Mountain House Criminal Lawyers

Committed to providing cost effective, result-oriented legal representation for clients throughout the Bay Area.

Hello my name is Vijay Dinakar and I'm a California attorney. I have over a decade of experience handling serious criminal cases. I have successfully handled every kind of criminal case including DUIs, domestic violence, sex offense allegations and homicide cases. More recently I have used my considerable trial experience to handle restraining orders, family law cases, and select civil cases. Please contact my office for more information and all the best to you!

Jaye Ryan, is an aggressive and dedicated criminal defense attorney. Aside from being a skilled criminal defense lawyer, Ms. Ryan is trained as a scientist with experience in the fields of forensic, pathology, microbiology and general laboratory science. With her prior training and employment Jaye Ryan has an impressive record of winning cases by challenging, excluding and disproving forensic evidence and professional opinions that are often presented by the Prosecution in attempting to seek conviction of her clients. Attorney Jaye Ryan received her J.D. from the University of West Los Angeles in 1997. She is a member of the State...

I was born in Berkeley, California and raised in Los Altos, California. My Father, George H. Nakano was a low energy nuclear physicist, who worked for Lockheed Missiles and Space for his entire career as an experimental physicist. His main project was called, "The Winkler Project." My Mother is Fumiko Nakano. She raised 4 boys.
I attended Almond Elementary School, Covington Jr. High School, and Los Altos High School. I was very active in school. I played music, all sports, and was Student...

I am licensed to practice law in California and have received federal admissions to practice law in the Northern and Central Districts of California. I have developed extensive knowledge and experience in the areas of Civil, Family, Juvenile, and Criminal Law from the inception of a case through the appellate process. I have extensive state and federal litigation experience in drafting and arguing law and motion, engaging in and defending depositions, and have engaged in dozens of hearings and Court trials. I have drafted writs and appeals in most appellate districts within the state and and have successfully received multiple...

Cate Beekman has been defending people charged with crimes since being admitted to the California bar in 2006. She worked as a deputy public defender in Kern, Solano and Napa Counties, completing more than 40 jury trials. Cate is smart and friendly, which helps her connect with clients, jurors, and adversaries alike.

Cate earned her law degree from U.C. Berkeley School of Law. Before her law career, Cate worked as a policy analyst at the Center for Civil Justice, a nonprofit organization in Saginaw, Michigan, where her work focused on hunger policy and advocacy.

Cate also has a Master’s degree...

I was born and educated in Tucuman, Argentina. I graduated from the National University of Tucuman with a juris doctor and became a practicing attorney in my country. After immigrating to the United States, I became licensed to practice law in California. I worked as a Deputy Public Defender in Tulare County with prior law clerking background where I gained experience in misdemeanors and felonies as well as juvenile defense. When I relocated to San Mateo County in 2014, I opened my practice in this county and handled all types of cases from low level misdemeanors through general felonies, violent crimes,...

I have been practicing Law for 21 years with an emphasis in Criminal Defense. I worked as the Director for the Office of Citizen Complaints (Now the “Department of Police Accountability.” ). I am a Bay Area native, and very familiar with Bay Area courts and Law Enforcement agencies.

Criminal defense attorney John D. Fitzpatrick fiercely defends the constitutional rights of his clients in courts throughout the state, protecting them from racial profiling, excessive force, mass incarceration, and the prison industrial complex. He has repeatedly won dismissals of all charges, earned the release of numerous clients from custody, and negotiated the most favorable terms for his clients.* John aggressively represents his clients from Arraignment through all phases of trial and will not rest until the case is dismissed or they are fully acquitted. He knows firsthand the effects that any conviction or incarceration can have on his clients and their...

I have been practicing law in San Francisco California and all of the Bay Area counties for over 30 years. My practice consists of various things but primarily the trial practice including Civil, Criminal in all its aspects, and Family law. Over the course of my career, I have had a great deal of experience in each of these areas and others. I have never lost my enthusiasm nor my interest in the protection of my clients.

Katherine has 11 years experience practicing immigration law and vacating convictions for immigrants with criminal convictions. She is also a member of the public attorney panel for the Sixth District Court of Appeal, handling appeals for criminal defendants who cannot afford to hire attorneys for themselves. Katherine is a zeolous advocate for each and every one of her clients.

After graduating from the university of San Francisco, school of law, Jesse Garcia accepted a Reginald Heber Smith fellowship and practiced poverty law for one year with San Joaquin county legal services. Jesse Garcia join the Alameda County Public defenders office in 1975 and continued in that office until 1981. Thereafter, he opened his own practice in Hayward, California focusing on criminal defense law. He practiced in Hayward until 2019 when he moved his offices to Pleasanton California where he continues to practice criminal law in both state and federal courts throughout California and in federal courts throughout the...

Criminal Defense and DUI attorney Richard A. Madsen, Jr. (a former Contra Costa County Deputy District Attorney) has represented thousands of first-time offenders who have been arrested or charged with driving under the influence throughout the Bay Area and Northern California. Mr. Madsen's impeccable reputation speaks for itself. Recognized as a highly skilled trial lawyer and negotiator, and well seasoned in the intricacies of the Department of Motor Vehicles, Mr. Madsen works tirelessly to protect his clients' rights and achieve superior results. Mr. Madsen knows the system. For nearly twenty years, Mr. Madsen has utilized his reputation and long-standing relationships...

Matthew J. O'Connor is a founding partner of the O'Connor Law, APC and currently focuses his practice on criminal defense. Mr. O'Connor regularly defends adults and juveniles in all types of criminal matters, including but not limited to: Driving Under the Influence (DUI), Assault, Robbery, Three Strikes cases, Murder, Domestic Violence, Rape, Illegal Firearms, Theft and Drug crimes, Probation and Parole hearings.

Mr. O'Connor graduated from the University of California at Davis in 1995 and graduated cum laude from the Santa Clara University School of Law in 1999. Upon graduating from law school Mr. O'Connor served as a deputy district attorney...

Kirk W Elliott graduated from University of California Santa Barbara in 1984. He majored in Political science. He graduated from Santa Clara University School of Law in 1988. He has practiced Criminal and Civil Litigation in Santa Clara County and the SF Bay Area for over Thirty (30) years! He is a Partner and President of Roberts|Elliott Law Corp in San Jose California. (408) 275-9800 General@ RobertsElliott.com

Attorney Jeffrey E. Elliott (Cruz) principal legal eduction and training commenced at West Valley College in Saratoga, California, where he received an AA degree. Where After, Mr. Elliott-Cruz graduated from Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah awarded a BS an also, an extra major skill in writing. Next stop, was Santa Clara university law school, wherein, he obtained a JD degree. His post graduate education in the law also consists of a certificate of Achievement in the Federal Trials Practice Program from the Northern District of California. Two distinct and separate certificate of completion from the College of Hastings Trial...

Collin Moore believes that his job is to analyze each client’s individual situation, develop a strategy to solve the client’s needs and then fight for his client to obtain the best possible result. His goal in all cases is either dismissal or a win at trial.
Mr. Moore attended law school at the prestigious University of San Francisco School of Law (USF). While at USF, he prepared himself to become an excellent advocate for his clients. Collin not only excelled academically, but he also focused on developing the negotiation and advocacy skills he knew he would need to successfully represent his...

Ms. Duffy is an Australian-trained attorney who excelled at law school, achieving entry into a competitive practical law program, placing first in Advanced Criminal Law in her final year, and being awarded her law degree with Honors. She began her career in Sydney by clerking for a Supreme Court Judge. She then moved into a criminal defense practice where she represented clients in matters ranging from shoplifting and DUI to sexual assault and murder and has conducted hundreds of trials. She earned a reputation as an honest and forthright advocate who was always well prepared and was not afraid to...

John T. Bell is a 1998 graduate of University of California-Hastings College of the Law. Mr. Bell practices in the following areas of law: criminal defense, personal injury, insurance disputes, civil rights, and special bus certificates. Mr. Bell served in the U.S. Navy aboard the USS Carl Vinson prior to becoming an attorney.