Serious Attorney . . . for Serious Crimes
Salerno Criminal Law Group is a true full-service criminal defense law firm. We have successfully handled the full range of criminal cases in both State and Federal Court. We bring the same high level of professionalism and energy to all of our cases.
The firm has handled numerous high-profile and celebrity cases. While we strongly prefer to handle all such cases as discreetly and privately as possible, we are also highly savvy in using any unavoidable media coverage to our clients’ best advantage.
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Anthony is widely regarded as one of the foremost criminal defense attorneys at work in Southern California today. Besides being AV Rated by Martindale Hubbell, he is a member of the Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers, and has been named a Southern California Super Lawyer every year since 2009. He is a sought-after media commentator, having appeared on CNN, FoxNewsChannel, CBS Evening News, ABC Evening News, CNBC, as well as on many other television and radio outlets, and in several newspapers. Anthony lectures extensively on legal education topics to other attorneys and law firms in Southern California. Anthony was born in Boston, Massachusetts.
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Pepperdine University, School of Law
Dean’s Scholarship recipient; Dean’s List; Finalist, Vincent J. Dalsimer Moot Court Competition; American Jurisprudence Award, Constitutional Law
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University of Southern California
BA, History; Dean’s Scholarship Recipient; Dean’s List; Alpha Lambda Delta National Honor Society
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Bar Admissions:
California, United States Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, United States District Court for the Northern District of California, United States District Court for the Central District of California, United States District Court for the Southern District of California
Bar Associations:
California Attorneys for Criminal Justice; National Association of Criminal Defense Attorneys; Los Angeles County Bar Foundation Board Member; Beverly Hills; Century City Bar (President-Elect), Culver-Marina Bar (Past President), Italian-American Lawyers Association (Past President)
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Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office
Courtroom Intern
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Los Angeles County Counsel’s Office/Child Abuse Division
Courtroom Intern
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Former Judge Pro Tem of the Los Angeles County Superior Court
MCLE Lecturer:
Ethics in the Courtroom; Elimination of Bias in Jury Selection; Substance Abuse and the Law; Detection and Treatment of Dual Diagnosis, Ethics of High Profile Cases, and What To Do When Your Client Calls You From Jail