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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.

As an experienced, veteran criminal defense attorney, Mr. Shemaria well understands the value of pre-trial investigation, pre-trial motions practice, and unending trial preparation. Joe uses the very best, highly qualified legal investigators and a superb, select few highly experienced, veteran federal (and California state) criminal defense lawyers well-known for their superior research and writing abilities for the best backup support staff money can buy! Their work, along with his office paralegal staff, work under his direction and supervision to bring together the most cutting edge, "right on point" detailed and superbly written legal motions, trial briefs and appellate briefs possible. Joe Shemaria finalizes all of the motions and personally argues every one of them on your behalf. He does not send an associate, or anybody else to do his work on your serious felony federal case! What you see is what you get! Joe Shemaria Law Firm is truly unique in that it is one of the only criminal defense firms, is not the only one, where you are guaranteed to have Joe Shemaria beside you in court at every critical motion and hearing, as well as trial, if necessary. No other criminal defense firm offers more "hands-on" personal attention to the client’s individual case, problems and issues! This personal attention and personal touch is hard to come by, but is available to you by Mr. Shemaria’s boutique federal criminal defense firm!

Joe Shemaria believes that the practice of serious Federal criminal defense is absolutely critical, certainly to the client involved, but furthermore for the liberty and promised "Justice for all" guaranteed by our Constitution! Mr. Shemaria takes your case, and every case, extremely seriously! In fact, Mr. Shemaria believes in treating his clients exactly the same way as he would want his sister, brother, mother, father or other loved one treated! Mr. Shemaria knows only too well just tell much of a hellish nightmare one goes through when he is charged with a serious Federal criminal offense. Mr. Shemaria knows only too well what it is like for an innocent person to have to face going to prison on a case that should have been beaten through a legal loophole or some other defect occurring during the investigation!

Mr. Shemaria looks for any chink in the armor, any little constitutional shortfall to get a foothold and leverage over the prosecutor, to assist in winning the case at trial, or to get a better "Plea Agreement" for his client. Every individual accused of serious criminal wrongdoing has his/her life, family, reputation, future and liberty on the line and at stake! Certainly each of them deserves the best possible criminal defense. Some people believe that if the government accuses you, you must be guilty of something. Mr. Shemaria has never subscribed to that theory and is not in the business of passing judgment on any of his clients. False allegations, shoddy investigations, vindictive ex-wives (as well as ex-husbands) can each contribute to a misguided arrest and filing of serious felony charges. Unfortunately, these are all common instances in criminal court and, unfortunately, there is also always a danger of the use of perjured testimony or the suppression of exculpatory evidence! Law enforcement sees its job as gathering evidence pointing toward guilt. Mr. Shemaria well knows that and sets out early and vigorously trying to gather as much exculpatory evidence is humanly possible. While professional ethics prohibit guaranteeing results, one thing every one of Joe Shemaria's clients can always count on is that he did one hell of a job and gave it everything that could be mustered!

If you are an accused in either California or a Federal Court do not take anything for granted. All lawyers are not created equal and many lawyers are judgmental or, even more often, simply not quite up to the job of defending a serious Federal felony case. Joe Shemaria's office will investigate every conceivable factual and legal way out of the hole that you may have found yourself in! Don't give up! You cannot give up! Check your criminal defense lawyer out carefully and you'll find that few, if any, to match the credentials, experience and aggressive fight Mr. Shemaria offers to every client!

The federal government has unlimited resources, both in terms of law enforcement personnel as well as money to spend on putting you in prison, perhaps for something he didn't even do! Mr. Shemaria is always willing to go the distance and give you the best defense for your money, using his very best skills, knowledge, experience, cutting-edge legal research and writing to "level the playing field" making sure that you have a more than equal chance of receiving true justice. Not just another criminal defense lawyer looking for new clients, but a criminal defense lawyer looking for new-- and more difficult challenges-- to end your nightmare and put your life back on track, where it belongs.

 

For more information on federal criminal defense law, contact the Law Offices of Joseph Shemaria of Los Angeles, California.