Attorney Richard Wagner has devoted his entire legal career to upholding and defending the United States Constitution throughout the Great State of California. The Law Office of Richard Wagner, A Professional Corporation's, mission is to represent the underdog, to right wrongs and fight for people who have nobody in their corner.
The Law Office of Richard Wagner, A Professional Corporation, works closely with expert witnesses, consultants, and private investigators to deliver a powerful defense.
Richard Wagner earned his bachelor's degree in 1989 from University of California, Santa Barbara, and law degree in 1998 from Chapman University School of Law in Orange, California. In law school, his academic achievements included serving on the Law Review, and earning the Dean's Merit Scholarship and the Dean's Award for Academic Excellence.
Richard Wagner gained practical legal work experience while a law student by serving as a law clerk at the Orange County Alternate Public Defender's Office in Santa Ana, and as a judicial extern to the Honorable Justice Edward Wallin (Ret.), California Court of Appeal in Santa Ana, California.
After graduation from law school, and passing the California Bar Exam on his first attempt, Richard Wagner worked for 2 years as a criminal prosecutor for the Office of the Los Angeles City Attorney. While a Deputy City Attorney for Los Angeles, Richard Wagner prosecuted thousands of criminal cases, including DUI, drunk driving, domestic violence, prostitution, vandalism, assault and battery, and firearms cases in downtown LA.
Richard Wagner lectured at Parker Center (former LAPD headquarters) to police officers of the Los Angeles Police Department during the Impaired Driver Apprehension Program (IDAP) on 'Case Preparation and Courtroom Testimony Training.' Richard Wagner also lectured at the Los Angeles County Bar Association, Trial Advocacy Project (TAP) in May 2000 and March 2001.
Since 2002, Richard Wagner has been a DUI Criminal Defense attorney in private practice. In 2006, he presented a lecture, 'What to Do If You Are Arrested for Drunk Driving' at Whittier Law School. In addition to giving lectures, Richard Wagner, ESQ. has shown his dedication to the profession of DUI defense by enrolling in and successfully completing the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHSTA), International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP) DWI Detection and Standardized Field Sobriety Testing Course.
Richard Wagner was hand-picked to manage the Orange County office of Top Gun DUI Defense Attorney? Myles L. Berman, where he learned the art of California DUI defense in courtrooms and DMV Hearing Offices throughout Southern California.
In addition to representing privately retained clients, Richard Wagner is listed on the Los Angeles Superior Court panel of attorneys authorized to accept court-appointed criminal defense cases through the Indigent Criminal Defense Appointments (ICDA) Program Richard Wagner has handled thousands of Southern California criminal defense and DUI cases, resulting in excellent results for his clients, including not guilty verdicts, acquittals, dismissals, and reductions of charges.
In one particular instance, Richard Wagner won a jury trial in Newport Beach for a woman accused by the Orange County DA of driving under the influence of alcohol and refusing to take a breath or blood test in Corona Del Mar.
In another, Richard Wagner got a man's DUI case dismissed who was charged by the Los Angeles DA of DUI and driving with a blood alcohol level of 0.08% or more, in the Compton Courthouse after two jury trials ended in hung juries.
In another DUI case, Richard Wagner won a jury trial in Whittier for a man accused by the LA District Attorney of DUI with a prior, defending against evidence that his client caused a traffic accident, failed the FSTs, and had a blood alcohol concentration of 0.19% measured by a blood test.
Attorney Richard Wagner's victories include a complete dismissal of felony charges for his client facing significant state prison time and lifetime drug registration accused by the San Bernardino District Attorney of second degree commercial burglary, transportation of marijuana for sale, and possession of marijuana for sale in the San Bernardino Superior Court.
Richard Wagner also persuaded the LA District Attorney to dismiss serious felony sex charges in Bellflower, avoiding prison and sex registration for his client.
Richard Wagner defends clients in Federal Court in the Central and Southern Districts of the United States District Court and the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeal and in all State courts throughout California. He has successfully represented clients in criminal and DUI cases in Orange, Los Angeles, Ventura, Santa Barbara, San Joaquin, San Bernardino, Riverside, Tulare, Imperial, and San Diego Counties. Richard Wagner has defended clients in Tennessee, Virginia, Georgia, Idaho and New Mexico. He is a member of the American Bar Association, State Bar of California, the California Public Defenders Association, The National Trial Lawyers Top 100, and The American Criminal Law Institute 10 Best Attorneys.
