John Douglas Cahners

John D. Cahners is a State Bar Certified Specialist in Criminal Law, who was a former senior prosecutor with the Santa Clara County District Attorneys Office. He has been defending those charged with crimes, since 1980.

He has been successful at handling all kinds of criminal defense with experience that includes every kind of crime, from DUI to Homicide. As a result of the new trend in prosecutions, he has become expert in handling Domestic Violence cases, and has devoted a substantial percentage of his practice to that area.

AV peer review rated by Martindale Hubble, he is also recognized by San Francisco Magazine and Super Lawyer Magazine in their 2006-2010, 2012-2014 editions as a “Super Lawyer”. He is considered by them to be in the top 5% of all attorneys in Northern California.

Born: July 2, 1943 in Boston, Massachusetts

Stanford Univ

Undergraduate Degree

UC Hastings COL

Law Degree

9 years Deputy District Attorney, 37 years Private Defense

Current

Criminal Law in Santa Clara

California State Bar

AV Rating

Martindale Hubble

2018

10.0 Superb Lawyer Rating

Avvo

2017

Superlawyer

San Francisco Magazine

2015

California State Bar  # 47542

Member

1971 - Current

Santa Clara County Bar Association

Member

1971 - Current

California

Since 1971

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