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Criminal Defense Lawyers in San Bernardino, California

Looking for a criminal defense lawyer near you in San Bernardino? Explore the San Bernardino County record for criminal defense attorneys on the State Bar of California's official roll and review each profile for yourself.

The San Bernardino Justice Center, opened in 2014, centralized the civil courts of the largest county in the contiguous United States by area, a county whose warehouse and logistics boom keeps employment and injury filings climbing. For criminal defense cases, venue ordinarily lies with the San Bernardino County Superior Court: San Bernardino Justice Center · 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 San Bernardino 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 · San Bernardino County

Superior Court of California, County of San Bernardino.

Courthouse at the county seat: San Bernardino Justice Center, 247 West Third Street, San Bernardino, CA 92415

For San Bernardino: San Bernardino County Superior Court: San Bernardino Justice Center.

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 · San Bernardino roster

97 active attorneys with an address of record in San Bernardino list criminal defense among their practice areas on the registry, out of 228 active attorneys whose address of record is in San Bernardino.

By count, the practice areas most often listed by San Bernardino attorneys are criminal defense (97), litigation (18), business law (16), employment (14) and family law (13). A count of listings, not a measure of skill.

None of the 228 has yet claimed and verified their record here; every listing is the official record as published.

For 4 of the 228 active attorneys in San Bernardino, the registry holds a firm website published in a language other than English; by count, Spanish (4). 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 San Bernardino. 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 San Bernardino