David R. Mugridge
Mugridge Law Firm is a Full Service Criminal Defense Firm in State & Federal
- Biography
Attorney Mugridge is a State Bar Certified Criminal Law Specialist. He is personally fluent in Spanish. He has been listed as a California SuperLawyer in Criminal Law since 2009. Mr. Mugridge was selected to the “Top 100 Criminal Lawyers” in America by the National Criminal Lawyers Association for 2014. Formerly a research attorney for Presiding Justice George Brown (dec.) of the 5th Dist Court of Appeals, Homicide (including Death Penalty defense) is his primary focus.
- Practice Areas
- Appeals & Appellate
- Civil Appeals, Federal Appeals
- Business Law
- Business Contracts, Business Dissolution, Business Finance, Business Formation, Business Litigation, Franchising, Mergers & Acquisitions, Partnership & Shareholder Disputes
- Criminal Law
- Criminal Appeals, Drug Crimes, Expungement, Fraud, Gun Crimes, Internet Crimes, Sex Crimes, Theft, Violent Crimes
- DUI & DWI
- Domestic Violence
- Domestic Violence Criminal Defense, Domestic Violence Restraining Orders
- Juvenile Law
- Traffic Tickets
- Suspended License
- White Collar Crime
- Fees
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Free Consultation
Initial free consultation by phone or in the office, by appointment. Attorney Mugridge makes follow-up visits to the jail or prison. -
Credit Cards Accepted
Visa, Mastercard, Discover -
Rates, Retainers and Additional Information
Fees vary with the complexity of the case. I do take payments.
- Jurisdictions Admitted to Practice
- California
- Since 1986
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- Languages
- French:
Spoken - Spanish:
Spoken, Written
- Professional Experience
- Private Practice since 1989; Madera County Deputy Public Defender 1989-1990; Associate Attorney – Nuttall, Berman & Magill ( 1988-1989);Judicial research attorney for Presiding Justice George Brown (deceased) of Cal. 5th Dist Court of Appeal (1986-1988)
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Current
- Professor of Law
- San Joaquin College of Law
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2007 –
Current
- Designed and teach “Advanced Legal Research & Writing”
- Professor of Fundamentals of American Legal System
- Fresno Pacific University
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1995 –
2001
- Professor
- Fresno City College
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1988 –
1995
- Taught civil procedure in the Paralegal Program.
- Education
- San Joaquin College of Law
- J.D. (1985) | Internship with U.S. Attorney’s Office
- Honors: Leon Peters Scholar
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- Monterey Institute of International Studies
- Intensive French Language Studies
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1979
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1980 -
- Santa Clara University
- M.A. (1973) | Education/Spanish.
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- University of Americas
- B.A. (1970) | Learned to speak and write fluent Spanish.
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- Professional Associations
- National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
- Member
- Current
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- California Public Defenders Association, Cailfornia Attorneys for Criminal Justice, National Trial Lawyers’ Association
- member
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1988 –
Current -
- United States Supreme Court, 9th Circuit Federal Court of Appeals, Federal District Court for Eastern and Northern Districts, All California State Courts
- member licensed to practice
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1988 –
Current -
- Fresno County Criminal Defense Lawyers Association
- Co-founder/chrmn.
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2009 –
2011 -
- Fresno County Superior Court
- Judge Pro Tem
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1993 –
2001 -
- St. Francis High School
- Classroom teacher & foreign language department chairman
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1971 –
1981 - Activities: Taught spanish and french. During the summers I escorted high school & college students to Europe.
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- Publications
- Real Estate for Paralegals, California edition
- McGraw-Hill
- 1994
- Websites & Blogs
- Website
- Website
- Contact & Address
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