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Evan A. Jenness
Attorney-at-Law


Main Street Law Building
2115 Main Street
Santa Monica, California 90405
Tel. (310) 399-3259; Fax (310) 392-9029
evan@jennesslaw.com


Evan A. Jenness is a criminal defense attorney with extensive experience in federal and state courts, and has been named one of the Best Lawyers in America®, and a Southern California Super Lawyer.  Her practice is devoted exclusively to representing individuals and organizations in investigations, pre-trial, trial and appellate proceedings.  Other areas of expertise include extradition, sentencing mitigation and legal ethics.

Evan A. Jenness obtained her juris doctor degree from Columbia University Law School and thereafter was a law clerk to the (late) Hon. Harry L. Hupp in the Central District of California.  She is a former deputy federal public defender, and is a periodic lecturer and author on federal criminal law and procedure, and professional ethics.

Member of the Federal Bar Association (President, Los Angeles Chapter); National Association of Criminal Defense Attorneys (Co-Chair, Ethics Advisory Committee); Los Angeles County Bar Association (Trustee; Past-Chair & Member, Professional Responsibility & Ethics Committee); American Bar Association (Board, West Coast Regional White Collar Crime Sub-Committee; Co-Chair, White Collar Crime Sentencing Sub-Committee); and U.S. District Court, Central District of California, Attorney Disciplinary Committee.  Lawyer Representative, Ninth Circuit Judicial Conference, Central District Representatives.  Member of the State Bar of California, Bar No. 136822.


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