Adam Garrard Gasner

GASNER CRIMINAL LAW is directed and managed by San Francisco native Adam G. Gasner. Mr. Gasner is board certified by the California State Bar as a specialist in criminal law – a distinction held by fewer than 400 of the more that 250,000 practicing lawyers in the State of California. Mr. Gasner holds an AV Preeminent® rating defense from Marindale-Hubbell. This rating signifies that Adam Gasner's peers rank him at the highest level of professional excellence for legal knowledge, communication skills and ethical standards. He also currently serves as the president and officer of the board of the Criminal Trial Lawyers Association of Northern California. Mr. Gasner is appointed by the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California pursuant to the Criminal Justice Act (CJA) to represent individuals charged in northern California federal courts. He is also qualified by the Bar Association of San Francisco to accept appointments in serious felony cases in San Francisco Superior Court. Prior to founding GASNER CRIMINAL LAW, Mr. Gasner was a criminal law research attorney for the Superior Court of Contra Costa County and a criminal defense attorney at the Levine Law Firm, where he studied under and conducted serious felony jury trials with renowned criminal defense trial attorney Hugh Anthony Levine. He was also a judicial law clerk for the Hon. Alvin D. Schlessinger at the New York Supreme Court and a certified law intern for the San Francisco District Attorney’s Office. Prior to that, Mr. Gasner was a law clerk at the San Francisco law firm of Steinhart & Falconer (now DLA Piper.) Adam G. Gasner’s criminal law experience and knowledge of the local court system provide his clients with results-oriented defense against the accusations of the government. Adam G. Gasner works closely with a team of criminal defense lawyers, investigators and expert witnesses to provide sophisticated and aggressive representation to clients in San Francisco

University of San Francisco School of Law

J.D. (1997) | Law

1996 - 1997

Boston University

B.A. (1992) | English Literature

1988 - 1992

Founding Partner

The Law Office of Adam Gasner

2003 - Current

Criminal Law Research Attorney

The Superior Court of Contra Costa County

2002 - 2003

Criminal Defense Trial Attorney

The Levine Law Firm

1999 - 2001

Certified Law Intern

San Francisco District Attorney's Office

1996 - 1997

Judicial Law Clerk

The New York Supreme Court

1996 - 1996

A New Tactic for Fighting the War on Drugs

Defense Strategies for Drug Crimes (Inside the Minds)

2012

Defending DUI Charges in Federal Court

National College for DUI Defense

2011

Associate Survey & Index Editor

University of San Francisco Maritime Law Journal

1997

Laser Bones (Research Assistant to Author)

Harvard Journal of Law and Technology

1996

Board Certified Specialist in Criminal Law

State Bar of California

AV Preeminent Rated

Martindale-Hubbell

2016

Board Certified Specialist in Criminal Law

State Bar of California, Board of Legal Specialization

2015

The 2014 President's Award

California DUI Lawyers Association

2014

Criminal Trial Lawyers Association of Northern California

President

2014 - Current

Federal Bar Association

Member

2013 - Current

San Mateo County Bar Association

Member

2001 - Current

CALIFORNIA DUI LAWYERS ASSOCIATION

Member

2000 - Current

Bar Association of San Francisco

Member

2000 - Current

California

Since 1999

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