

Dmitry Gorin
Dmitry Gorin
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.
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Tiers are in rank order. Within a tier, names are alphabetical and are not ranked against one another.
Preeminent
| Lawyer | Firm | Location | Doyle’s ranking record |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reuven Cohen | Cohen Williams | Downtown LA | Doyle’s ranking record: Reuven Cohen |
| Robert Dugdale | Kendall Brill & Kelly | Century City | Doyle’s ranking record: Robert Dugdale |
| Michael Freedman | The Freedman Firm | Century City | Doyle’s ranking record: Michael Freedman |
| John Hueston | Hueston Hennigan | Newport Beach | Doyle’s ranking record: John Hueston |
| Richard Kaplan | Kaplan Marino | West Hollywood | Doyle’s ranking record: Richard Kaplan |
| James Spertus | Spertus Josephs Minnick | West Los Angeles | Doyle’s ranking record: James Spertus |
Leading
| Lawyer | Firm | Location | Doyle’s ranking record |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blair Berk | Berk Brettler | West Hollywood | Doyle’s ranking record: Blair Berk |
| Philip Kent Cohen | Philip Kent Cohen APC | Santa Monica | Doyle’s ranking record: Philip Kent Cohen |
| Kate Corrigan | Corrigan Welbourn & Stokke | Newport Beach | Doyle’s ranking record: Kate Corrigan |
| Steven Cron | Cron Israels & Stark | Pacific Palisades | Doyle’s ranking record: Steven Cron |
| Cori Ferrentino | Ferrentino Law | Newport Beach | Doyle’s ranking record: Cori Ferrentino |
| Andrew Flier | Levine Flier & Flier | Encino | Doyle’s ranking record: Andrew Flier |
| Dmitry Gorin (biography) | Eisner Gorin | Los Angeles | |
| Jeremy Lessem | Lessem Newstat & Tooson | Universal City | Doyle’s ranking record: Jeremy Lessem |
| Gary Lincenberg | Bird Marella Rhow Lincenberg Drooks & Nessim | Century City | Doyle’s ranking record: Gary Lincenberg |
| John Littrell | Bienert Katzman Littrell Williams | San Clemente | Doyle’s ranking record: John Littrell |
| Nina Marino | Kaplan Marino | West Hollywood | Doyle’s ranking record: Nina Marino |
| Ronald Nessim | Bird Marella Rhow Lincenberg Drooks & Nessim | Century City | Doyle’s ranking record: Ronald Nessim |
| Michael Schafler | Cohen Williams | Doyle’s ranking record: Michael Schafler | |
| Scott Tenley | Tenley Law | Irvine | Doyle’s ranking record: Scott Tenley |
Recommended
| Lawyer | Firm | Location | Doyle’s ranking record |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ron Bamieh | The Law Offices of Bamieh & DeSmeth | Ventura | Doyle’s ranking record: Ron Bamieh |
| John Barnett | Law Office of John D. Barnett | Tustin | Doyle’s ranking record: John Barnett |
| Benjamin Barron | Keller Anderle Scolnick | Irvine | Doyle’s ranking record: Benjamin Barron |
| Marilyn Bednarski | McLane Bednarski & Litt | Pasadena | Doyle’s ranking record: Marilyn Bednarski |
| Virginia Blumenthal | Blumenthal & Moore | Riverside | Doyle’s ranking record: Virginia Blumenthal |
| Mark Byrne | Byrne & Nixon | Torrance | Doyle’s ranking record: Mark Byrne |
| J Patrick Carey | J. Patrick Carey A Law Corporation | Torrance | Doyle’s ranking record: J Patrick Carey |
| Ron Cordova | Ron Cordova Law | Irvine | Doyle’s ranking record: Ron Cordova |
| Tyler Creekmore | Brown White & Osborn | Downtown LA | Doyle’s ranking record: Tyler Creekmore |
| Alan Eisner | Eisner Gorin | Encino | |
| Robert Ernenwein | Ernenwein & Mathes | Torrance | Doyle’s ranking record: Robert Ernenwein |
| Atoosa Esmaili | Cohen Williams | Downtown LA | Doyle’s ranking record: Atoosa Esmaili |
| Joseph Esposito | Seki Nishimura & Watase | Downtown LA | Doyle’s ranking record: Joseph Esposito |
| Mark Geragos | Geragos & Geragos | Downtown LA | Doyle’s ranking record: Mark Geragos |
| Jacqueline Goodman | Goodman Criminal Litigation | Fullerton | Doyle’s ranking record: Jacqueline Goodman |
| Mark Haushalter | Okabe & Haushalter | Manhattan Beach | Doyle’s ranking record: Mark Haushalter |
| Shawn Holley | Kinsella Holley Iser Kump Steinsapir | Santa Monica | Doyle’s ranking record: Shawn Holley |
| Lisa Houle | Houle Law | Rolling Hills Estates | Doyle’s ranking record: Lisa Houle |
| Phil Israels | Cron Israels & Stark | Sawtelle | Doyle’s ranking record: Phil Israels |
| Samuel Josephs | Spertus Josephs Minnick | Downtown LA | Doyle’s ranking record: Samuel Josephs |
| Gary Kaufman | The Kaufman Law Group | Century City | Doyle’s ranking record: Gary Kaufman |
| Alexandra Kazarian | Law Office of Alexandra Kazarian | Downtown LA | Doyle’s ranking record: Alexandra Kazarian |
| Michael Landman | Bird Marella Rhow Lincenberg Drooks & Nessim | Century City | Doyle’s ranking record: Michael Landman |
| Simon Leen | The Freedman Firm | Century City | Doyle’s ranking record: Simon Leen |
| Leonard Levine | Levine Flier and Flier | Encino | Doyle’s ranking record: Leonard Levine |
| Chad Lewin | Lewin Law Group | Studio City | Doyle’s ranking record: Chad Lewin |
| Jennifer Lieser | Kaplan Marino | West Hollywood | Doyle’s ranking record: Jennifer Lieser |
| Allison Margolin | Allison B Margolin PLC | Beverly Hills | Doyle’s ranking record: Allison Margolin |
| Donald Marks | Marks & Brooklier | Century City | Doyle’s ranking record: Donald Marks |
| David McLane | McLane Bednarski & Litt | Pasadena | Doyle’s ranking record: David McLane |
| Vicki Podberesky | Andrues/Podberesky | Downtown LA | Doyle’s ranking record: Vicki Podberesky |
| Daniel Rubin | Rubin Law | Koreatown | Doyle’s ranking record: Daniel Rubin |
| Tarek Shawky | Shawky Law | Pasadena | Doyle’s ranking record: Tarek Shawky |
| Steve Sitkoff | Sitkoff Law Group | West Los Angeles | Doyle’s ranking record: Steve Sitkoff |
| Charles Snyder | Kendall Brill & Kelly | Downtown LA | Doyle’s ranking record: Charles Snyder |
| Arpa Stepanian | Weiss | Stepanian | North Hollywood | Doyle’s ranking record: Arpa Stepanian |
| Jamal Tooson | Lessem, Newstat & Tooson | Universal City | Doyle’s ranking record: Jamal Tooson |
| Julia Tuverson | Spertus Josephs Minnick | Downtown LA | Doyle’s ranking record: Julia Tuverson |
| Melissa Weinberger | Law Offices of Melissa A Weinberger | Pasadena | Doyle’s ranking record: Melissa Weinberger |
| Edward Welbourn | Corrigan Welbourn & Stokke | Newport Beach | Doyle’s ranking record: Edward Welbourn |
| Mark Werksman | Werksman Jackson & Quinn | Downtown LA | Doyle’s ranking record: Mark Werksman |
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