Ezekiel E. Cortez has been a devoted career federal criminal defense attorney for over 26 years. By deliberate choice, he has never worked as a prosecutor. Mr. Cortez is a Criminal Law Specialist -- California State Bar Board of Legal Specialization. Since 1988 Mr. Cortez has also engaged in habeas litigation of selected federal and state cases. Mr. Cortez's legal ability and ethical conduct have earned the highest peer-review rating (AV) available from Martindale-Hubbell. For over a decade, Mr. Cortez has been continuously listed in The Best Lawyers in America and he has been listed in San Diego Magazine's Best Lawyers in San Diego in 2001 and 2005-2009. We invite you to visit his Web site.