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Criminal Defense

Silicon Valley Law Group has represented individuals and companies in a variety of criminal matters from investigation through trial. We have the resources and experience to provide an aggressive criminal defense to any crimes alleged against you. Silicon Valley Law Group has handled a variety of criminal litigation matters including everything from complex white collar criminal matters and environmental criminal matters, such as mishandling hazardous waste, to driving under the influence and assault. The matters we have handled have involved crimes such as theft, real estate fraud, environmental compliance, insurance fraud, embezzlement, and trade secret violations. Silicon Valley Law Group also conducts investigations for clients, and will handle for you any accompanying administrative and licensing issues that may arise. We represent clients in both State and Federal courts in California.

Shareholder Ed Kraus leads our criminal law practice. He served as a Deputy Public Defender from 1995 to 1998 in the Santa Clara County Public Defender's Office. As a public defender and in his career afterwards, he has tried cases in front of juries and judges.

If you need legal assistance, please contact Ed Kraus at the phone number at the top of the page or fill out the web contact form on this page. He would be happy to talk with you about your case and whether our firm can help you.

Client Reviews
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For creative solutions to complex legal issues, I often turn to the attorneys at Silicon Valley Law Group. They are one of the law firms I have come to trust for providing consistently superior, responsive legal services. John A. Sobrato
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The litigation team gave me the muscle, organizational skills and attention to detail I needed against our major competitor and got us a great result. Jon Burney
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I expected legal competence from SVLG and they delivered on that expectation. But they went beyond my expectations in two important ways. Dick Haiduck