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After leaving the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office in 1995, Darden immediately started his own firm, Darden & Associates, Inc., specializing in criminal defense and civil litigation. Darden's thorough experience on both sides of criminal prosecution, both as a former prosecutor and now currently as a criminal defense attorney, give him a unique edge in providing his clients with superior results. As a certified State of California Bar attorney, Darden not only defends clients at the state level, but also on the federal level taking on appellate cases of the same criminal nature.

Christina Bateman received a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration in 1992 from UC Riverside where she was on the dean’s list.  Ms. Bateman attended Western State University College of Law, where she was also on the dean’s list, was a Dean’s Scholar, graduated in the top 6% of the class – cum laude, with an award as the most outstanding female law student of Western State College of Law presented to her at graduation.. Ms. Bateman was Executive Editor of the Law Review and later was Editor in Chief of the school’s law review.  Ms. Bateman was president of the Criminal Law Association and Federalist Society, as well as, Vice President of the Women’s Law Association.  Ms. Bateman was selected to be on the Moot Court Team representing the law school, where she competed nationally against schools such as Harvard and Bolt Hall Law Schools in competitions across the country.. Ms. Bateman was selected as a speaker for the National Conference of Law Reviews while she served on the board for this organization.  Ms. Bateman has served on the boards of the North Orange County YWCA, the Orange County Women Lawyer’s Association and Western State University Alumni Association.. Ms. Bateman received Witkin Awards for Excellence in Evidence, Sexual Harassment, and Death Penalty & Advocacy; high honors (4.0 grade) in Evidence, Criminal Law, Family Law, Sexual Harassment, and Remedies (in Tort and Contract law); and she received scholarships from Western State University Alumni Association, as well as, the Orange County Women Lawyers’ Association.. After obtaining her license to practice law, Ms. Bateman worked for several years as a Deputy Public Defender.  Ms. Bateman started working privately in 2011 with her vast litigation and jury trial experience from her criminal law background handling family law, probate, immigration and civil matters, in addition to her criminal cases, giving her valuable experience to apply to your case.. Ms. Bateman is licensed to practice in California State Courts.

Attorney Terzo Steves has been a practicing attorney since 2015 in the areas of criminal, juvenile and family law. Mr. Steves has had extensive experence handling the most complicated cases. With his legal knowledge he is able to advocate for you in the most effective and efficient ways.

Attorney Amanda Levanti is a former criminal prosecutor who now represents clients in both family and divorce law and criminal defense cases. After obtaining her J.D. from Northern Kentucky University, she worked as an Assistant State’s Attorney in Franklin County, Illinois for 10 years and prosecuted numerous criminal and traffic offenses.Eager to help people, she transitioned to representing clients in complex criminal or familial legal matters. Amanda has tried numerous cases involving murder, assault and battery, drug offenses, DUI and other traffic related matters before both judge and jury, which gives her an edge in both trial and negotiation settings.

Devoted practice to criminal defense including juvenile criminal defense. Emphasis in felony cases including Capital Murder, Murder, Agg Sexual Assaults; Robbery; Drugs and all general felony crime.  Former Assistant District Attorney 12 years.  Mulitple counties