Criminal Attorney in Los Angeles

Los Angeles criminal defense attorney Joe Shemaria has been recognized as a legal scholar from his law school days to the present, being the attorney of record on over 35 published opinions ranging from the FIFTH CIRCUIT Court Of Appeals, NINTH CIRCUIT Court of Appeals, TENTH CIRCUIT Court of Appeals, to the California Supreme Court and Arizona Supreme Courts! (See Biography & Cases of LA Criminal attorney Joe Shemaria ) Mr. Shemaria has long been recognized as among the best and brightest attorneys practicing criminal law in the State of California. Mr. Shemaria, throughout his career, has always received the highest Attorney Rating possible (AV) from Martindale Hubbell! Martindale Hubbell has also honored Mr. Shemaria by placing him in the BAR REGISTRY of PREEMINENT LAWYERS IN AMERICA (the top 5% of criminal defense lawyers in the country). Finally, Martindale Hubbell has also regularly surveyed Los Angeles-based federal and state judges, prosecutors and defense attorneys and has given Mr. Shemaria the PEER REVIEW RATING of 5.0 on a scale of 1 to 5, (5 being the highest!) He has been honored by "SUPER LAWYERS" to be included amongst their elite group of select criminal defense lawyers in the country. He has appeared on national television and radio programs as an expert on criminal law related issues and has been quoted in newspapers and other news outlets throughout the country.

Joe Shemaria declined employment offers from prosecuting agencies, state and federal and declined an internship for a JUSTICE of the COURT OF APPEALS in order to “hit the ground running” doing his life's work—fighting the government’s prosecutors, California and Federal, and just being the best criminal defense attorney he could possibly be! Joe Shemaria is not a former prosecutor (either California or federal) turned criminal defense attorney. He has never urged a jury to convict anybody or urged any court to send a defendant to prison! Since 1970 Mr. Shemaria has dedicated himself to the sole goal of being the best criminal defense attorney he could be. This practice is exclusively criminal defense, 90% federal and 10% California. The Joe Shemaria Law Firm has worked hard to create, and maintain, a reputation for professional excellence through its successful criminal defense of individuals and businesses accused of committing serious crimes in all state jurisdictions throughout Texas and federal courts throughout the country.