Tahquitz Canyon Way
Suite 328
Palm Springs, CA 92262

Criminal, Appeals, DUI and Domestic Violence
University of San Francisco and University of North Carolina School of Law

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Joseph T. Rhea, J.D. (pronounced "Ray") is a criminal defense and DUI lawyer with an office located in downtown Palm Springs. He is very much a local lawyer, well known as a friendly and aggressive advocate for his clients. His practice is focused on the California desert courts of Indio, Joshua Tree, Palm Springs, Banning, and Blythe. He also accepts federal court cases that are heard in the Black Rock court.

Attorney Rhea has been ranked top Criminal Defense Lawyer or DUI Lawyer by Palm Springs Life Magazine every single year since 2010. More importantly, however, he has hundreds...

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Lawrence J. Bohana

Palm Springs, CA Criminal Law Attorney with 50 years of experience

(760) 567-7877 333 E. Amado Rd. #466
Palm Springs, CA 92262

Criminal, Personal Injury and Probate
University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law

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Mr. Bohana is an experienced Litigation Attorney with over 30 years of trial experience. As a former Senior Attorney at State Farm and Mercury Insurance, Mr. Bohana is familiar in dealing with insurance company claims adjusters and their in-house litigation department. Mr. Bohana is there to help his clients secure the highest and best compensation for their case. Mr. Bohana has successfully tried over 100 Superior Court Jury Trials.

As a former Public Defender, Mr Bohana has extensive knowledge and expertise in dealing effectively with prosecutors and in seeking the best outcome for your case. Mr. Bohana has had over 150...

Alvin David Ellsworth

La Quinta, CA Criminal Law Lawyer with 20 years of experience

(310) 259-6791 PO Box 811
La Quinta, CA 92253

Criminal
Pepperdine University School of Law

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Cameron James Quinn

La Quinta, CA Criminal Law Lawyer with 45 years of experience

(760) 772-3663 78-365 CA-111
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La Quinta, CA 92253

Criminal and DUI
Pepperdine University School of Law

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Bryan Agbayani Agresor

INDIAN WELLS, CA Criminal Law Lawyer with 2 years of experience

(760) 219-9888 75280 HIGHWAY 111
STE 101-7
INDIAN WELLS, CA 92210

Criminal and Family

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Natasha Mercedes Korman

Palm Desert, CA Criminal Law Lawyer with 16 years of experience

(360) 224-9600 43725 Warner Trail
Palm Desert, CA 92211

Criminal, Arbitration & Mediation, Juvenile and Landlord Tenant

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Alanna Mary Blalock

LA QUINTA, CA Criminal Law Attorney with 3 years of experience

(760) 848-8488 78401 HIGHWAY 111
STE S
LA QUINTA, CA 92253

Criminal

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Anastacio De La Cruz

INDIO, CA Criminal Law Lawyer with 12 years of experience

(760) 444-4211 82632 US HIGHWAY 111
STE B3
INDIO, CA 92201

Criminal, Family and Immigration
University of North Carolina School of Law

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James Silva

Indio, CA Criminal Law Lawyer with 43 years of experience

(760) 899-1110 82500 Us Highway 111 Ste 5
Indio, CA 92201

Criminal, DUI, Divorce and Family
San Fernando Valley College of Law

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Barbara Mary Brand

Indio, CA Criminal Law Attorney with 40 years of experience

(760) 775-6862 82500 Us Highway 111 Ste 5
Indio, CA 92201

Criminal
Pepperdine University School of Law and Pepperdine University School of Law

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Paul Suresh Sukhram

Cathedral City, CA Criminal Law Attorney with 43 years of experience

(760) 766-2830 31855 Date Palm Dr
STE 3-408
Cathedral City, CA 92234

Criminal
University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law and University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law

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Toni Lea Guess

INDIO, CA Criminal Law Lawyer with 4 years of experience

(760) 610-4104 PO BOX 609
INDIO, CA 92202

Criminal
University of La Verne College of Law

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Camille Elizabeth Krier

INDIO, CA Criminal Law Attorney with 4 years of experience

(760) 863-8877 82995 CA-111
STE 200
INDIO, CA 92201

Criminal
University of Oregon School of Law

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Kristen Sue Caine

Palm Springs, CA Criminal Law Attorney with 23 years of experience

(909) 576-1215 2488 Mira Monte Cir W
UNIT D
Palm Springs, CA 92264

Criminal
Southwestern University School of Law

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Tony DeAztlan

Palm Desert, CA Criminal Law Lawyer with 46 years of experience

(760) 347-3449 73981 1/2 CA-111
Palm Desert, CA 92260

Criminal and DUI
University of San Diego School of Law

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Charles John Gianguzi Jr

La Quinta, CA Criminal Law Attorney with 43 years of experience

(760) 863-8216 46260 Roadrunner Ln
La Quinta, CA 92253

Criminal
Irvine Univ

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John Michael Downer

Rancho Mirage, CA Criminal Law Lawyer with 57 years of experience

(760) 328-7661 355 Wimbledon Dr
Rancho Mirage, CA 92270

Criminal, Business and DUI
Boston University School of Law and Boston University School of Law

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