About Darryl E
Darryl E Young grew up studying politics and public service. He completed a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science at the University of California, Los Angeles in 2003. He went on to earn his J.D. from Golden Gate University School of Law, where early public defender internships shaped his early legal path.
Those internships have become a steady development. In 2005 he labored as an intern at the Alameda County Public Defender’s Office. The following year he served as a licensed law student on the San Francisco Public Defender’s Office. After passing the bar, he joined the Merced County Public Defender’s Office as a deputy public defender in 2008. He hung out in private practice at a Bay Area felony protection firm in 2012 and started his own firm in 2014.
His career centers on criminal protection. In public defender roles he treated a range of misdemeanor and felony things in county courtroom. In personal practice he represented clients facing criminal accusations and recommended on pretrial techniques. This mix of public and personal work gave him courtroom experience and familiarity with nearby court procedures.
Community involvement has been a constant part of his expert life. He has served at the board of the Merced County Rescue Mission since 2014. He was treasurer of the Merced County Jail Ministry from 2015 through 2018 and served at the board of Central California Legal Services in 2018. He also held organizational roles in Southeast Asian expert teams, serving as president of the Southeast Asian Professional Association since 2011 and on the board of the South East Asian American Professional Association since 2010. In 2017 he served as president of the Merced County Bar Association.
Colleagues describe him as a lawyer who spends much of his time in court work and client counseling. He has experience conducting hearings, negotiating pleas and preparing trial and pretrial motions. His background in public defense informs how he strategies case preparation and client communication.
Since 2014 he has operated the Law Office of Darryl E. Young, PC. He continues to handle criminal things in California courts and keeps lively involvement in nearby legal and network organizations. Currently he practices criminal protection at his firm in Merced, California.
