Attorney Profile

Ron Cordova

Attorney at Law

16520 Bake Parkway, Suite 280
Irvine, CA 92618

Irvine

California (CA)

949-748-3600

949-748-3888

Selected To Super Lawyers: 2007 - 2011

Practice Areas

Criminal Defense

Family Law

Profile

Ron Cordova is a preeminent criminal defense attorney whose practice in state and federal courts throughout the country is based in Irvine, California. Ron is a former California state legislator and Orange County deputy district attorney and has represented clients - many in high-profile cases - in 29 states and the District of Columbia as well as several foreign countries.

Ron has earned Martindale-Hubbell’s prestigious “AV” preeminent attorney peer rating and has been selected for inclusion in Southern California Super Lawyers for five consecutive years from 2007 through 2011.

Ron Cordova’s aggressive representation, skilled advocacy and dedicated service to his clients have produced outstanding results in even the most challenging state and federal criminal cases. Through his knowledge, compassion and accessibility, Ron has earned a well-deserved reputation for excellence. He is admitted to practice in all state and federal courts in California as well as federal courts in Arizona, Colorado, Michigan and Texas. Ron has tried more than 150 cases before juries across the country. Ron Cordova has been named by Newsweek Magazine as one of the top attorneys in the United States in 2011, 2012 and 2013 and recognized by OC Metro Magazine as one of Orange County's top five criminal defense lawyers in 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2012.

Find Me Online

Website — www.roncordovalaw.com

International Locations

Countries: Hungary, Poland, Sweden, United Kingdom

About Ron Cordova

Law School: University of Southern California Gould School of Law

Languages Spoken: English, German, Spanish, Swedish

Admitted: 1972, California

Professional Webpage: www.roncordovalaw.com

Honors and Awards:

Nationwide Top Attorneys, Newsweek Magazine, 2013
Nationwide Top Litigators, Newsweek Magazine, 2012
Top Five Criminal Defense Attorneys in Orange County, OC Metro Magazine, 2012
Nationwide Top Attorneys, Newsweek Magazine, 2011
Top Five Criminal Defense Attorneys in Orange County, OC Metro Magazine, 2011
Top Five Criminal Defense Attorneys in Orange County, OC Metro Magazine, 2010
Top Five Criminal Defense Attorneys in Orange County, OC Metro Magazine, 2009
"AV" Rated by Martindale Hubbell
Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers
Outstanding Young Men of America, U.S. Jaycees, 1977 and 1978

Special Licenses/Certifications:

Certificate, Center for International Legal Studies, Salzburg, Austria, 2007

Bar/Professional Activity:

California State Bar, 1972
Member, Newport-Harbor Bar Association
Member, Orange County Bar Association
Member, State Bar of California
U.S. District Court, District of Colorado
U.S. District Court, Western District of Texas
U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan
U.S. District Court, District of Arizona
U.S. District Court, Northern District of California
U.S. District Court, Eastern District of California
U.S. District Court, Southern District of California
U.S. District Court, Central District of California

Pro bono/Community Service:

Co-counsel in the jury trial of State of Tennessee v Byron Looper http://www.trutv.com/library/crime/notorious_murders/classics/byron_looper/14.html

Scholarly Lectures and Writings:

Special Lecture in Comparative Law at Nicolaus Copernicus University, Torun, Poland: Miranda v Arizona in the post-9/11 Context, 2010
Analysis of California Supreme Court decision extending Boykin-Tahl waivers to prior convictions, In re Yurko: Portent or Anomaly?, Orange County Bar Journal

Other Outstanding Achievements:

Member of the California Legislature, 1978
Visiting Professor in Comparative Law: University of Szeged (Hungary), Nicolaus Copernicus University (Torun, Poland), University of Debrecen (Hungary), Eotvos Lorand University (Budapest, Hungary), University of Pecs (Hungary), University of Maribor (Slovenia) and Masaryk University (Brno, Czech Republic)

Educational Background:

University of Southern California, Gould School of Law, J.D. AmJur Award in International Law, 1972
Dartmouth College, A.B. with Distinction in International Relations, 1967

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