About Seth Paul

Seth Paul Chazin is a criminal defense lawyer admitted to practice regulation in California in 1988, holding. He is the principal attorney at the Law Offices of Seth P. Chazin, with workplaces positioned in San Francisco, Berkeley, and Walnut Creek, California. Mr. Chazin has been working as an attorney for over 30 years, representing clients throughout the San Francisco Bay Area and other regions in California.

Mr. Chazin earned his Juris Doctor diploma from Golden Gate University School of Law in San Francisco in 1984. Prior to law program, he finished his undergraduate research at the University of Florida in Gainesville, obtaining a Bachelor of Science diploma in Journalism and Broadcasting in 1979.

Mr. Chazin's practice focuses on criminal protection, including financial crimes, DUI/DWI, domestic violence, drug crimes, fraud, embezzlement, computer crimes, expungements, appeals, certificates of rehabilitation and pardons, sex crimes, baby molestation, assault, battery, violent offenses, murder, robbery, legal rights, constitutional regulation, personal injury, science and technology law, and transportation law. He has in depth experience representing clients in each federal and state courts, dealing with all stages of legal proceedings, including proceedings, appeals, bargaining sessions, and trials.

Throughout his career, Mr. Chazin has been licensed to practice earlier than numerous courts, including the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California in 1988, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California in 1997, and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit in 1988. He has represented clients in numerous high-profile cases, attaining favorable results similar to acquittals and dismissals. Notably, he effectively defended a client in one of the primary MS-thirteen gang instances to go to trial at the West Coast, resulting in an acquittal primarily based on an entrapment protection.

Mr. Chazin is a member in good standing of numerous expert organizations, which includes the Federal Bar Association, the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, the Meiklejohn Civil Liberties Institute (Board of Directors), the California Public Defenders Association, and the San Francisco County Bar Association. He is also a licensed Criminal Law Specialist, a designation he has held since 2003. Additionally, he is fluent in Spanish, enabling him to successfully serve a numerous clientele.

Education

Golden Gate University School of Law

J.D. (1984)

University of Florida

B.S. (1979)

Languages

Spanish (Spoken, Written)

Experience

Sole Practioner

Law Offices of Seth P. Chazin
2003

Associate Felony Lawyer

Miller and Associates
1996

Deputy State Public Defender

Office of the State Public Defender, San Francisco CA
1995

Deputy Public Defender

SOLANO COUNTY PUBLIC DEFENDER, Fairfield, CA
1988

Accepted Jurisdictions

California

Court Admissions

U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California U.S. District Court · Admitted 1988
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit U.S. Circuit Court · Admitted 1988
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California U.S. District Court · Admitted 1997

Types of Cases Handled

white-collar crimes DUI/DWI domestic violence drug crimes fraud embezzlement computer crimes expungements appeals certificates of rehabilitation and pardons sex crimes child molestation assault battery violent crimes murder robbery civil rights constitutional law personal injury science and technology law transportation law

Legal Services Scope

Hearings Appeals Negotiations Trials

Certifications & Awards

Criminal Law Specialist

California State Bar

Professional Associations

Federal Bar Association

has membership 2010 - Current

National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers

has membership 2005 - Current

Meiklejohn Civil Liberties Institue

Board of Directors 1992 - Current

California Public Defenders Association

has membership 1988 - Current

Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals

Bar has membershipship 1987 - Current

Federal District Court - Northern District of California

Bar has membershipship 1987 - Current

Massachusetts Board of Bar Overseers

Bar has membershipship 1987 - Current