Attorney Profile

Seth P. Chazin
Berkeley, California


phone	(510) 665-6219 (800) 499-9902
fax	(510) 525-0087
email	Email Me

Seth P. Chazin - has represented clients in more than 1,000 felony cases. In addition to his trial work, Mr. Chazin has litigated numerous state and federal appeals. He successfully investigated and prepared the "actual innocence" claim for a habeas corpus petition in a death penalty case pending before the California Supreme Court. Mr. Chazin received his B.S. in Broadcasting from the University of Florida in Gainesville and his J.D. from Golden Gate University in San Francisco. In 1993, Mr. Chazin was nominated to receive the State Bar of California's Public Lawyer of the Year Award. He is a member of the San Francisco County, Alameda County, Solano County and Contra Costa County Bar Associations. Mr. Chazin is the author of several articles including "Castle Under Siege." He is admitted to practice law in California and Massachusetts, and was the recipient of the Distinguished Service Award for the Arab-American Anti-Discrimination Committee for 2002.

Areas of Practice:: Civil Rights; Constitutional Law; Criminal Law; DUI/DWI; Domestic Violence & Neglect; Licensing; Litigation & Appeals; Personal Injury -- Plaintiff; Science & Technology Law; Transportation Law; White Collar Crimes; Drug Crimes; Fraud - Embezzlement; Computer Crimes; Expungements; Appeals; Certificates of Rehabilitation & Pardons; Sex Crimes; Child Molestation; Assault - Battery; Violent Crime - Murder; Robbery

Certification/Specialties:: Certified Criminal Law Specialist, California State Board of Legal Specialization

Bar Admissions:: Massachusetts, 1987; California, 1988; U.S. District Court Northern District of California, 1988; U.S. District Court Eastern District of California, 1997; U.S. Court of Appeals 9th Circuit, 1988

Education:: Golden Gate University School of Law, San Francisco, California
J.D.; University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, 1979
B.S.
Major: Journalism
Major: Broadcasting

Honors and Awards:: Distinguished Service Award for the Arab-American Anti-Discrimination Committee, 2002; State Bar of California's Public Lawyers of the Year, 1993

Professional Associations and Memberships:: California Public Defenders Association; Alameda County Bar Association; Alameda County Bar Association; Board Member, Lawyer Referral Service Advisory Committee; Contra Costa County Bar Association; Solano County Bar Association; National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers; California Attorneys of Criminal Justice; Meiklejohn Civil Liberties Institute; Board of Directors

1164 Solano Avenue
Ste 205
Berkeley, CA 94706

Phone: 510.665.6219
Fax: 510.525.0087
Toll Free: 800.499.9902

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360 Ritch Street
Suite 201
San Francisco, CA 94107

Phone: 415.222.6188
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Walnut Creek/Richmond

Phone: 925.932.4400

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The Law Offices of Seth P. Chazin, in Berkeley, California, provides aggressive criminal defense representation to clients in the Bay Area, East Bay, and statewide. The firm assists communities such as San Francisco, Oakland, Berkeley, Albany, Lafayette, Alameda, San Leandro, Hayward, Fremont, Newark, Union City, Walnut Creek, Concord, San Jose, Richmond, Danville, Daly City, San Mateo, Millbrae, Menlo Park, Sunnyvale, Palo Alto, San Rafael, Vallejo, Pleasanton, and throughout Northern California.