Attorney RecordCriminal Defense · Sacramento County
Nirav K. Desai · Criminal Defense Attorney
Can’t reach them, or not sure who to call? Submit your case for review · attorneys who practice in your area read it and may send you terms. Free; your details stay masked until you choose.
Nirav K. Desai is on California’s State Bar roll, #232429, admitted in 2004; license status: active as of 22 July 2026. The address of record is in Sacramento, Sacramento County. Practice areas listed in the registry: Appellate Law and Criminal Defense. 18 case appearances are listed on this profile. The employer on the official record is United States Attorney's Office. Registry record updated 19 August 2026; license information comes from the State Bar.
This profile has not yet been claimed. Verify current license status at the State Bar before retaining counsel; the choice is always yours.
Have a criminal defense matter? Submit your case for review.
Open a free case file, choose how attorneys may contact you, and review any terms they send. You decide whom to contact and whether to proceed.
In the last 30 days attorneys have read 11 filed matters on the registry.
Submit your case for reviewLegal information, not legal advice
Registry verification
Verified against official State Bar of California records · record last updated 19 August 2026. Contact information on this page comes from the public record and is shown free, the registry never paywalls it.
Your profile was viewed 2 times this month. Claim your profile to review and add the ones that are yours →
The record
| State Bar number | #232429 |
|---|---|
| License status | Active |
| Admitted | 2004 |
| Law school | McGeorge SOL Univ of the Pacific |
| Firm | United States Attorney's Office |
| Location | Sacramento, Sacramento County |
| Registry identity | Official State Bar record |
Practice areas
Practice areas are self-reported to the State Bar or added by the attorney; listing one is not a State Bar certification.
Understand your options
Free California worksheets to organize the facts before speaking with an attorney.
Verified profiles & presence
Professional identity links come from public sources or this attorney. Review-site ratings belong to their named source and may cover a firm or office. CAR does not combine them into an attorney rating.
Cases of record
From published opinions naming this attorney as counsel. The attorney has not yet confirmed these records.
| Case | Appeared for | Citation | Court | Decided |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States v. Jasen Dushane | Counsel for the respondent | 623 F. App'x 332 | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 20 November 2015 |
| United States v. Daniel Lopez-Betancourt | Counsel for the respondent | 621 F. App'x 473 | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 29 October 2015 |
| United States v. Adolfo Lopez | Counsel for the respondent | 617 F. App'x 800 | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 25 September 2015 |
| United States v. Juan Eriberto | Counsel for the respondent | 615 F. App'x 420 | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 31 August 2015 |
| Pedro McPhearson v. Michael Benov | Counsel for the respondent | 613 F. App'x 645 | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 18 August 2015 |
| United States v. Jose Ortega-Gutierrez | Counsel for the respondent | 609 F. App'x 480 | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 8 July 2015 |
| United States v. Fabian Echeverria-Sanchez | Counsel for the respondent | 601 F. App'x 574 | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 4 May 2015 |
| United States v. Juan Romero-Cervantes | Counsel for the respondent | 584 F. App'x 561 | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 18 August 2014 |
| United States v. Rogelio Melendez-Rodriguez | Counsel for the respondent | 584 F. App'x 351 | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 29 July 2014 |
| United States v. Nicasio Roman | Counsel for the respondent | 564 F. App'x 894 | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 19 March 2014 |
| United States v. Martin Gallegos-Gonzales | Counsel for the respondent | 558 F. App'x 748 | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 27 February 2014 |
| United States v. J. Licea Avalos | Counsel for the respondent | 553 F. App'x 713 | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 24 January 2014 |
| United States v. Jorge Figueroa-Banuelos | Counsel for the respondent | 553 F. App'x 693 | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 24 January 2014 |
| United States v. Miguel Hernandez | Counsel for the respondent | 551 F. App'x 386 | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 3 January 2014 |
| United States v. Richardo Loera-Cardosa | Counsel for the respondent | 530 F. App'x 641 | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 21 June 2013 |
| United States v. Roberto Solis-Cabralles | Counsel for the respondent | 531 F. App'x 779 | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 21 June 2013 |
| United States v. Ricardo Cazares-Ozuna | Counsel for the respondent | 530 F. App'x 649 | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 21 June 2013 |
| City of Colton v. American Promotional Events, Inc.-West | Counsel for the defendant | 390 F. App'x 749 | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 2 August 2010 |
Appearances in published opinions, drawn from public court records. Cases of record are matters of public record and are not a representation of results; past results do not guarantee a similar outcome. Legal information, not legal advice.
Each case name opens the published opinion it comes from. Is a case not this attorney’s? The attorney can claim this profile and mark it as not theirs, which removes it from this page; anyone can report an error through Help & Support.
On the official record
The employer on the official record is United States Attorney's Office.
The law school on the record is McGeorge School of Law.
Admitted to the California Bar in 2004 · 22 years on the roll.
Practice areas on the record: Appellate Law and Criminal Defense.
18 appearances as counsel in published opinions are on this record.
The address of record is in Sacramento, in Sacramento County, where matters are ordinarily heard at the Superior Court of California, County of Sacramento, seated at Sacramento.
Confirm Nirav K. Desai’s license status, bar number #232429, and official disciplinary or administrative history directly with the State Bar of California at apps.calbar.ca.gov before retaining counsel. This profile does not reproduce the complete official history; missing information does not mean no discipline. This page indexes public-record data and identifies verified claims; it does not rate attorney quality or predict results.
Legal information, not legal advice.
On the record nearby
Criminal Defense in Sacramento County: next on the roll
Sacramento County: next on the roll
Listed alphabetically by last name, continuing from this record. Not a recommendation.
For Attorneys
Your profile is already on the roll. Make it yours.
Every California attorney is indexed here from the official State Bar roll, including you. Verify your identity in minutes, present your practice the way you want clients to see it, and unlock the Referral Exchange · send and receive matters with verified attorneys, fees divided 100% between counsel under CRPC 1.5.1.
Claim My ProfileFree to claim · referrals free at every level · identity verified against the State Bar record
Read the record. Then decide.
Describe your matter once, review the verified records, and place the call; the choice is always yours.
Find Your Counsel279,000+ attorney records · 58 counties · Official State Bar records