H.A. Sala is an aggressive and highly effective criminal defense lawyer with 39 years of professional experience. He has been certified as a specialist in Criminal Law by the Board of Legal Specialization of the State Bar of California for 25 years, and is presently the only attorney in Kern County to achieve this distinction.
H.A. Sala, a Professional Law Corporation, located in Bakersfield, CA, provides thorough, aggressive and state of the art criminal defense to clients charged with misdemeanors and serious felonies. The firm has earned a reputation for unparalleled preparation and producing exceptionally favorable results in court.
Our firm has extensive experience defending the rights of people arrested and accused of criminal offenses.
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"Courage is the most important attribute of a lawyer." -Robert F. Kennedy
Recent Results
-Three counts of premeditated attempted murder with personal use of a firearm and shooting at an occupied vehicle were dismissed after Mr. Sala's cross-examination and trial preparation discredited prosecution witnesses
-After a 16-day trial, the jury acquitted Mr. Sala's client of first and second degree murder
-Charges against a Medical Marijuana Cooperative were dismissed after the court granted Mr. Sala's motion to traverse and quash the search warrant
H.A. Sala in the News
02/14/2019
The Bakersfield Californian
NUMEROUS ASSAULT WEAPONS CHARGES DISMISSED AGAINST MEMBER OF PROMINENT BAKERSFIELD FARMING FAMILY AFTER JUDGE GRANTS DEFENSE MOTION TO QUASH SEARCH WARRANTRead More
01/05/2019
The Bakersfield Californian
ALL CHARGES DISMISSED AGAINST BPD OFFICER AFTER COURT RULES SEARCH UNLAWFULRead More
04/14/2018
The Bakersfield Californian
FATAL DUI DRIVER'S CASE REDUCED TO MISDEMEANOR - RECEIVES 90 DAYS WORK RELEASERead More
05/04/2017
The Bakersfield Californian
SIGNIFICANT SENTENCE REDUCTION IMPOSED AFTER FATAL SHOOTING AND DISMISSAL OF FIRST DEGREE MURDER CHARGESRead More
03/31/2017
The Bakersfield Californian
DETECTIVE VIGOROUSLY CROSS-EXAMINED BY H.A. SALA REGARDING LEGALITY OF MURDER SUSPECT'S INTERROGATIONRead More
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Practice Areas
Our firm has extensive experience and has achieved outstanding results in defending the rights of people accused of criminal offenses including: