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Melissa A. Weinberger 
Los Angeles, California
Associate
phone (213) 688-0460
fax (213) 624-1942
email Email Me

Melissa A. Weinberger is an experienced trial lawyer in all areas of misdemeanor and felony representation. She devotes her practice to criminal defense of individuals and corporations in all local, state, and federal courts. In one state court trial where Ms. Weinberger was lead counsel, her client was acquitted of two counts and was convicted only of a municipal code violation, the most minor count charged. She also writes and successfully argues many motions including motions to suppress, motions to dismiss, and federal sentencing memoranda.

In law school, Ms. Weinberger was an editor for the Loyola International and Comparative Law Review and served as a class representative and Evening Student Body Social Chair. She graduated magna cum laude from American University in Washington, D.C. in 1999, where she was in the University Honors Program and elected to Phi Beta Kappa.

Areas of Practice:
Criminal Defense
Bar Admissions:
California, 2005
U.S. District Court Central District of California, 2005
Education:
Loyola Law School, Los Angeles, California
Law Review: Loyola of Los Angeles International and Comparative Law Review, 2003 - 2005


American University, Washington, D.C., B.A.
Honors: Magna Cum Laude
Honors: Dean's List
Honors: Phi Beta Kappa
Honors: University Honors Program
Major:  International Relations and Spanish/Latin American Studies


Published Works:
International Extradition and Constitutional Rights: Time for Change,, ABA White Collar Crime Newsletter, May 2007 (co-author with Kelly C. Quinn)


Expanding Application of People v. Hofsheier,, California Defender, forthcoming 2008


Expanding Application of People v. Hofsheier, California Defender, Winter 2008-2009


Professional Associations and Memberships:
Federal Bar Association


American Bar Association


Los Angeles County Bar Association


Women's Lawyer's Association of Los Angeles


National Association of Criminal Defense Attorneys


California Public Defender's Association


Languages:
English
Spanish

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