The criminal defense firm of H.A. Sala, located in Bakersfield, CA, provides thorough, aggressive and state of the art criminal defense to clients charged with misdemeanors and serious felonies. Mr. Sala's associate, R.L. Hutchison, was born and raised in Bakersfield and is fiercely committed to protecting the reputation and freedom of our clients

Mr. Sala graduated from one of the top law schools in the nation. He maintains strong community ties, is committed to the pursuit of excellence, communicates effectively, and demonstrates the strictest personal and professional ethics as well as the utmost concern for his clients.

Services are provided in a timely, client-oriented manner in an ethical, and professional environment. Our approach focuses on each client's background, needs, and goals. We are committed to responding promptly to telephone calls, to reporting on cases regularly, and to minimizing and eliminating risk by informing clients of significant changes in the law, conducting thorough investigations and advancing aggressive defense strategies.

We offer tough defense of serious felonies and misdemeanors. We prepare for the effective and successful presentation of jury trials with special emphasis on pretrial motions such as:

• Release on Low Bail (P.C. 1275)   
• Miranda Violations
• Illegal Search & Seizure
• Government Misconduct
• Insufficient Evidence
• Defective Search Warrants