The Law Office of Joseph Shemaria

Joseph Shemaria graduated from U.C.L.A. Law School in 1969 with the most prestigious academic honors. He was a Senior Editor of the U.C.L.A. Law Review and graduated “Order of the Coif”, the highest academic award. Mr. Shemaria began specializing as a criminal defense attorney in June 1970, and has tried cases in both state and federal courts from coast to coast. He has handled over 1,000 state and federal appeals and writs, 35 of which were published in the permanent, official law books.

Mr. Shemaria has spent virtually his entire professional career defending those accused of crimes on a daily basis. A wise judge once said that the criminal justice system can be like a fast-moving freight train – the only justice you can hope to get is the justice your criminal defense attorney gets for you. Thus, you must pick your criminal defense lawyer very carefully. There is no room for “another” error in judgment! Mr. Shemaria's entire focus is to get you “off the train” with little or no damage. Contact our Los Angeles, California office today.

• -In re Jackson, 3 Cal.4th 578, 583-584 (1992) 
  
  -Crane v. State Bar, 30 Cal.3d 117, 119-120 (1981) 
  
  -People v. Haskett, 30 Cal.3d 841, 847 (1982) 
  
  -People v. Jackson, 28 Cal.3d 264, 281-282 (1980) 
  
  -People v. Harris, 15 Cal.3d 384, 386 (1975) 
  
  -People v. Humphries, 185 Cal.App.3d 1315, 1321 (1986) 
  
  -LAX v. Board of Medical Quality Assurance, 116 Cal.App.3d 669, 671-672 (1981) 
  
  -People v. Haybron, 108 Cal.App.3d 31, 34 (1980) 
  
  -People v. Willis, 104 Cal.App.3d 433, 436 (1980) 
  
  -People v. Hernandez, 96 Cal.App.3d 856, 858-859 (1979) 
  
  -People v. Hall, 95 Cal.App.3d 299, 302 (1979) 
  
  -Community Release Bd. V. Superior Court, 91 Cal.App.3d 814, 815 (1979) 
  
  -People v. Goodson, 80 Cal.App.3d 290, 291-292 (1978) 
  
  -People v. Blair, 51 Cal.App.3d 480, 481-482 (1975) 
  
  -People v. Lacey, 30 Cal.App.3d 170, 171-172 (1973) 
  
  -People v. Rand, 23 Cal.App.3d 579, 581 (1972) 
  
  -(Arizona) State v. Sardo & Mandell, 112 Ariz. 509, 543 P.2d 1138 (1975) 
  
  -USA v. Kapperman, 764 F.2d 786 (11th Cir., 1985) 
  
  -Maxwell v. Sumner, 673 F.2d 1031 (9th Cir., 1981) 
  
  -USA v. Gonzalez, 617 F.2d 1358 (9th Cir., 1980) 
  
  -USA v. Montellano, 633 F.2d 1313 (9th Cir., 1980) 
  
  -USA v. Jacobson, 578 F.2d 863 (10th Cir., 1978) 
  
  -USA v. Palmer, 575 F.2d 721 (9th Cir., 1978) 
  
  -USA v. Payseur, 501 F.2d 966 (9th Cir., 1974) 
  
  -Tellez v. Chaffee, 467 F.2d 218 (9th Cir., 1972)