From his federal criminal defense and sentence mitigation law firm in Orange County, California, attorney Joseph Abrams provides unmatched legal representation and results to clients in Orange County and throughout Southern California including Los Angeles, Riverside, San Diego, and El Centro who are under investigation for, charged with, or awaiting sentencing on any type of federal criminal offense.', "With extensive knowledge and experience in all areas of federal criminal practice, including expert knowledge of the federal sentencing guidelines and federal sentencing advocacy, Mr. Abrams achieves notable success in obtaining favorable results for his clients' serious and pressing legal challenges.", 'Prior to starting his own law practice, Mr. Abrams spent his legal career with the federal judiciary as a sentencing specialist and presentence supervisor and served as an exclusive sentencing liaison to U.S. District Court Judge Cormac J. Carney in the Central District of California.', 'During his career, Mr. Abrams worked on more than 1,000 federal criminal cases, covering virtually every type of offense. Mr. Abrams developed expert knowledge of the federal sentencing guidelines and federal sentencing advocacy.', 'After retiring from the federal judiciary, Mr. Abrams founded the Law Office of Joseph Abrams to use the knowledge and skills he developed over more than two decades to help ordinary people who find themselves in the serious situation of being the target of a federal investigation or charged with a federal crime to achieve the best outcome possible in their cases.', 'Mr. Abrams graduated from Southwestern University School of Law in Los Angeles. He is a member of the Federal Bar Association, California Lawyers Association, and Orange County Bar Association. Mr. Abrams is admitted to all California federal and state trial and appellate courts including the United States District Court for the Central, Southern, Northern, and Eastern Districts of California.