The below 2026 rankings of Leading Los Angeles Criminal Defense Lawyers ranks the top criminal defense law attorneys in Los Angeles specializing in criminal defense law matters. These leading Los Angeles Criminal Defense attorneys have been peer-recognized for their exceptional expertise, courtroom skills, and client outcomes across the Greater Los Angeles metropolitan area.
Preeminent
Reuven Cohen, Cohen Williams – Downtown LA
Robert Dugdale, Kendall Brill & Kelly – Century City
Michael Freedman, The Freedman Firm – Century City
John Hueston, Hueston Hennigan – Newport Beach
Richard Kaplan. Kaplan Marino – West Hollywood
James Spertus, Spertus Josephs Minnick – West Los Angeles
Leading
Blair Berk, Berk Brettler – West Hollywood
Philip Kent Cohen, Cohen Trial Lawyers – Santa Monica
Kate Corrigan, Corrigan Welbourn & Stokke – Newport Beach
Steven Cron, Cron Israels & Stark – Pacific Palisades
Cori Ferrentino, Ferrentino Law – Newport Beach
Andrew Flier, Levine Flier & Flier – Encino
Dmitry Gorin, Eisner & Gorin – Van Nuys
Jeremy Lessem, Lessem Newstat & Tooson – Universal City
Gary Lincenberg, Bird Marella Rhow Lincenberg Drooks & Nessim – Century City
John Littrell, Bienert Katzman Littrell Williams – San Clemente
Nina Marino, Kaplan Marino – West Hollywood
Ronald Nessim, Bird Marella Rhow Lincenberg Drooks & Nessim – Century City
Michael Schafler, Cohen Williams
Scott Tenley, Tenley Law – Irvine
Recommended
Ron Bamieh, The Law Offices of Bamieh & DeSmeth – Ventura
John Barnett, Law Office of John D. Barnett – Tustin
Benjamin Barron, Keller Anderle Scolnick – Irvine
Marilyn Bednarski, McLane Bednaski & Litt – Pasadena
Virginia Blumenthal, Blumenthal & Moore – Riverside
Mark Byrne, Byrne & Nixon – Torrance
J Patrick Carey, J. Patrick Carey A Law Corporation – Torrance
Ron Cordova, Ron Cordova Law – Irvine
Tyler Creekmore, Brown White & Osborn – Downtown LA
Caitlin Dukes, Spolin & Dukes – Sawtelle
Alan Eisner, Eisner & Gorin – Van Nuys
Robert Ernenwein, Ernenwein & Manthes – Torrance
Atoosa Esmaili, Cohen Williams – Downtown LA
Joseph Esposito, Seki Nishimura & Watase – Downtown LA
Mark Geragos, Geragos & Geragos – Downtown LA
Jacqueline Goodman, Goodman Criminal Litigation – Fullerton
Mark Haushalter, Okabe & Haushalter – Manhattan Beach
Shawn Holley, Kinsella Holley Iser Kump Steinsapir – Santa Monica
Lisa Houle, Houle Law – Rolling Hills Estates
Phil Israels, Cron Israels & Stark – Sawtelle
Samuel Josephs, Spertus Josephs Minnick – Downtown LA
Gary Kaufman, The Kaufman Law Group – Century City
Alexandra Kazarian, Law Office of Alexandra Kazarian – Downtown LA
Michael Landman, Bird Marella Rhow Lincenberg Drooks & Nessim – Century City
Simon Leen, The Freedman Firm – Century City
Leonard Levine, Levine Flier and Flier – Encino
Chad Lewin, Lewin Law Group – Studio City
Jennifer Lieser, Kaplan & Marino – West Hollywood
Allison Margolin, Allison B Margolin PLC – Beverly Hills
Donald Marks, Marks & Brooklier – Century City
David McLane, McLane Bednarski & Litt – Pasadena
Vicki Podberesky, Andrues/Podberesky – Downtown LA
Daniel Rubin, Rubin Law – Koreatown
Tarek Shawky, Shawky Law – Pasadena
Steve Sitkoff, Sitkoff Law Group – West Los Angeles
Charles Snyder, Kendall Brill & Kelly – Downtown LA
Aaron Spolin, Spolin & Dukes – Sawtelle
Arpa Stephanian, Weiss | Stepanian – North Hollywood
Jamal Tooson, Lessem, Newstat & Tooson – Univeral City
Julia Tuverson, Spertus Josephs Minnick – Downtown LA
Melissa Weinberger, Law Offices of Melissa A Weinberger – Pasadena
Edward Welbourn, Corrigan Welbourn & Stokke – Newport Beach
Mark Werksman, Werksman Jackson & Quinn – Downtown LA