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Criminal Defense: Orange County
When facing criminal charges, you need the right attorney on your side. The best Orange County criminal defense attorneys understand how local prosecutors and police officers think, and anticipate the tactics and strategies they will use against you.
Equally important, your defense attorney should be respected by judges and law enforcement officials, and absolutely committed to the fearless protection of your rights with both determination and integrity.
Brian Gurwitz has the expertise and personal qualities you need in a criminal defense attorney. As a Senior Deputy District Attorney, Mr. Gurwitz was repeatedly called upon to play a key role in some of the most contentious, high-profile cases in Orange County history. He successfully argued numerous precedent-setting criminal cases in the appellate courts, including four cases in the California Supreme Court. He also testified before both houses of the Legislature, trained hundreds of prosecutors statewide, and served as a sentencing consultant to the California Law Revision Commission.
Mr. Gurwitz's practice now focuses on the defense of those accused of criminal offenses in Orange County — from drunk driving / DUI to homicide. He knows that a strong criminal defense is a critical check against the misuse of government power. He learned this as a prosecutor when his investigation of several prison inmates' appeals led to the discovery of new evidence that established their innocence. He also knows this from investigating and prosecuting cases involving police misconduct, brutality, and corruption at the highest levels of Orange County law enforcement.
For a free and confidential consultation about your legal matter, contact Mr. Gurwitz seven days per week.
In Your Defense: An Orange County Criminal Defense Blog
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- Why I Never Became a Public Defender With rare exception, most private criminal defense attorneys began their careers as either deputy district attorneys or deputy public defenders. The ....
- Violating the Attorney-Client Privilege on Twitter On Wednesday of this week, I wrote a comment to one Scott Greenfield's blog posts where I expressed some dismay about criminal defense attorneys - a ....
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- Do Defendants With Money Get Better Results? Mark Bennett posts today on his Defending People blog about an academic paper published in the Journal of Criminal Justice that purports to show that ....
- Eye for an Eye, Spine for a Spine A man in Saudi Arabia attacked another guy with a meat cleaver. As a result, the victim is paralyzed for life. This morning, the press reports that ....
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