Current Employment Position(s)

Managing Partner

Lawyer Overview

Paul Grech, Jr. is one of the premier criminal defense attorneys in the State of California. He is one of only 332 Bar Certified Law Specialists among over 123,000 California attorneys practicing criminal law. Mr. Grech was a Riverside County Deputy District Attorney from 1982 to 1988. With eighteen years of criminal law experience he has tried all types of cases from misdemeanor drunk driving and theft related cases to three-strikes, sex offenses and capital murder.

Criminal law has become a highly specialized area of practice. Through post graduate training at the Institute for Criminal Defense Advocacy in San Diego and the National Criminal Defense College at Macon, Georgia, Mr. Grech is committed to the highest standards of professional accomplishment. He is frequent lecturer at Bar Associations and Legal Forums on trial advocacy, cross examination and the importance of telling a client's story to the jury.

"I firmly believe that lawyers owe a genuine duty to care, really care, about our clients. If you or someone you love faces criminal charges I am honored to help."

Mr. Grech has been described by former clients as "thorough, thoughtful and successful-a winner". The office telephone number is (909) 682-9311. Our e-mail address is Paulgesq@aol.com.

Areas of Practice

• Criminal Defense

West Practice Categories

Criminal Law, Litigation & Appeals

Bar Admissions

• California, 1982
• U.S. District Court Central District of California, 1996

Certification/Specialties

• Criminal Law, State Bar of California - Board of Specialization, 1995

Professional Associations and Memberships

• Riverside County Bar Association, Criminal Law Section, 1998 - 2000 (Chair)
• Criminal Courts Bar Association, 2000 - 2001 (Chair, Judicial Watchdog Committee)
• Riverside County Mock Trial Championship Team, North, 1999 - 2000 (High Mock Trial Team)
• American Inns of Court, Leo A. Deegan Chapter (Trial Master)
• Riverside County Bar Association
• Los Angeles County Bar Association
• State Bar of California
• California Attorney's for Criminal Justice
• Criminal Courts Bar Association
• National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
• California Public Defender's Association

Honors and Awards

• A-V Rating, Martindale-Hubbell

Classes and Seminars

• Lecturer, Cross Examination of Expert Witnesses, Riverside County Bar Association Civil Law Section, 1998
• Lecturer, Cross Examination and Case Theory, Riverside County Bar Association Criminal Law Section, 1999
• Instructor, Riverside County Mock Trial Championship Team, North High Mock Trial Team, Riverside County, 1999 - 2000
• How to Fight and Win Your Traffic Ticket, KCOP Channel 9 News, 1997

Past Employment Positions

• Riverside Judicial District, Municipal Court, Pro Tempore, 1989
• Riverside County, Deputy District Attorney, 1982 - 1988
• Grech & Ruiz, Partner, 1988 - 1990

Education

• Southwestern University School of Law, Los Angeles, California, 1982
  Juris Doctor
• State University of New York, Brockport, NY, 1979
  Bachelor of Science
  Honors: cum laude
• National Criminal Defense College, Death Penalty College, 1992
• Institute of Criminal Defense Advocacy, 1994
• National Criminal Defense College, 1998

Published Works

• Panel Deadlocks in Molestation Case, Daily Journal Corporation, Vol.113 No.122, 2000

Address

3666 University Ave
Suite 400
Riverside, CA 92501-3346

Phones

(909) 682-9311

Faxes

(951) 682-4289

Emails

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Websites

http://www.grechlaw.com
http://www.riversidecriminaldefense.com