Melissa A. Weinberger - Los Angeles, CA

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Melissa A. Weinberger Overview

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.

Practice Areas

• Criminal Defense

Current Employment Position(s)

• Associate

Languages

• English
• Spanish

Bar Admissions

• California, 2005
• U.S. District Court Central District of California, 2005

Other Affiliations

• 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

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

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Address

888 West Sixth Street
Fourth Floor
Los Angeles, CA 90017-2703

Phones

213-688-0460

Faxes

213-624-1942

Emails

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Offers Free Initial Consultation

Yes

Accepts Credit Cards

Yes

Websites

http://www.werksmanlaw.com

Articles

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