Jesse J. Garcia

Jesse J. Garcia is a criminal defense attorney practicing in Pleasanton, California. He represents clients charged with misdemeanors, serious felonies, federal offenses, and juvenile crimes. His defense work includes allegations of assault, sex crimes, homicide, theft, drug offenses, DUI, domestic violence, and white collar crime. He handles cases from early proceedings through trial and appeals when necessary, drawing on decades of practice in California and other West Coast federal courts.

Garcia graduated from the University of San Francisco School of Law in 1974. While in law school, he clerked with the San Francisco Neighborhood Legal Assistance Foundation’s Mission District office. After graduation, he received a Regional Herbert Smith Fellowship and worked with legal services in the San Joaquin Valley. These early public interest experiences preceded his criminal defense practice and helped establish a foundation in representing people in difficult legal circumstances.

Garcia joined the Alameda County Public Defender’s Office in 1975, working there until 1980. His later criminal defense practice has covered state and federal court cases throughout California and the Pacific Northwest. He handles matters involving domestic violence, sexual assault, violent crimes, drug offenses, and juvenile allegations. He also applies restorative justice principles in juvenile cases, with attention to rehabilitation as well as the legal process.

Jesse J. Garcia has been recognized in Northern California Super Lawyers listings and belongs to professional organizations including California Attorneys for Criminal Justice and the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers. He brings public defender experience and extensive criminal litigation work to individual defense matters. His approach considers the circumstances of each charge while preparing legal arguments and responding to the practical challenges that criminal proceedings create for clients.

Law Office Affiliations

• Partner, Jesse J. Garcia, Attorney at Law
• Member, The State Bar of California
• Member, California Attorneys for Criminal Justice
• Member, National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
• Member, Alameda County Bar Association

Licensed State

• California

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