Criminal Lawyer in Los Angeles

Joseph Shemaria is one of Los Angeles’ best-known, top federal criminal defense lawyers with an unparalleled reputation for providing the most faithful, hard-hitting, cutting-edge and dedicated tough representation to each one of his clients. He is known as a tough, fearless and savvy federal criminal defense attorney and has been trying difficult federal criminal cases since his first trial in 1970. Graduating with the highest honors from UCLA Law School (Order of the Coif), where he also served as Senior Editor of UCLA Law Review, Mr. Shemaria declined job offers from Wall Street to The United States Attorney's Office and, after brief stints with three law firms during his summer recesses, opened his own offices specializing in federal criminal defense in June, 1970. He has not only committed his entire professional career as a criminal defense attorney, representing clients either under indictment or investigation for serious Federal and California felonies has been Joe's “life-work!” Mr. Shemaria has continuously worked 60 hour weeks throughout his career in order to, not just give a competent representation to his clients, but to providing the very best possible criminal defense representation possible for, not just his clients in Los Angeles, but also for his federal criminal clients in some 22 States throughout the United States.