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Criminal Defense Lawyers in Fremont, California

Every criminal defense lawyer and criminal defense attorney listing on this page traces back to the State Bar of California's official roll, filtered to criminal defense matters in Fremont. Verification describes profile identity, not quality or outcomes.

Fremont's manufacturing corridor, including some of the Bay Area's largest factory employment, sits at the southern end of Alameda County; the local Fremont Hall of Justice handles traffic and criminal calendars, with civil matters centralized in Oakland. For criminal defense cases, venue ordinarily lies with the Alameda County Superior Court: Fremont Hall of Justice · which is why counsel who appear there regularly read the local calendar better than any brochure.

Before comparing counsel, note the clock. Under Cal. Penal Code §§ 799–802, the governing period is most misdemeanors: one year to charge; most felonies: three years. Charging deadlines scale with the offense: crimes punishable by death or life imprisonment, and embezzlement of public money, may be prosecuted at any time (Cal. Penal Code § 799). After arrest, arraignment must generally occur within 48 hours (Cal. Penal Code § 825).

This page is the Fremont chapter of the registry's statewide record · Criminal Defense Attorneys in California collects every county and city.

The clock & the court

Statute of limitations

Most misdemeanors: one year to charge; most felonies: three years.

Cal. Penal Code §§ 799–802

Charging deadlines scale with the offense: crimes punishable by death or life imprisonment, and embezzlement of public money, may be prosecuted at any time (Cal. Penal Code § 799). After arrest, arraignment must generally occur within 48 hours (Cal. Penal Code § 825).

Court of record · Alameda County

Superior Court of California, County of Alameda.

Main courthouse: Oakland - René C. Davidson Courthouse, 1225 Fallon Street, Oakland, CA 94612

For Fremont: Alameda County Superior Court: Fremont Hall of Justice.

Court website · Self-help center · Source: The court's official website, read 2026-09-27. Venue depends on the case; legal information, not legal advice.

Criminal Defense · Fremont roster

17 active attorneys with an address of record in Fremont list criminal defense among their practice areas on the registry, out of 331 active attorneys whose address of record is in Fremont.

By count, the practice areas most often listed by Fremont attorneys are business law (82), intellectual property (38), estate planning (31), immigration (30) and family law (29). A count of listings, not a measure of skill.

1 of the 331 has claimed and verified their record here; every other listing is the official record as published.

For 39 of the 331 active attorneys in Fremont, the registry holds a firm website published in a language other than English; by count, Chinese (33), Japanese (30), Korean (27) and Spanish (17). That describes the website, not the attorney's own ability; an attorney's profile says when they have confirmed a language themselves.

Reading the roster in Fremont. For criminal charges, the useful questions are concrete: how often the attorney appears in the specific courthouse where your case is set, their experience with the charged offense, who will actually stand up in court with you, and how fees are structured (criminal defense is typically flat-fee by stage of case). Move fast: early representation matters at arraignment and bail, and pre-filing intervention can sometimes shape charging decisions.

Address of record in Fremont