Marc Grossman | Upland Criminal Defense Lawyer

The Law Offices of Marc Grossman in Upland California practices law in several areas; including Divorce, Worker's Compensation, DUI, Bankruptcy, Special Education, Personal Injury, Social Security, Insurance Bad Faith, Wrongful Death and more. We are more than a Law Firm in the Inland Empire, we are a network of experienced attorneys and legal professionals that collectively have hundreds of years of legal experience with offices throughout Southern California. Furthermore, the legal services we deliver stem deeper. We inspect the details ensuring all your needs are taken care of. Smart and honest legal representation with a commitment for what is truly right for you. The benefits of retaining LOMG is, not only do you get one accomplished attorney, you get a team of lawyers and legal professionals with various specialties that will fight for your rights. Our law firm has recovered over a hundred million dollars for our clients and continue to procure substantial settlements in all areas of law. Priding ourselves on providing high standards of customer care while providing honest representation, our lawyers are sympathetic to your needs plus are aggressive in the court room. The Law Offices of Marc Grossman also practices in Personal Injury, Criminal, DUI, Special Education and Bankruptcy Law. Initial consultation is always FREE. Call today!

Lawyer.com Member Questionnaire

Please describe a case(s) in the last year or two where you made a big difference.
One of our two most significant cases from the last year was a case where the City of Upland attempted to bring criminal charges against a homeowner who would not water his lawn because of the drought. We refused to accept any plea and insisted on a trial. Eventually the City gave up and simply dismissed after getting news coverage across the nation for over a year on their really questionable decision to bring a criminal prosecution for this. The other very important case we had last year was a Freedom of Information Act Case where we twice got local Judges reversed. The opinion ended up getting published and the case made a big splash in this area of law and resulted in several articles being written about. The case stands for the principle that a government body that violates the California Public Records Act (the State version of the FOIA) is going to be liable for attorney fees even if the attorney seeking the fees is also the one seeking the records. Below are the links to the opinions and also to three articles about the case, some of which offer some very misleading and incorrect speculation about what was really going on.

How did you build a successful practice?
By putting my client's first. So frequently, the best advice to give to a client does not involve them hiring you. Whereas most attorneys believe that they need to get retained when the potential client is in front of them, by always giving the client advice that places them first, even when that results in us not getting hired, we expand our window of opportunity to get future business because sooner or later, everyone needs an good and honest lawyer.

What should clients look for in a lawyer?
Someone with a good local reputation, experience, and whom is available to give their matter the attention it needs.

How important is local knowledge to the success of your cases?
It is tremendous. In a smaller community like the INland Empire, we all live by our reputations, including the Judges and defense counsel. Knowing the Judges and defense counsel and the environment of every court room, every department and every firm, is a tremendous advantage over outsider attorneys whom are not familiar. We have several attorneys with 40 years experience and our connections with the local legal community give us a huge home court advantage when going up against outsiders.

What information can you provide in a free phone consultation?
In my consultations, whether by phone or in-person, I educate the potential client as much as they choose about the substantive law as well as the procedural law that applies to their matter. I also try to help them understand their primary choices about different ways they might proceeds and the pros and cons of each route.

What information do you need in a free phone consultation?
In order to give helpful information, I need an accurate timeline of the relevant facts. Where there are relevant records, e.g., police reports, medical records, insurance policies, etc., it is also very helpful to have those available.

What differentiates you from other lawyers in your community?
Competency and ethics. Particularly in the Inland Empire, the standards are very low. There are many incompetent attorneys out there changing their practice areas as the wind blows. And many of the better attorneys whom only practice in a single practice area have compromised ethics and exploit their clients by placing the attorney's fee over what is in their client's best interests. By always placing the client first, we expand our window of opportunity. This is in part because we practice in most areas of consumer law. Whereas an office that only practices in family law will lose their window of opportunity if they advise their potential client in a manner that does not result in them getting retained, by giving the potential client advice that places them first, my window of opportunity for future business skyrockets. If in the future they, or a close friend or family member, needs an attorney for a family matter, a workers comp matter, a criminal matter, an insurance, business or real estate matter, etc., they will know a local, competent lawyer to refer them to who will always put their client's first by giving the best advice for the client.

What is the most rewarding aspect of your job?
This firm exists to help people and helps several hundred people every year. The most rewarding part of my job is the gratitude that our client's feel when we are able to successfully take a matter in their lives that had become a huge problem and burden and resolve it for them.

What are your other interests in addition to law?
I am the publisher of 909 Magazine, a local editorial magazine. I also have a world class autograph and document collection containing over 15,000 items including handwritten and important documents from every president and thousands of other important persons ranging from Ferdinand & Isabella to Napoleon. I also spend much time with my three sons frequently coaching their soccer teams.

Are you involved in your community?
I have served on the Board of our Temple and have hosted many events over the years for various causes and candidates. Through my magazine, we also exert some influence by providing editorial space for various causes or candidates for local office. We are presently organizing a 5K Run in conjunction with some local charities to raise money for the San Bernardino terror victims.

Position	Organization	Location	Duration
Owner	Law Offices of Marc Grossman	Upland, CA	Present
Volunteer Mediator	San Bernardino County Superior Court	San Bernardino, CA	2006 - 2007
Teacher (substitute)	Upland Unified School District	Upland, CA	1994 - 1998

School	Degree	Major	Graduation
University of La Verne College of Law	J.D.	Law School	1998
University of California - Santa Cruz	B.A.	Philosophy	1990

State / Court	Date
California	1998

• Member | Inland Empire Consumer Attorney Association of California
  Member | Consumer Attorneys of California
  Member | United States Supreme Court        
  Member | Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles        
  Member | United States Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit        
  Member | Western San Bernardino County Bar Association        
  Founder | Southwestern Poverty Law Center | 2000 - 2001
  Member | San Bernardino County Bar Association        
  Member | Southern California Auto-Fraud Lawyers

• Superb Rated Attorney | AVVO | 2015
  Preeminent 5.0 out of 5 | Martindale-Hubbell | 2014
  Client Rating 5.0 of 5 | Lawyers.com | 2014
  Client Distinction Award | Martindale-Hubbell | 2014
  Coachella Valley Top Lawyer | Palm Springs Life Magazine | 2013
  Palm Springs Best Lawyers | Palm Springs Life Magazine | 2012
  Best Lawyers of the Inland Empire | Inland Empire Magazine | 2009
  15 Years of Service | Martindale-Hubbell | 2008
  Certificate of Appreciation | Western San Bernardino Bar Association | 2006
  Region's 66 Most Influential Persons | Los Angeles Times - Inland Valley Times | 2003
  American Jurisprudence Award-Intellectual Property | Bancroft - Whitney | 1998
  American Jurisprudence Award-Entertainment Law | Bancroft-Whitney | 1998
  American Jurisprudence Award-Evidence | Bancroft-Whitney | 1998

• Irvin Landrum Matter Practice Area: Criminal Defense Outcome: We won Description: As an attorney, Grossman represented Plaintiffs in the Irvin Landrum matter which gathered national attention when Claremont Police Officers were accused of shooting an unarmed African-American 18 year old and of planting a gun on him in 1999. The officers had claimed they had shot Landrum in self defense after he pulled a gun and had shot at them. However, ballistics reports confirmed the gun had never been fired and belonged to a deceased police chief from a neighboring town. In the wake of civil rights demonstrations alleging racial profiling and murder, the City of Claremont awarded the two officers involved in the shooting with Employee of the Year Honors as did the Claremont Police Officers Association. The case was eventually settled for $450,000.00 and the awards were rescinded. In 2000, California Chief Justice Ronald George presided over an award ceremony wherein the California First Amendment Coalition awarded Claremont their Black Hole Award in recognition of having been the public entity acting most improperly regarding open government and first amendment freedoms in connection with their Landrum related activities. Further fallout from the Landrum matter included several subsequent lawsuits regarding racial profiling and police officer rights. ROSENKRANTZ V. MARSHALL (444 F. Supp.2d 1063) Practice Area: Criminal Defense Date: Aug 01, 2006 Outcome: Decision Validated Through California Supreme Court Description: Federal Habeas petition reversing state court decisions denying parole to Robert Rosenkrantz. A highly publicized case in which two California Governors fought vigorously against Grossman's client. IN RE DAVID BARKER - (Court of Appeal of California, First District, Division 2 - A114686) Practice Area: Appeals Date: May 24, 2007 Outcome: Success and a published opinion Description: Established due process denial to obtain the parole of of Client convicted of murder in 1977 at the age of 16, despite it being an offense more callous than most murders. STYRE v. DERREL ADAMS (US 9th Circuit Court of Appeals - No. 09-15782) Practice Area: Appeals Date: Jun 06, 2011 Outcome: Habeas Petition was granted reversing lower court decision Description: Habeas Petition re parole denial was granted in federal court. IN RE SHAPUTIS (California Supreme Court - 53 Cal 4th. 192) Practice Area: Appeals Date: Dec 29, 2011 Outcome: Some Evidence Standard Adopted as Legal Standard for California Parole Denials Description: Though relief was at the time denied for our Client, this was the case that established and verified the principle that some evidence is required to support a denial of parole.

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