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Ron Cordova

Attorney at Law

16520 Bake Parkway, Suite 280
Irvine, CA 92618

Irvine

California (CA)

T: 949-748-3600

F: 949-748-3888

Visit: www.roncordovalaw.com

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Practice Areas

Criminal Defense

Family Law

Selected To

• Southern California Super Lawyers 2011
• Southern California Super Lawyers 2010
• Southern California Super Lawyers 2009
• Southern California Super Lawyers 2008
• Southern California Super Lawyers 2007

Profile

Ron Cordova is a premier criminal defense attorney who maintains a nationwide practice from his law office 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 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 in the most challenging cases. Through his knowledge, compassion and accessibility, Ron has earned a well-deserved reputation for excellence. Ron is admitted to practice in all state and federal courts in California and federal courts in Arizona, Colorado, Michigan and Texas. He has tried more than 150 cases before juries across the country. Ron Cordova was named by OC Metro Magazine as one of Orange County’s top five criminal defense lawyers in 2009, 2010 and 2011.

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.cordovalawoffice.com/attorneys/

Honors and Awards:

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

Bar/Professional Activity:

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
California State Bar, 1972

Scholarly Lectures and Writings:

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

Other Outstanding Achievements:

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) and University of Maribor (Slovenia)

Educational Background:

Dartmouth College, A.B. with Distinction in International Relations, 1967

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