My practice is limited to Criminal Defense and DUI's. My criminal law background, and experience in the field provides me with a unique point of view of the criminal system that allows me to more appropriately advocate on behalf of my clients. I truly believe that good people often times make bad choices and/or decisions in life, and that everyone is entitled to good representation.
EXCLUSIVE PRACTICE - My practice is limited to Criminal Defense, and DUI's exclusively. I graduated law school with a certificate in criminal law studies. A certificated allotted to only a few students who go above and beyond their normal curriculum in the field of criminal law. While at UCLA and law school, I worked as an intern for a local criminal defense firm. While in law school, I externed in the Orange County Public Defender's Office and Juvenile Defender's Office. Upon graduation of law school, I opened up my own criminal defense practice to defend those who have been accused of committing a crime. This is all I have ever done, and all I ever will do in the field of law, as it is has been my life long goal and passion to help other people.
CUSTOMER SERVICE - I treat clients the way I would want my mother to be treated if she was facing legal problems - with honestly, kindness, and respect. I don't scare clients into retaining me. I am honest and straight forward about a case, even when it is something the client does not want to hear. I answer all my calls personally because the last thing you want to do is call your attorney and get a secretary who has no idea who you are or the posture of your case. If I do not pick up your call, leave a message. I will call you back asap.
FREE CONSULTATIONS - I will personally speak to you over the phone, and try to answer any questions that you may have. An informed client is the best client.
I'm located in Fullerton, CA. Call for a free consultation. (714) 676-5451 or you can reach me on my work cell at (310) 498-1201.
- Western State University College of Law
- J.D. (2007) | Law
- Criminal Law Studies Certificate
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- University of California - Los Angeles
- B.A. (2004) | Sociology
- Sociology Honor Society
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- Attorney at Law
- Law Office of Jimmy Cha
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- Orange County Juvenile Public Defenders Office
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- Orange County Public Defenders Office
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- Law Office of David P. Elder
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- Right to Remain Silent
- Law Office of Jimmy Cha Legal Articles
- Formerly Incarcerated or System Involved Person Considering a Career in Law, 1st Annual Convening of the California System Involved Bar Association, UCLA School of Law
- California System Involved Bar Association
- Guest speaker at the 1st annual Convening: The California System Involved Bar Association at UCLA Law School. For current undergrad and law school students, and graduates who want to pursue a career in law. Focus is on access to the legal profession for formerly incarcerated and system involved individuals.
- Access to Higher Education Summit, Tulare County, Juvenile Detention Facility
- Guest speaker at the Tulare County, Juvenile Detention Facility. Spoke amongst currently incarcerated youth about gangs and how people can change.
- Passport to Life Career and Education Expo, San Diego
- Passport to Life. Plenary speaker for youth, ages 14-24, who are on probation or have been on probation in San Diego County. Passport to Life is a career and education expo presented by the San Diego Superior Court, Juvenile Division; San Diego County Probation Department; San Diego County Office of Education, Momentum Learning; San Diego City College; San Diego Workforce Partnership; San Diego County District Attorney’s Office and the San Diego County Public Defender’s Office.
- Family Dispute Resolution Regional Training, Orange County, CA.
- Family Dispute Resolution Regional Training, presenting in front of family court services, child custody mediators, recommending counselors and evaluators from Southern California trial courts held at Central Justice center training them on conflict resolution amongst our youth, gangs, and drugs.
- Progress Through Innovation, 47th Annual JCCASAC State Conference
- JCCASAC
- Guest Speaker at the 47th Annual JCCASAC State Conference, teaching educations, mentors, program coordinators, and policy makers on how to effectively reach out to troubled youth involved in gangs, drugs, and other issues teenagers face.
- Criminal Law Certification
- Western State College of Law at Argosy University
- Client Champion - PLATINUM
- Martindale-Hubbell
- 10.0 Superb Rating
- Avvo
- Best Criminal Defense Lawyers in Fullerton
- Three Best Rated
- Top 100 Criminal Defense Attorney
- America's Top 100 Criminal Defense Attorneys
- 2021, 2022
- Top 100 National Trial Lawyers
- The National Trial Lawyers
- 2014-2022
- American Bar Association
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- California Bar Association
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- California Public Defenders Association
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- California System Involved Bar Association
- Board Member at Large
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- Activities: CSIBA advocates for policies that advance the interests of formerly incarcerated and system involved individuals seeking a career in law.
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- American Association of Premier DUI Attorneys
- Founding Member
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- North Orange County Bar Association
- General Member
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- California DUI Lawyers Association
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- State Bar of California # 260979
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- California
- State Bar of California
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- Free Consultation
- Criminal Law
- Criminal Appeals, Drug Crimes, Expungement, Fraud, Gun Crimes, Internet Crimes, Sex Crimes, Theft, Violent Crimes
- Domestic Violence
- Domestic Violence Criminal Defense, Domestic Violence Restraining Orders
- DUI & DWI
- Juvenile Law
- English: Spoken, Written
- Korean: Spoken, Written
- Q. Can a passenger be charged with contraband found during an inventory search in California?
- A: The short answer "yes". With that being said, there's a lot of factors that go into defending a case like this. You may want to contact a local attorney to determine whether your boyfriend has any viable defenses against these charges.
- Q. I need to obtain an arrest record that happened on September 18, 2008.
- A: Here is the link to where you can obtain the information you are requesting.
https://oag.ca.gov/fingerprints/visaimmigration
- Q. Ok i was dropped from a 3 month DUI program ...
- A: Unfortunately, the DMV requires you to enroll and complete a 3 months DUI program (AB541) in order to get your license back. You can request from the court that they let you re-enroll into the program so you don't have to start all over but if 10 years has passed, I'm affraid they might not let you do so.
Jimmy Cha 2020 Elite Lawyer Video