Michael Cernyar | Criminal Lawyer

I’m Michael Cernyar founder of the Law Offices of Michael K. Cernyar. Early in my career I was with the Cochran Firm and nominated as their best criminal defense attorney.

I started this firm more than 11 years ago bringing with me the same values that I had at the Cochran Firm. I wanted to help people, regular everyday folks that suffered injustice. I wanted to build a law firm being the very best trial lawyer in the country to help protect people.

And I wanted to ensure that this office did something every day to make this world a better place for all of us, including my child and your loved ones. I am very proud to say that it's what this firm has been able to do.

What makes this office different than other law offices is that I am a trial lawyer. This office is set up to go to trial on behalf of our clients and I do it all the time. I am the type of lawyer that gets in front of the jury and asks for justice. And the results prove that I do it well.

I have put together a team second to none. I'm a member of The National Trial Lawyers, Top 100 Trial Lawyers, I'm ranked 10 Best in California, and I’m ranked 3 Best Southern California. From top to bottom this office strives to be the very best in the courtroom. I'm very proud of what this office does every day.

Position	Organization	Location	Duration
Attorney	Michael K. Cernyar, Esq. A Professional Corporation	N/A	2005 - Present
Attorney	The Cochran Firm	N/A	2004 - 2005
Attorney/Law Clerk	Law Offices of Charles Pereyra-Suarez	N/A	2001 - 2004

School	Degree	Major	Graduation
Loyola Law School, Loyola Marymount University	JD - Juris Doctor	Law School	2001
Loyola Law School	JD	Law	2001
California State University	Bachelor of Arts	Economics	1996
Purdue University	N/A	Computer Engineering	1978

State / Court	Date
Northern District of California	2013
Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals	2007
Southern District of California	2006
Eastern District of California	2004
Central District of California	2003
California	2003

• Footprinters, Irish Bar Association, Croatian Bar Association

• Top Lawyers in California; Top 100 Trial Lawyers; Top 3 Criminal Defense Lawyers; Top 10 Lawyers in California.  

• People v. Robert Blakely
  
  People v. McCahon
  
  People v. Kibriya
  

• US v. Osinger, 753 F.3d 939 (9th Cir. 2014)

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