An Effec­tive Lawyer = Jus­tice
I have often thought that if each accused per­son in our jus­tice sys­tem could have a truly effec­tive lawyer on their side, how so many of the injus­tices we see could be avoided. Of course defense attor­neys are not the only respon­si­ble actors in the sys­tem, and when injus­tice occurs we must often look to our oppo­nents, the pros­e­cu­tors, or the court, or even our leg­isla­tive bod­ies who have enacted improper laws. But if every defen­dant in court had the best lawyer for them, some­one who could effec­tively explain the facts and the law from each indi­vid­ual defendant’s per­spec­tive, we could go a long way toward true justice.

My goal is simple–to pro­vide the high­est qual­ity, effec­tive, legal rep­re­sen­ta­tion for my clients that I can give. In cases where I can­not per­son­ally rep­re­sent a client, I seek to refer per­sons to a lawyer that I know is qual­i­fied and who will do his or her best. My hope is that I can help both improve the lives of my clients, and improve the qual­ity of the jus­tice sys­tem as a whole, by serv­ing my clients to the best of my ability.

Client Com­mu­ni­ca­tion is Crit­i­cal
My clients can count on me to give them good advice in order to help the client make the best deci­sion pos­si­ble. Per­sons who are accused of crimes need a lawyer that appre­ci­ates the seri­ous­ness of the client’s predica­ment. They also need a lawyer who will give them an assess­ment of the case in plain, easy to under­stand, language—not “lawyer talk.” My clients have trusted me with their lives and their future. In many cases, I have main­tained rela­tion­ships with my clients even after the case ends, and have helped them and their fam­ily mem­bers in other mat­ters, or have referred them to an attor­ney qual­i­fied to han­dle other areas of law.

Com­bin­ing the Knowl­edge of Experts
My dream has been to start a firm that brings together experts from dif­fer­ent fields. I uti­lize experts from the fields of foren­sic psy­chol­ogy and psy­chi­a­try, foren­sic pathol­ogy, bio­chem­istry, tox­i­col­ogy, soci­ol­ogy, and genet­ics. I also con­sult with experts in doc­u­ment and hand­writ­ing analy­sis, DNA, bal­lis­tics (firearms), com­puter sci­ence, and med­i­cine. In cases where the client faces harsh immi­gra­tion con­se­quences as the result of con­vic­tion, I con­sult with immi­gra­tion experts. My phi­los­o­phy is that by apply­ing the knowl­edge, expe­ri­ence, and cre­ativ­ity of these experts, jus­tice for each indi­vid­ual client can be achieved.

The Impor­tance of a Skilled Inves­ti­ga­tor
On vir­tu­ally every case I uti­lize a qual­i­fied licensed pri­vate inves­ti­ga­tor. Over the years I have found that many of my best results have come from the work of a good inves­ti­ga­tor. The inves­ti­ga­tors I use have dif­fer­ent areas of spe­cialty, and I assign each inves­ti­ga­tor based upon the client’s needs. Every inves­ti­ga­tor is an effec­tive com­mu­ni­ca­tor, in terms of inter­view­ing wit­nesses, prepar­ing writ­ten reports, and tes­ti­fy­ing at trial.

Cur­ricu­lum Vitae
Mr. War­riner is licensed to prac­tice in the State of Cal­i­for­nia, and is cer­ti­fied as a Crim­i­nal Law Spe­cial­ist by the State Bar of Cal­i­for­nia Board of Legal Spe­cial­iza­tion. He is a grad­u­ate of Santa Clara Uni­ver­sity School of Law, and the Uni­ver­sity of Cal­i­for­nia Los Ange­les (UCLA). He han­dles cases in the fed­eral trial and appel­late courts, and is admit­ted to the prac­tice before the United States Supreme Court.