Top Rated Criminal Defense Attorney in Oakland, CA

Givelle Lamano is the founder of Oakland, California-based Lamano Law Office. Focusing her practice exclusively on DUI & criminal defense matters, she provides astute and compassionate representation to people throughout Alameda and Contra Costa County for those charged with misdemeanor or felony offenses. Ms. Lamano's clients have included both first-time offenders as well as people with a criminal history.  She strives to first understand what led to a person being arrested before constructing a strategy to counter the allegations.

The types of charges that Ms. Lamano has defended against have included theft, driving under the influence of alcohol, sex offenses, white collar crimes, drug possession and distribution, assault and battery, weapons violations, and domestic violence. The positive results that she has been able to obtain on behalf of her clients, whether in the form of acquittals or the negotiation of favorable plea agreements with the prosecution, have led to her receipt of a "Superb" peer review rating through Avvo. Ms. Lamano has also been named to The National Trial Lawyers: Top 40 Under 40 and has received 100% five-star reviews on Google. 

Fluent in both English and Tagalog, Ms. Lamano majored in communications at Woodbury University and received a Bachelor of Science in 2006. She then went on to pursue her legal education at Golden Gate University in San Francisco, and she was awarded her Juris Doctor with distinction in 2010. Ms. Lamano is the founder of the Three Strikes Justice Center, an organization that represents inmates who are currently serving life sentences and who are seeking early release. Her professional affiliations include the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers and the Alameda County Bar Association.