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David Kenner

David Kenner

Distinguished Lawyer

Criminal Defense Law

16633 Ventura Blvd, Encino, CA 91436, USA

David Kenner was admitted to practice in the State of California in 1968 and has devoted the last 4 ½ decades handling literally thousands of State and Federal criminal matters across the country. Whether in pre trial motions, in trial, at appeal, seeking extra ordinary relief, or fighting for prisoner’s rights, Mr. Kenner honed his courtroom skills to a fine edge. In addition to all of the State matters he has handled, Mr. Kenner has developed a large part of his practice devoted to the litigation of complex criminal, quasi-criminal, and civil litigation most typically opposing government counsel. He has tried cases against US attorneys, district attorneys, attorneys general, and has confronted in litigation the FBI, DEA, CIA, ATF, organized crime, OCIDEF Task Force cases, government contracting fraud, and many others. Mr. Kenner was defense counsel in the first Federal drug king pin case brought in the United States, a host of 848, 846, and 841 cases and a number of money laundering cases including the largest DEA undercover money laundering investigation called “Operation Polar Cap”. Mr. Kenner in that case won a dismissal for his client. Having handled nearly every kind of Federal crime including white collar crimes, weapons charges, Federal homicide cases and CFTC and SEC matters. Mr. Kenner has also distinguished himself in the representation of every type of State crime, both misdemeanors and felonies. Mr. Kenner’s excellence is well illustrated in his representation of “Snoop Dogg” where he won an acquittal, Robert Geddyes, where his cross examination in pretrial hearings forced the district attorneys office to dismiss their first degree murder charge on the eve of trial, and most recently he and Mr. Greenfield won an acquittal in a case involving twelve counts of attempted murder filed against two members of the Hells Angels Motorcycle Club in the State of South Dakota. He is considered an expert in the cross examination of government professional witnesses. Whether an instant arrest or a multi year conspiracy investigation, Mr. Kenner brings the experience, expertise and know how to level the playing field allowing the firm’s clients to receive a fair trial and the cutting edge in representation. Mr. Kenner has enjoyed an AV rating from Martindale Hubbell for the last 35 years which rates him at “the pinnacle of professional excellence earned through a strenuous peer review rating process that is managed and monitored by the world’s most trusted legal resource”. His AV rating gives him the “highest rating in legal ability and ethical standards”. In addition to the many of the highest profile cases that Mr. Kenner has handled as described he also strives to make the firm services available to each and every person who needs the firm’s expertise in negotiating through the dangerous waters of a criminal prosecution. Up until 2004 Mr. Kenner practiced as the Kenner Law Firm and hired and worked with a number of young attorneys always looking for that special one that would meet his requirements to become a part of this very special practice. In 2004 Mr. Kenner hired a then young attorney Brett A. Greenfield. In short order Mr. Kenner recognized the unique skill set, aggressiveness, maturity and understanding that he was seeking in a person to partner with to keep the firm ongoing. Since then Mr. Greenfield has become a partner in the firm, now Kenner & Greenfield, and as is clear from his bio below has not disappointed in not only meeting but exceeding all of these expectations. Mr. Greenfield now brings his own additional and individual value to this dynamic law firm. In those cases where it is appropriate Mr. Kenner and Mr. Greenfield combine both years of experience and youthful exuberance in a way that brings the best of all worlds to the client.

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David LaMalva

Criminal Defense Law

919 Center St., Conyers, GA 30012

David LaMalva is one of the premier Metro Atlanta criminal defense and DUI attorneys. He focuses his practice on criminal and DUI defense in the state of Georgia. David fights tirelessly for his clients, using his 20+ years of legal experience, relationships and knowledge to achieve the best possible resolution to their problems. In addition to working to resolve his clients' GA criminal and DUI charges, David also strives to educate his clients on each part of the legal process so they are prepared every step of the way.

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Deborah Curtis

Deborah Curtis

Distinguished Lawyer

Criminal Defense Law

601 Massachusetts Ave NW, Washington, DC 20001, USA

Area of Practice: White Collar & National Security Deborah Curtis, former Deputy General Counsel for Litigation and Investigations at the CIA, is a member of the firm’s White Collar Defense & Investigations practice. She focuses on national security investigations and defense, as well as other litigation and enforcement matters. An accomplished trial lawyer, Deborah has chaired 17 jury trials and over 50 bench trials as both prosecutor and defense counsel. As an adviser to senior CIA leadership, Deborah oversaw all litigation and investigations implicating sensitive CIA interests, congressional inquests, incident response, criminal inquiries, and the invocation of state secrets and diplomatic privileges and immunities. She also advised on counterintelligence issues and major international policy initiatives that impact national security, including the U.S.-EU transatlantic data privacy framework and the interface with the International Criminal Court. Prior to joining the CIA, Deborah served as Chief Counsel for Industry and Security at the U.S. Department of Commerce, where she advised executive leadership and the National Security Council on legal enforcement and policy decisions related to the expansion of export controls and enforcement mechanisms, including the Entity List, emerging technologies, and the foreign direct product rule. Deborah previously spent more than a decade in various roles at the U.S. Department of Justice. She worked as a Trial Attorney and Deputy Chief in the National Security Division’s Counterintelligence and Export Control Section prosecuting Espionage Act and other national security-related cases, as well as overseeing criminal sanctions, export control investigations, and prosecutions nationwide. Deborah also served as an Assistant U.S. Attorney and Deputy Chief in the National Security Section for the District of Columbia, where she investigated, prosecuted, and supervised a broad spectrum of cases, including nation-state sponsored espionage and malign cyber activities; illegal foreign agents; economic espionage; export control and sanctions violations; and related criminal matters involving fraud, terrorism, the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, the Speech or Debate Clause, and other constitutional issues. Deborah began her career as an Assistant U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of California’s Criminal Division. Following that, she served ten years with the U.S. Department of the Air Force as an active duty and reserve Judge Advocate, attaining the grade of Major. During this time, Deborah was the Cadet Counsel at the U.S. Air Force Academy and served as Associate Deputy General Counsel for National Security and Military Affairs at the Pentagon. As a Judge Advocate, she was appointed by the Secretary of the Air Force to lead a Department-level “Crisis Action Team” legal review of sexual harassment at a military academy.

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