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Criminal Defense Attorneys in Santa Cruz, California (Santa Cruz County)

110 pre-screened criminal defense attorneys serving Santa Cruz County.

Santa Cruz County is the home of 110 active California-licensed criminal defense attorneys with offices in Santa Cruz, Watsonville, Scotts Valley. Criminal charges, dui, expungement, white collar defense

Santa Cruz attorneys handle a mix of cases reflecting the county's mix of urban, suburban, and (where applicable) industrial / rural communities. The volume below reflects every active attorney with the State Bar of California who lists Criminal Defense as a practice area and has a Santa Cruz office.

2 of 110 attorneys on this list hold a California Board of Legal Specialization (CBLS) certification — an independent, exam-and-experience-based credential. They appear with the gold ★ marker.

Read the full California Criminal Defense guide for statute-cited coverage of California criminal defense law.

Criminal Defense Attorneys in Santa Cruz County

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Mitchell Alan Page — Page & Dudley

Criminal Defense • Santa Cruz

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Michael Kenneth Mehr — Law Office of Michael K. Mehr

Criminal Defense • Santa Cruz

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Paul Brandeis Meltzer — Law Offices of Paul B Meltzer

Criminal Defense • Santa Cruz

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Glenn Paul Sugihara — Law Office Of Glenn Sugihara

Criminal Defense • Santa Cruz

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John Edwin Ueberrhein — Law Office of John E. Ueberrhein

Criminal Defense • Watsonville

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William Robert Atkinson — Ofc District Attorney

Criminal Defense • Santa Cruz

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Enda Thomas Brennan — Law Office of Enda Brennan

Criminal Defense • Santa Cruz

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James Paul McMillin — James McMillin Attorney at Law

Criminal Defense • Santa Cruz

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Peter Alan Leeming — Law Offices of Peter A. Leeming

Criminal Defense • Santa Cruz

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Stacey Ann Sorensen — Page & Dudley

Criminal Defense • Santa Cruz

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George Jacob Gigarjian —

Criminal Defense • Santa Cruz

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Philip John Crawford —

Criminal Defense • Santa Cruz

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Jay Rorty — Law Offices of Jay Rorty

Criminal Defense • Santa Cruz

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Joseph William Espinola Jr —

Criminal Defense • Scotts Valley

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Lars Shallberg — Lars Shallberg, The Page Firm

Criminal Defense • Santa Cruz

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Barbara Ann Rizzieri — Santa Cruz County District Attorney's

Criminal Defense • Santa Cruz

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Stuart David Kirchick — Law Office of Stuart D. Kirchick

Criminal Defense • Capitola

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Andrew Christophe Janecki — Law Office of Andrew C. Janecki

Criminal Defense • Santa Cruz

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Gretchen Deirdre Gardner (aka Gretchen Deirdre Brock) — Santa Cruz District Attorney

Criminal Defense • Santa Cruz

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John William Thornton —

Criminal Defense • Santa Cruz

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Loretta Anne Quick — Santa Cruz County Public Defender

Criminal Defense • Santa Cruz

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Martha Jane O'Neal —

Criminal Defense • Scotts Valley

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Theodore Joseph Meneice — Page & Dudley

Criminal Defense • Santa Cruz

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Annrae Marie Angel — Page & Dudley Attorneys at Law

Criminal Defense • Santa Cruz

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Douglas Adam Fox — The Law Office of Douglas A. Fox

Criminal Defense • Santa Cruz

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Maureen Michele Bodo — Law Office of Maureen M. Bodo

Criminal Defense • Santa Cruz

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Pamela Kiyomi Dunlap — Ofc District Attorney

Criminal Defense • Santa Cruz

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Eric Russell Krebs — Santa Cruz County Public Defender

Criminal Defense • Santa Cruz

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John Joseph Hamlyn III — Hamlyn & Guerrero, Attorneys at Law

Criminal Defense • Santa Cruz

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Edward T Browne — Ofc Santa Cruz District Attorney

Criminal Defense • Santa Cruz

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Lisa Kay McCamey — Santa Cruz County Public Defender Office

Criminal Defense • Santa Cruz

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Manuel Nieto — Santa Cruz County Public Defender

Criminal Defense • Santa Cruz

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Stephen Frederick Drottar II — Ofc District Attorney

Criminal Defense • Santa Cruz

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Garth Virgil Smith —

Criminal Defense • Santa Cruz

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Charles Luke Stevens — Law Office of Charlie Stevens

Criminal Defense • Santa Cruz

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Nicola Kay Pennebaker (aka Nikki Pennebaker) — Page & Dudley

Criminal Defense • Santa Cruz

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Steven John Moore — Santa Cruz District Attorney

Criminal Defense • Santa Cruz

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Mark Andrew Garver — Law Offices of Mark A Garver, Inc.

Criminal Defense • Santa Cruz

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Michelle Ann Lipperd — Public Defenders Office of Santa Cruz

Criminal Defense • Santa Cruz

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Peter Alan Rode — Law Office of Peter A. Rode

Criminal Defense • Santa Cruz

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Stephen James Prekoski — Law Office of Stephen J. Prekoski, PC

Criminal Defense • Santa Cruz

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Nicole Ellen Jones — Ofc District Attorney

Criminal Defense • Santa Cruz

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Anna Maria Rubalcava — Santa Cruz District Attorney's Office

Criminal Defense • Santa Cruz

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Jamyrson Leigh Pittori — Jamyrson Law Firm, APC

Criminal Defense • Santa Cruz

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Kristina Marie Oven — Santa Cruz County DA Ofc

Criminal Defense • Santa Cruz

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Sal Gallardo —

Criminal Defense • Santa Cruz

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Anthony Charles Robinson — Santa Cruz Public Defenders Office

Criminal Defense • Santa Cruz

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Tawnya Michelle Hughes — Santa Cruz County Public Defender

Criminal Defense • Santa Cruz

★ Cert. Criminal Law (State Bar of California)

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Alexander Jon Byers — Santa Cruz County District Attorney

Criminal Defense • Santa Cruz

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Ross Neil Taylor — Ofc District Attorney

Criminal Defense • Santa Cruz

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Abel C.K. Hung — Office of the District Attorney

Criminal Defense • Santa Cruz

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Heather Ruth Rogers — Santa Cruz County Public Defender

Criminal Defense • Santa Cruz

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Michael Paul Dudley — Page & Dudley

Criminal Defense • Santa Cruz

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Edward Charles Sidawi — Page & Dudley

Criminal Defense • Santa Cruz

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Ashley Beatrice Rahn Wheelock — ATCHISON, BARISONE & CONDOTTI, LLP

Criminal Defense • Santa Cruz

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Johanna Rose Schonfield — Ofc District Attorney

Criminal Defense • Santa Cruz

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Jonathan Che Gettleman — Caballero and Gettleman Law Office, Inc.

Criminal Defense • Santa Cruz

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Jason Jasveer Gill — Santa Cruz County District Attorney

Criminal Defense • Santa Cruz

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Jesus Gerardo Delgadillo — Office of the District Attorney

Criminal Defense • Santa Cruz

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Kevin M Carney —

Criminal Defense • Santa Cruz

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Mark Benjamin Briscoe — Santa Cruz County Public Defender's Offi

Criminal Defense • Santa Cruz

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Zachariah Daniel Schwarzbach — Zach D. Schwarzbach, Attorney at Law Inc

Criminal Defense • Santa Cruz

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Michael Collin Mckinney — Santa Cruz County District Attorney

Criminal Defense • Santa Cruz

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Suzanne Denise Yang — Santa Cruz County Counsel Office

Criminal Defense • Santa Cruz

★ Cert. Juvenile Law (Child Welfare) (Natl Assn/Counsel for Children)

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Tariq O Gazipura (aka Rick Gazipura) — Gazipura Law, A Professional Corporation

Criminal Defense • Scotts Valley

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Athena Rose Reis — Santa Cruz County Public Defender Office

Criminal Defense • Santa Cruz

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Bryan Joseph Hackett — The Law Offices of Bryan J Hackett

Criminal Defense • Santa Cruz

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Ilia Catharine McKinney — Santa Cruz County District Attorney

Criminal Defense • Santa Cruz

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Juan Carlos Calzetta III — Santa Cruz County Public Defender

Criminal Defense • Santa Cruz

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Allison Erin Cole —

Criminal Defense • Capitola

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Kristal Alice Andersen Salcido — Santa Cruz District Attorney

Criminal Defense • Santa Cruz

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Rory Patrick Bartle — Santa Cruz County Public Defenders

Criminal Defense • Santa Cruz

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Thomas (TJ) Edward Brewer — Page & Dudley Attorneys at Law

Criminal Defense • Santa Cruz

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Hannah Charlie Taylor — Santa Cruz County Public Defender

Criminal Defense • Santa Cruz

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Lauren Mary Cox — Page and Dudley

Criminal Defense • Santa Cruz

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Sarah Elizabeth Schumacher — Page and Dudley

Criminal Defense • Santa Cruz

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Katy Pearl Kendig Walker — Santa Cruz County Counsel

Criminal Defense • Santa Cruz

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Lauren Ashley Apter — Santa Cruz County District Attorney

Criminal Defense • Santa Cruz

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Ajla Azevedo-Husic — Santa Cruz County Public Defender Office

Criminal Defense • Santa Cruz

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Jaime Melquiades Longoria — Sant Cruz Public Defender

Criminal Defense • Santa Cruz

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Ryan Matthew Perreault — Law Offices of Ryan Perreault

Criminal Defense • Santa Cruz

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Ariana Hernandez Alejandre — Santa Cruz County Public Defender

Criminal Defense • Santa Cruz

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Joseph Michael Ziebron — Santa Cruz County Public Defender

Criminal Defense • Santa Cruz

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Michael Ryan Mahan — Santa Cruz District Attorney

Criminal Defense • Santa Cruz

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Stacy Lee Vinyard — Santa Cruz County Public Defender

Criminal Defense • Santa Cruz

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Cherish Cheyenne Om — Law Office of Cherish Om

Criminal Defense • Watsonville

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Edwin Mann Fairbanks —

Criminal Defense • Santa Cruz

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Leila Jane Vaez-Iravani — self employed

Criminal Defense • Santa Cruz

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Bryan Andrew Pearson — Santa Cruz County DA's Office

Criminal Defense • Santa Cruz

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Carlos Rogelio Barba — Santa Cruz County DA's Office

Criminal Defense • Santa Cruz

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Emily L. Wang — Office of the District Attorney

Criminal Defense • Santa Cruz

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Darcy Joy Morris — Santa Cruz Public Defender

Criminal Defense • Santa Cruz

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Max W Hare — Santa Cruz County Public defender

Criminal Defense • Santa Cruz

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Jose Liberato Gonzalez — Santa Cruz County Public Defender

Criminal Defense • Santa Cruz

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Kristine Michelle Seuylemezian — Santa Cruz County DA

Criminal Defense • Santa Cruz

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Mary Clare Flynn Molina — Santa Cruz County Public Defender

Criminal Defense • Santa Cruz

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Orlando Quiroz —

Criminal Defense • Watsonville

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Peter Shamaon Esho — County of Santa Cruz

Criminal Defense • Santa Cruz

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Angel De Jesus Martinez — Santa Cruz County District Attorney's Of

Criminal Defense • Santa Cruz

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Catalina Huamei Huang — Santa Cruz County Public Defender

Criminal Defense • Santa Cruz

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Chelsea Lyn Leopardi — Santa Cruz District Attorney's Office

Criminal Defense • Santa Cruz

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Lauren Rose Mazzeo — Santa Cruz County District Attorney

Criminal Defense • Santa Cruz

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Sierra Katherine Thompson — Santa Cruz County Ofc of Public Defender

Criminal Defense • Santa Cruz

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Abby Leeser — Santa Cruz County Public Defender Office

Criminal Defense • Santa Cruz

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Bradly DeMoll — Santa Cruz County Public Defender

Criminal Defense • Santa Cruz

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Kristyn Elizabeth Skelly — Santa Cruz County Public Defender

Criminal Defense • Santa Cruz

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Miranda Kristine Thompson — Santa Cruz District Attorney's Office

Criminal Defense • Santa Cruz

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Elodie Masschaele — Santa Cruz Public Defender

Criminal Defense • Santa Cruz

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Jordan Meredith Heinze —

Criminal Defense • Santa Cruz

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Perla Mireya Ornelas-Perez — Santa Cruz County District Attorney

Criminal Defense • Santa Cruz

Common Criminal Defense Cases

Criminal Defense attorneys in Santa Cruz County commonly handle:

  • Criminal Charges
  • Dui
  • Expungement
  • White Collar Defense

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