As a former Senior Deputy District Attorney in Ventura County, I, attorney Adam L. Pearlman, have garnered extensive experience in jury trials and can aggressively represent my clients when they are facing criminal charges. In many serious criminal cases, choosing the right attorney is one of the most important decisions that you will ever make. Retaining a skilled Santa Barbara criminal defense attorney who is trial-tested and knows how the prosecution thinks can make all the difference to the outcome of your case. In many situations, it can be the difference between obtaining a successful verdict and being slapped with harsh, undeserving penalties. It is therefore not a decision to take lightly.

I run a consumer-friendly practice, with an emphasis on helping families, individuals and small business with the daily issues that come up. I'm available to my clients by text, email and phone 24/7. Special emphasis on helping people make good decisions when faced with debt, lawsuits and overwhelming problems.

Cristian R. Arrieta serves clients with comprehensive estate planning and handles business matters including transactions, dispute resolution, expert advocacy and trust and estate litigation. He also serves as general outside legal counsel to many of his business clients. His expertise includes handling business partnerships, corporations, and limited liability companies; sales, mergers and acquisitions; due diligence; contracts; probate and trust administration; will contests and trust litigation; property disputes; elder law matters; and asset protection. Cristian is a volunteer with the Ventura County chapter of SCORE – Counselors to America’s Small Business, Womens Economic Ventures, as well as Senior Concerns in Thousand Oaks. He is a cum laude graduate of California Western School of Law, and he earned his bachelor’s degree in philosophy, cum laude, at California State University, Northridge. Cristian was admitted to the State Bar of California in 2005 and began in his practice the same year. Born and raised in Southern California, Cristian has also lived in Lima, Peru, where he co-owned and managed an American-style food and spirits establishment and taught English. Cristian is fluent in Spanish. He and his family live in Newbury Park.