Reviews

"Dan Smith the Absolute Best Criminal Lawyer In California" I was arrested at a club in downtown San Diego for fighting (P.C 243 Battery). It was a Felony Strike Battery with Serious Bodily Harm. I was looking at a sentence of 2-3-4 years in a state prison. During the arrest I was already on probation from a previous battery in North County, which I made the mistake of going with a no name lawyer and just wasted my money. I knew this time around I needed to make the best investment of a lawyer possible or I was going to be facing probation violation and a strike with time served. I asked around for the best lawyer 3 people I asked recommended Dan Smith. I immediately called him and he scheduled me for a personal face to face meeting. Walking into the office I immediately felt I knew I was in the right spot. Dan worked the case and explained all avenues of approach with me, he was the most stand up lawyer I have ever encountered and I been under care from 3 lawyers previous to him. Dan worked with the DA hand to hand and tried to get me the best deal possible but the DA would not budge enough for my liking or Dans we decided to take it to Prelim.The next few weeks Dan worked with me and anytime I needed him he was just a phone call away. We then were going into Prelim and Dan had told me "Judges are known to bind over a ham sandwich so do not be discouraged when the case gets sent to trial." Dan kept me calm and cool and then we entered the court room. We were in court for about 3 hours and he literally destroyed the other parties defense, (A police officer) (The alleged victim) (Bouncer from the club) and (Attorney). He found holes and mistakes in all of their statements reports and comments. After calling my witnesses to the stand and the alleged victim, the Judge turned around to the alleged victim and said "you are lucky you are standing here today with us and this man did not hurt you even more." The Judge then said he would not bind over the charged and dismissed my (P.C 243 D Felony Battery w. Serious Bodily Harm) right there on the spot. I walked out in tears thanking Dan for his righteousness and ability to provide the best service I have ever seen. I was never brought back to court and he was able to stop any issues from the probation violation. On top of the perfect service he provided me with an amazing payment plan which fit my income. HAT OFF TO YOU SIR THANK YOU VERY MUCH!! I WILL STAND NEXT TO YOU IN COURT ANY DAY!! Do not go anywhere else this is who you want to represent you.

San Diego Defenders were one of the best investments I have done. I was arrested for a DUI, with a BAU of 1.5. After notifying my employer, it became obvious, that I was in jeopardy of loosing my job. My attorney was able to negotiate a reduction of charges, and safe my job. I hope I never have to refer anyone, however, it the need came up, I would not hesitate to strongly recommend SD Defenders.

After running into some legal troubles, I saw an ad for San Diego Public Defenders and called them up. I am so glad that I did. Dan, Layla and Jon were all amazing to work with. Layla was always available to answer any questions I had and was nothing but genuinely friendly. Dan is an amazing lawyer and gets the job done. He doesn't make promises that he knows he cannot keep and was upfront with me about my options. Dan had my misdemeanor charge dropped to an infraction and I couldn't be more grateful for everything they have done to help me through this difficult time. Thank you for all your help! I would definitely recommend them to anyone.

They recovered my truck that was valued at $32000 after I spoke with 15 other lawyers and they all said to just give up Mr. Smith was able to get it back for me from CBP.

I received a response very fast, and the person that I talked to gave me a lot of advice. And it was free.

Answered my call right away and directly, was super patient with me as I went over my situation and worries. He explained a lot of things to me and truly took his time breaking everything down for me. Even made a joke at the end saying I hope I never have to call him again. He didn’t try to set up consultation and take any type of fee, he was incredibly genuine in his approach.

I had an issue with potential client that after a transaction may be into illegal activity, I contacted Dan Smith & he answered all of my questions & analyzed my situation & advised me on how to proceed free of charge. A great phone call

Call San Diego Defenders Now, make your legal situation resolvable. I can tell you that the service, support and professionalism given me by San Diego Defenders has been absolutely wonderful. Call them if you need help. They really care about their clients. Any other lawyer would of given in and most likely made me plea to something that I should of never plead to. San Diego Defenders fought for My Rights, for the law as it applies and for a Great out come in my case. San Diego Defenders fought for justice and never gave up. I am thankful for everything they did in every court appearance on my behalf.

Dan was great help with some info on an asset seizure that happened out of false info! He explained why the US Customs did what they did and said if I need future help he is only a phone call away!

As soon as I called the office, the staff was very polite and undestanding. They assisted me and answered all my questions. The lawyer called me back the same day and I was amazed on his excellent customer service and professionalism. He answered all my questions. He knows the law and put my mind at ease. Thank you so much.

We were facing loosing our brother to a prison term if three years, who is also the caretaker of our mother to a DUI, and we saw no way out. He may never see our mother alive again if he went to prison for that long. We then were fortunate enough to be led to Attorneys Dan Smith and Jon Pettis of SAN DIEGO DEFENDERS in Chula Vista. They were amazingly competent and skilled in handling the case. They caught every discrepancy in the original report and even went to the location of the incident at the same time of day to verify the reports accuracy. These guys are the the real Perry Mason's! Never ever did we expect this type of support even from the office staff. The time they spent on this case was as if this was their only case. They were never too busy to talk or unreachable. We are grateful to them and for all the man hours they put into this case and for the VERY AFFORDABLE PAYMENT PLAN. We did pray to be led to the perfect attorney...I BELIEVE HE ANSWERED. I recommend them highly to anyone that wants the best chance for success.

I am a defense attorney from New York and wanted to find out the laws and codes of San Diego and I called up and spoke to a very courteous attorney who took the time to speak with me and gave me the information I needed. Thank you!