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Craig Wilke

Law Office of Craig Wilke

34 years of experience
Appeals & Appellate, Criminal Law, White Collar Crime
California

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Biography

Craig Wilke has over 30 years experience defending individuals and companies in federal criminal and related matters. Mr. Wilke was a Deputy Federal Public Defender in the Central District of California for 15 years, and was the Directing Attorney for the Orange County Branch Office for 8 of those years. He has tried 41 federal criminal cases involving every type of federal crime. Since 2008, he has been in private practice in Orange County, California, providing representation pre-indictment, at trial, on appeal, and in post-conviction matters.

Education

Loyola Law School, Los Angeles: J.D. (1990) | Law; 1987 - 1990; Honors: Order of the Coif; Law Review; American Jurisprudence Award for Legal Writing

California State University - Fullerton: B.A. (1984) | Political Science and Economics; 1979 - 1984; Honors: Dean's List

Professional Experience

Principal: Law Office of Craig Wilke; 2008 - Current; Private practice emphasizing federal criminal and related matters.

Directing Attorney, Orange County Branch Office: Federal Public Defender; 2000 - 2008; Directed branch office providing legal representation to indigent criminal defendants; hired, trained and supervised attorneys and staff; represented indigent criminal defendants in complex criminal matters

Deputy Federal Public Defender: Federal Public Defender; 1993 - 2000; Represented indigent criminal defendants at trial and on appeal.

Law Clerk to the Honorable Bobby R. Baldock, United States Circuit Judge: United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit; 1991 - 1993; Judicial law clerk

Associate Attorney: Talcott Lightfoot VanDevelde Woehrle & Sadowsky; 1990 - 1991; Provided legal representation to persons in federal and state court primarily in criminal matters