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Albert Joseph Menaster · Criminal Defense Attorney
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Albert Joseph Menaster is on California’s State Bar roll, #57787, admitted in 1973; license status: active as of 22 July 2026. The address of record is in Los Angeles, Los Angeles County. Practice areas listed in the registry: Appellate Law and Criminal Defense. 50 case appearances are listed on this profile. Registry record updated 20 August 2026; license information comes from the State Bar.
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| State Bar number | #57787 |
|---|---|
| License status | Active |
| Admitted | 1973 |
| Law school | Univ of San Francisco |
| Firm | Ofc Of Public Defender |
| Location | Los Angeles, Los Angeles County |
| Registry identity | Official State Bar record |
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| Case | Appeared for | Citation | Court | Decided |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caretto v. Superior Court of L. A. Cnty. | Counsel for the petitioner | 28 Cal. App. 5th 909 | California Court of Appeal | 1 November 2018 |
| Pogosyan v. Appellate Div. of the Superior Court of L. A. Cnty. | Counsel for the petitioner | 26 Cal. App. 5th 1028 | California Court of Appeal | 5 September 2018 |
| People v. Banda | Counsel for the appellant | 26 Cal. App. 5th 349 | California Court of Appeal | 20 August 2018 |
| People v. Barajas | Counsel for the respondent | 241 Cal. Rptr. 3d 497 | California Court of Appeal | 30 July 2018 |
| Davis v. Appellate Div. of the Superior Court of L. A. Cnty. | Counsel for the petitioner | 23 Cal. App. 5th 387 | California Court of Appeal | 15 May 2018 |
| Serrano v. Superior Court of L. A. Cnty. | Counsel for the petitioner | 16 Cal. App. 5th 759 | California Court of Appeal | 30 October 2017 |
| In re Jesse Barber On Habeas Corpus | Counsel for the petitioner | 15 Cal. App. 5th 368 | California Court of Appeal | 14 September 2017 |
| Walker v. Appellate Div. of the Superior Court of L. A. Cnty. | Counsel for the petitioner | 14 Cal. App. 5th 651 | California Court of Appeal | 22 August 2017 |
| People v. Marroquin | Counsel for the respondent | 223 Cal. Rptr. 3d 322 | California Court of Appeal | 18 August 2017 |
| People v. Walker | Counsel for the respondent | 211 Cal. Rptr. 3d 829 | California Court of Appeal | 16 November 2016 |
| Harris v. Superior Court of Los Angeles County | Counsel for the petitioner | 1 Cal. 5th 984 | California Supreme Court | 10 November 2016 |
| Hopkins v. Superior Court of Los Angeles County, Appellate Division | Counsel for the petitioner | 2 Cal. App. 5th 1275 | California Court of Appeal | 1 September 2016 |
| People v. Wen Chen | Counsel for the respondent | 245 Cal. App. 4th 322 | California Court of Appeal | 1 March 2016 |
| People v. McGowan | Counsel for the respondent | 242 Cal. App. 4th 377 | California Court of Appeal | 19 November 2015 |
| People v. Gonzalez | Counsel for the respondent | 241 Cal. App. 4th 1103 | California Court of Appeal | 29 October 2015 |
| People v. McGowan | Counsel for the respondent | 185 Cal. Rptr. 3d 532 | California Court of Appeal | 27 March 2015 |
| Bryan E. v. Superior Court CA2/7 | Counsel for the petitioner | 231 Cal. App. 4th 385 | California Court of Appeal | 27 October 2014 |
| In re Williams | Counsel for the petitioner | 228 Cal. App. 4th 989 | California Court of Appeal | 8 August 2014 |
| Velasquez v. Superior Court | Counsel for the petitioner | 227 Cal. App. 4th 1471 | California Court of Appeal | 17 July 2014 |
| Luis M. v. Superior Court | Counsel for the petitioner | 59 Cal. 4th 300 | California Supreme Court | 19 June 2014 |
| Joshua People v. Super. Ct. | Counsel for the petitioner | 226 Cal. App. 4th 957 | California Court of Appeal | 29 May 2014 |
| In re Jesus G. | Counsel for the petitioner | 218 Cal. App. 4th 157 | California Court of Appeal | 24 July 2013 |
| Elijah W. v. Superior Court | Counsel for the petitioner | 216 Cal. App. 4th 140 | California Court of Appeal | 8 May 2013 |
| Bridgeforth v. Superior Court | Counsel for the petitioner | 214 Cal. App. 4th 1074 | California Court of Appeal | 25 March 2013 |
| Juan G. v. Superior Court | Counsel for the petitioner | 209 Cal. App. 4th 1480 | California Court of Appeal | 15 October 2012 |
| People v. Williams | Counsel for the appellant | 199 Cal. App. 4th 1285 | California Court of Appeal | 14 October 2011 |
| D.M. v. Superior Court | Counsel for the petitioner | 196 Cal. App. 4th 879 | California Court of Appeal | 17 June 2011 |
| In re Quoc Thai Pham | Counsel for the petitioner | 195 Cal. App. 4th 681 | California Court of Appeal | 16 May 2011 |
| Babalola v. Superior Court | Counsel for the petitioner | 192 Cal. App. 4th 948 | California Court of Appeal | 14 February 2011 |
| Moore v. Superior Court | Counsel for the petitioner | 50 Cal. 4th 802 | California Supreme Court | 19 August 2010 |
| Davis v. Superior Court of Los Angeles County | Counsel for the petitioner | 186 Cal. App. 4th 1272 | California Court of Appeal | 22 July 2010 |
| Galindo v. SUPERIOR COURT OF LOS ANGELES CNTY. | Counsel for the petitioner | 50 Cal. 4th 1 | California Supreme Court | 22 July 2010 |
| Wilson v. Superior Court | Counsel for the petitioner | 182 Cal. App. 4th 1457 | California Court of Appeal | 22 March 2010 |
| People v. Ward | Counsel for the appellant | 173 Cal. App. 4th 1518 | California Court of Appeal | 20 May 2009 |
| Galindo v. Superior Court | Counsel for the petitioner | 169 Cal. App. 4th 1332 | California Court of Appeal | 7 January 2009 |
| ALVAKADO v. Superior Court | Counsel for the petitioner | 146 Cal. App. 4th 993 | California Court of Appeal | 16 January 2007 |
| Hall v. Superior Court | Counsel for the petitioner | 133 Cal. App. 4th 908 | California Court of Appeal | 26 October 2005 |
| People v. Kenneth S. | Counsel for the respondent | 133 Cal. App. 4th 54 | California Court of Appeal | 21 September 2005 |
| BECERRADA v. Superior Court | Counsel for the petitioner | 131 Cal. App. 4th 409 | California Court of Appeal | 25 July 2005 |
| Warrick v. Superior Court | Counsel for the petitioner | 35 Cal. 4th 1011 | California Supreme Court | 2 June 2005 |
| People v. Vasquez | Counsel for the respondent | 118 Cal. App. 4th 501 | California Court of Appeal | 11 May 2004 |
| Centeno v. Superior Court | Counsel for the petitioner | 117 Cal. App. 4th 30 | California Court of Appeal | 25 March 2004 |
| Bagration v. Superior Court | Counsel for the petitioner | 110 Cal. App. 4th 1677 | California Court of Appeal | 7 August 2003 |
| People v. Ciancio | Counsel for the respondent | 109 Cal. App. 4th 175 | California Court of Appeal | 27 June 2003 |
| In Re Varnell | Counsel for the petitioner | 30 Cal. 4th 1132 | California Supreme Court | 19 June 2003 |
| In Re Mehdizadeh | Counsel for the petitioner | 105 Cal. App. 4th 995 | California Court of Appeal | 27 February 2003 |
| In Re Taylor | Counsel for the petitioner | 105 Cal. App. 4th 1394 | California Court of Appeal | 4 February 2003 |
| People v. Craney | Counsel for the respondent | 96 Cal. App. 4th 431 | California Court of Appeal | 22 February 2002 |
| In Re Scoggins | Counsel for the petitioner | 94 Cal. App. 4th 650 | California Court of Appeal | 14 December 2001 |
| In Re DeLong | Counsel for the petitioner | 93 Cal. App. 4th 562 | California Court of Appeal | 31 October 2001 |
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The employer on the official record is Ofc Of Public Defender.
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The law school on the record is University of San Francisco School of Law.
Admitted to the California Bar in 1973 · 53 years on the roll.
Practice areas on the record: Appellate Law and Criminal Defense.
50 appearances as counsel in published opinions are on this record.
The address of record is in Los Angeles, in Los Angeles County, where matters are ordinarily heard at the Superior Court of California, County of Los Angeles, seated at Los Angeles.
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