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Over the years, Okabe & Haushalter has come to be recognized as an aggressive and successful criminal defense firm, having garnered countless satisfactory case results. Due to our success, we have been reviewed and interviewed by the media on many occasions. This includes features on various news channels and TV shows, such as CNN, CBS2, and KCAL9, and Dr. Drew, as well as in media outfits such as the Associated Press, USA Today, Dailybreeze.com, and Newsweekmagazine. The latter recently named our firm a Leader in Criminal Defense in their October 15, 2012 edition. Without a doubt, Okabe & Haushalter has what it takes to defend you from any kind of criminal charges. Call today or fill out our case evaluation form to schedule an appointment with a Chicago criminal defense lawyer who will fight aggressively on your behalf. Waiting to contact a lawyer can only damage your chances of obtaining a dismissal of your charges.
By The CNN Wire
Seventy-two people have been charged in an on-line global child pornography ring, a federal law enforcement source said Wednesday. The official said 52 of those charged have been arrested. — Read More >
Okabe & Haushalter has made a name for itself as one of the premier criminal defense firms in the Los Angeles area. Practicing exclusively criminal defense in both State and Federal Court, the firm members have dedicated their entire practice to the protection of those accused of crimes and has received local and national media attention to the cases they handle.
“I’ve lost sleep at night worrying about my clients. I don’t give an inch until I’m positive my clients get the best possible result,” says Okabe. — Read More >
Attorney Mark Haushalter was recently interviewed by KTLA in response to allegations that Jesse James, the famed owner of West Coast Choppers and another unidentified man, attacked him a member of the paparazzi while filming outside of the shop.
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The attorneys at Okabe & Haushalter are representing members of the paparazzi that were wrongfully attacked on public property by the security staff where the popular TV show “The Bachelor” was being filmed. Learn more about the story by clicking the play button on the video below.
Read Okabe & Haushalter’s feature article in Swoop Magazine The law firm of Okabe & Haushalter has handled a lot of high-profile criminal defense cases that you’ve probably seen on the news. They were on the O.J. Simpson case. They’ve worked on organized crime and other federal cases. But these Redondo-based defense attorneys aren’t in it for the glory.
We are the 911 of peoples problems, says Mark Haushalter. We can make a difference in peoples lives. We see people who are being pushed around or bullied and we get to fight the good fight. Its been a long road but we always return to our roots, Ryan Okabe interjects. We like to focus on our clients from the South Bay. — Read More >
Ryan T. Okabe is one of the founding members and a general partner in Southern California’s Premier Criminal Defense Firm of Okabe and Haushalter. His experience with both sides of the adversarial system provides his clients with unparalleled advantages in obtaining the best possible legal defense. Mr. Okabe has successfully tried a wide variety of cases and his dedication to his clients, attention to detail, and involvement in high profile cases has made him one of the top criminal defense attorneys in Los Angeles County. Located in Redondo Beach, Mr. Okabe handles all California and Federal criminal cases.
Lorenzo Lamas’ son AJ was arrested twice in the last two months — Read More >
By Denise Nix, Staff Writer
Jamel Stanfield stepped out the back door of the Torrance Transit bus at a Carson stop to make sure his younger brother was boarding safely.
When Jamel returned moments later, the 13-year-old middle school student was confronted by the driver, who apparently thought he was trying to ride without paying. He’d seen the footage of the March 5 incident, which was captured from an on-board security camera. — Read More >
By Denise Nix, Staff WriterA parolee accused of kidnapping a 14-year-old girl off a Hawthorne street and sexually assaulting her was sentenced Wednesday to four years in state prison. After prosecutors agreed to drop the kidnapping charge against him, Jamaal Todd Davenport, 20, pleaded no contest to one count of oral copulation with a minor, according to his defense attorney, Mark Haushalter. — Read More >
Tom Scotto speaks out in O. J. Simpson’s defense
By Suzanne Smalley, Carmen Gentile and Andrew Murr, Newsweek Web ExclusiveO. J. Simpson’s “best friend” Tom Scotto is a forgotten man in the Juice’s disastrous Las Vegas caper. Scotto was the Miami body-shop owner and Simpson golf buddy who asked Simpson to don a tux and serve as the best man at Scotto’s Vegas wedding. — Read More >
By KEN RITTER, Associated Press Writer LAS VEGAS (AP) – A man accused of pulling a gun during an armed robbery of two sports memorabilia dealers appeared ready Wednesday to accept a plea deal and testify against O.J. Simpson and two other men. — Read More >
By KEN RITTER, Associated Press Writer
LAS VEGAS – New charges of felony coercion were filed Wednesday against O.J. Simpson and three codefendants in the alleged armed robbery of two sports memorabilia dealers. — Read More >
By KEN RITTER, Associated Press Writer
LAS VEGAS (AP) – O.J. Simpson and three codefendants were hit with new charges Wednesday in the alleged armed robbery of two sports memorabilia dealers last month in a Las Vegas hotel room. — Read More >
(CBS) LOS ANGELES
NORTHRIDGE Two 18-year-old suspects were identified Friday in the stabbing of a 33-year-old Northridge man who was found dead in a Porter Ranch park.
Police responded to LimeKiln Canyon Park in Porter Ranch at 1 p.m. Sunday and found Daniel Edward Koch stabbed to death in a creek. — Read More >
By KEN RITTER, Associated Press WriterLAS VEGAS – Lawyers for three codefendants in the O.J. Simpson armed robbery case lost a bid Thursday to force prosecutors to turn over audio recordings made by the man who arranged the meeting between the former football star and two memorabilia dealers.
The hearing before Justice of the Peace Joe Bonaventure Jr. was first effort by defense lawyers to cast doubt on the validity of the recordings that California memorabilia broker Tom Riccio sold to a celebrity gossip Web site after Simpson’s arrest. — Read More >
By Kathleen Hennessey, Associated Press WriterLAS VEGAS A key witness has turned over hours of audio recordings in the O.J. Simpson armed robbery and kidnapping case, his lawyer said Saturday.
Tom Riccio, who had arranged the meeting between Simpson and two sports memorabilia dealers in Las Vegas hotel room, gave several recordings held at his Los Angeles home to police on Friday, Riccio’s attorney Ryan Okabe said. Okabe would not confirm what was on the recordings. — Read More >
The two-man firm of Mark Haushalter and Ryan Okabe are the attorneys for Tom Riccio, the man who taped the incident in the hotel room.
By Denise Nix
Staff Writer
For most attorneys, touting your stuff in the national spotlight is the ultimate publicity dream.
So when the opportunity arose last week for Redondo Beach attorneys Mark Haushalter and Ryan Okabe, they seized it – even though it meant taking center stage in the latest O.J. Simpson court circus. — Read More >
By Kathleen Hennessey, Associated Press Writer
LAS VEGAS A key witness has turned over hours of audio recordings in the O.J. Simpson armed robbery and kidnapping case, his lawyer said Saturday.
Tom Riccio, who had arranged the meeting between Simpson and two sports memorabilia dealers in Las Vegas hotel room, gave several recordings held at his Los Angeles home to police on Friday, Riccio’s attorney Ryan Okabe said. Okabe would not confirm what was on the recordings. — Read More >
Police have confiscated hours of audio recordings from a witness in the O.J. Simpson armed robbery and kidnapping case, a lawyer said Saturday.
Tom Riccio, an auctioneer and key witness in the case of stolen sports memorabilia, turned over several recordings held at his Los Angeles home to Las Vegas police on Friday, Riccio’s attorney Ryan Okabe said. — Read More >
El Sereno Home Raided In Simpson Case
(CBS) LOS ANGELES
Las Vegas police detectives Friday afternoon raided the Alhambra home of memorabilia dealer Tom Riccio in connection with the O.J. robbery case.
They reportedly confiscated audio recordings made during the memorabilia meeting, arranged by Riccio. — Read More >
Man, 20, Arrested For Sexually Assaulting Girl, 14
(CBS) HAWTHORNE, Calif.
A 20-year-old man was arrested in Hawthorne Thursday afternoon on suspicion of sexually assaulting a 14-year-old girl who was confronted on her way to school earlier this year, police said. — Read More >
Orange County, California
An Orange County Superior Court Judge dismissed all felony and misdemeanor drug charges against a 21 year old music student after ruling Garden Grove Police had illegally searched the defendants bedroom. Garden Grove Police, currently under investigation for unlawful beating of underage suspects, searched the home and safe of the defendant after an attempted home invasion robbery. — Read More >
The man who represented Rodney King is accused of disorderly conduct. By Denise Nix
Daily Breeze
High-profile civil rights attorney Steven Lerman is facing public intoxication and disorderly conduct charges for a run-in with a Manhattan Beach restaurant manager, his staff and the police, according to authorities. — Read More >
Stephen Kay retired after years of murder trials, including the prosecution of Charles Manson, but now he’s coming out of retirement to handle municipal misdemeanors.
By Denise Nix
Staff writer
He was a key prosecutor in the Charles Manson family murder trials.
He sent Lawrence Bittaker, arguably the South Bay ‘s cruelest and most heinous rapist and killer, to death row. — Read More >
