The 2025 listing of leading Los Angeles Criminal Defense Lawyers details attorneys practising in criminal law matters in the Greater Los Angeles legal market who have been identified by their fellow Los Angeles criminal lawyers for their expertise and abilities in the area.
Preeminent
Blair Berk, Berk Brettler – West Hollywood
Andrew Flier, Levine Flier & Flier – Encino
Richard Kaplan. Kaplan Marino – West Hollywood
James Spertus, Spertus Landes & Josephs – West Los Angeles
Leading
Steven Cron, Cron Israels & Stark – Pacific Palisades
Alan Eisner, Eisner & Gorin – Van Nuys
Nancy Kardon, Kardon Law – Torrance
Alexandra Kazarian, Geragos & Geragos – Downtown LA
Donald Marks, Marks & Brooklier – Century City
David McLane, McLane Bednarski & Litt – Pasadena
Chad Lewin, Lewin Law Group – Studio City
Aaron Spolin, Spolin & Dukes – Sawtelle
Scott Tenley, Tenley Law – Irvine
Julia Tuverson, Spertus Lanes & Josephs – Downtown LA
Melissa Weinberger, Law Offices of Melissa A Weinberger – Pasadena
Mark Werksman, Werksman Jackson & Quinn – Downtown LA
Recommended
Michael Artan, Artan Law – Pasadena
Sara Azari, Azari Law – Downtown LA
Veronica Barton, The Law Offices of Veronica T Barton – Downtown LA
Marilyn Bednarski, McLane Bednaski & Litt – Pasadena
Harland Braun, Braun & Braun – Downtown LA
Ron Cordova, Ron Cordova Law – Irvine
Caitlin Dukes, Spolin & Dukes – Sawtelle
Joseph Esposito, Seki Nishimura & Watase – Downtown LA
Michael Freedman, The Freedman Firm – Century City
Jake Glucksman, Law Offices of Jake Glucksman – Encino
Dmitry Gorin, Eisner & Gorin – Van Nuys
Shawn Holley, Kinsella Holley Iser Kump Steinsapir – Santa Monica
Lisa Houle, Houle Law – Rolling Hills Estates
Phil Israels, Cron Israels & Stark – Sawtelle
Alan Jackson, Werksman Jackson & Quinn – Downtown LA
Jeremy Lessem, Lessem Newstate & Tooson – Universal City
RJ Manuelian, Manuelian Law Firm – Downtown LA
Allison Margolin, Allison B Margolin PLC – Beverly Hills
Daniel Rubin, Rubin Law – Koreatown
John Sweeney, The Sweeney Law Firm – Beverly Hills
Debra White, Debra White Criminal Defense Lawyer – Calabasas