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California Criminal Defense Attorney

Serious Felony and Appellate Practice in Los Angeles

Alan Fenster brings more than 30 years of criminal law knowledge and trial experience to your case. When you are facing a serious criminal offense, you need a lawyer whose understanding of the justice system and its players can help you sharply limit the consequences or avoid a conviction all together.

The Law Offices of Alan Fenster is located in Beverly Hills, California. Alan Fenster has literally represented thousands of criminal defendants in the Greater Los Angeles area and throughout the state. Mr. Fenster has secured more than 100 not guilty verdicts in a variety of cases. He is active in the legal community, and has spent years cultivating professional relationships with L.A. county judges and prosecutors.

Alan Fenster has the criminal defense experience to effectively and successfully represent clients, and testimonials of former clients show that. Alan Fenster gets a majority of his cases from the referrals of those who benefited from his skilled representation, and from other attorneys who acknowledge his skills in criminal defense and appeals. He has a reputation for gently holding his clients’ hands while aggressively pursuing their civil rights.

Alan Fenster knows there are no predetermined outcomes, because he has made a career out of understanding a jury's reactions to certain evidence, and how to present cases so that juries will render a not guilty verdict. He understands people and knows that every individual and each case is different. He represents clients from all walks of life who have been charged with a wide range of criminal offenses, including:

Major drug prosecutions
Major frauds
Embezzlement and white collar crime
Money laundering
Serious felonies

Murder and manslaughter
Robbery and aggravated assaults
Violent sex crimes
Domestic assault and battery
DUI and misdemeanor offenses


In addition to fighting state and federal criminal prosecutions, the Law Offices of Alan Fenster has helped clients win state and federal appeals of convictions or sentences. We also represent clients in hearings about probation and parole violations, and counsel non-citizens charged with crimes that threaten their immigration status.

If you have been or are about to be charged with a serious crime, contact criminal defense lawyer Alan Fenster immediately at (310) 273-3661. Don't let criminal charges ruin your life! We extend a free consultation, serving the Los Angeles area and clients throughout California.

Alan Fenster represents clients in Los Angeles, Beverly Hills, Santa Monica, Culver City, South Bay, Glendale, Pasadena, the San Fernando Valley, and elsewhere in California as needed.

Mr. Fenster gets results: his diligence, winning attitude, and constant search for that legal needle in a haystack mean free clients, many of whom would be behind bars without his help. Most importantly, although his formidable legal strength is apparent to anyone in the court, his clients see beneath the courtroom show, to an incredibly driven, hardworking man, who puts in the long hours and does whatever it takes, not just to get the job done, but to do the right thing for those he defends.

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The Law Offices of Alan Fenster

9777 Wilshire Blvd.
Suite 900
Beverly Hills, CA 90212
Phone: (310) 273-3661 Fax: (310) 273-1931
If you need to go to trial we are experts at winning cases. If you need to plead guilty, we will get you the best deal.
(310) 273-3661 LexisNexis Martindale-Hubbell Peer Review Rated For Ethical Standards and Legal Ability
Latest Victory

Client charged with Sale and Possession for Sale of Marijuana. Police officer testified that he observed a marijuana transaction on the sidewalk outside Client's home. The judge did not believe the officer and a Motion to Suppress Evidence was granted. All charges dismissed. [see Winning a Motion to Suppress Evidence]

Client was charged with sale and possession for sale of 5 pounds of methamphetamine, thus facing a potential 19 years in prison because of the weight enhancement. Case was resolved with probation and one year in the county jail
[see copy minute order].

Client, a medical doctor, was charged with bribery of a police officer. The charge was dismissed after five days of community service. Doctor kept his medical license.
[see copy of minute order]

Defendant, a successful businessman and a non-citizen, arrested with four ounces of cocaine in the center console of his car, along with a scale. If convicted of possession for sale of cocaine he would be deported, plus the prosecutor wanted two years in state prison. After over a year of negotiations, prosecutor agreed to let defendant plead guilty to transportation of cocaine, which avoids deportation, plus spend a few nights in a private jail.

Non-citizen client convicted of Assault with a Deadly Weapon in 1982. Married with two children and living a quiet, law-abiding life, INS discovered the conviction and sought to deport him as an Aggravated Felon. Mr. Fenster successfully vacated the conviction, and INS is now history.
[see copy of minute order]

Defendant charged with felon in possession of a gun. Probation had terminated on the prior felony in 2006. After defendant's arrest on the gun charge, Mr. Fenster went to the judge on the prior felony and had the felony reduced to a misdemeanor, effective 2006. The district attorney on the new charge was very upset, but who cares...since the prior felony was now reduced to a misdemeanor effective before the new case, the new case was dismissed.
[see copy of minute order]

Filipino immigrant, married with three American children, facing deportation because of conviction for assault with intent to commit great bodily injury. Conviction vacated, client is now able to stay in the US. for the rest of his life.
[see copy of minute order]

Successfully vacated three felony convictions for Iranian businessman, thus helping him avoid deportation.
[copy of minute order]