Criminal Law Specialist - Certified Criminal Attorneys

Criminal Law Specialist -

Your Information Source - Criminal Law and Local Attorneys in California

If you notice in the attorney section of this website, some of the listed attorneys have an asterisk next to their name* (e.g. John E. Doe*) and under the county of practice is the title Criminal Law Specialist* with an Asterisk. This title is given to attorneys who are certified as Legal Specialists in the area of criminal law. This is an important title for your attorney to have when you have a serious issue with the law and need good representation. The certification is a rigorous and demanding process for an attorney..

How an Attorney is Certified
To be certified as a Legal specialist in criminal law a number of factors are necessary in order to qualify. Some of the requirements include experience, education, and peer evaluation.

Peer Evaluation - Another requirement that is needed in order to be a certified legal specialist is to submit names by mail, the contact information and addresses of four attorneys. This includes one judge and three attorneys who had been trial advocates in a criminal case. Other requirements include the names of opposing counsel/co-counsel and judges in criminal jury trials, names of opposing counsel co-counsel and judges in writ or appellate matters, referee or hearing officer and any opposing counsel/co-counsel in the last two administrative hearings that the prospective attorney applicant has conducted.

Experience Requirements - Before an attorney is able to apply for the certificate and become a criminal law specialist he must show that within the last five years preceding the submission of the written application show or demonstrate that he has been involved as a principal counsel of record in criminal proceedings. Some of the other requirements include at least five jury trials where the crime was a felony plus five other trials by jury, forty criminal matters that involve court proceedings in a court within the State of California or US District or Magistrate Court and other requirement as mandated by the Board of Legal Specialization in criminal law.

Education Requirements - Some of the requirements include 45 hours of approved completed study in criminal law that include writs, appeals and ancillary proceedings; criminal law and procedure; trial advocacy, evidence and other criminal law matters.

Find a Criminal Attorney by City
	Albany	Inglewood	Irvine
	Alturas	Claremont	Irwindale
	Anaheim	Crescent City	Lafayette
	Auburn	Daly City	Laguna Beach
	Bakersfield	Danville	Los Angeles
	Barstow	Encino	Oakland
	Bay Point	Eureka	Sacramento
	Berkeley	Fairfield	San Diego
	Beverly Hills	Fremont	San Francisco
	Bishop	Fresno	San Jose
	Blythe	Fullerton	Santa Barbara
	Bonita	Greenville	Santa Monica
	Bridgeport	Hanford	Walnut Creek
	Carlsbad	Hayward	Woodland
	Castro Valley	Indio

Board of Legal Specialization

The Board of Legal Specialization certification program manages, recommends, promotes and provides guidelines as well as policies to this important program. The program is under the auspices of the California State Bar and has advisory commissions for each specialty (e.g., criminal law, family law, etc.). The State Bar maintains a list of Certified Legal specialists in their particular specialty and the Criminal Law Specialists (an asterisk* is listed after the attorney names) are available on this website, California-Criminal-Law.com/attorneys/.

In conclusion, an attorney who passed the rigorous process of becoming a criminal law specialist can be a great asset to your case. Their knowledge of criminal law, experience in the court room and peer evaluation of their job performance is imperative is when good representation is paramount to you and your case.