Californians accused of crimes have the right to an appointed defense attorney if they can’t afford to hire their own. In that way they are just like criminal defendants in every other state ...

Costello, a veteran New York criminal defense attorney ... The defense's case was brief, with the first witness being a paralegal from defense attorney Todd Blanche's office, followed by Costello.

and paralegal Ricardo “Rick” Mendez to get ... in plea agreements that they worked with an unnamed Albuquerque criminal defense attorney, who the state’s chief disciplinary counsel recently ...