Fresno Criminal Defense and Personal Injury Attorneys
The Law Office of Rick Berman & Eric Schweitzer has almost 45 combined years of experience as Fresno criminal defense lawyers. Equally skilled as personal injury attorneys in Fresno, the firm has a proven track record of achieving optimal results for its clients. These Fresno criminal defense lawyers handle the full spectrum of criminal cases, from minor, misdemeanor criminal violations to major, complex criminal felonies, such as vehicular manslaughter. If you are looking for a criminal defense attorney in Fresno or need support for a personal injury case, contact us today for a free consultation.
Take a look at the biographical information of the firm’s skilled Fresno criminal law and personal injury attorneys:
Richard P. Berman
In over three decades of legal practice, Richard P. Berman has represented thousands of clients in Fresno County and throughout California, earning a reputation for delivering excellent client service and achieving outstanding results. As a criminal law attorney in Fresno, he focuses his practice on matters including white collar defense, sexual offenses and internet pornography, drug crimes, traffic violations, homicides, and driving while intoxicated.
Mr. Berman’s prior experience as a former Chief Deputy District Attorney for Fresno County provides him with a full-scale perspective of the criminal justices system. Not all Fresno criminal defense lawyers bring this understanding of both sides of the courtroom to their clients.
In addition to his work as a Fresno criminal defense attorney, Mr. Berman is an experienced Fresno personal injury attorney. He has helped clients recover economic and non-economic damages suffered due to automobile, train, airplane and motorcycle accidents, in addition to wrongful death and elder abuse injuries.
As President of the Fresno County Bar Association, and through leadership positions in local charitable, civic, and educational associations, Mr. Berman has demonstrated a distinctive commitment to the Fresno community. In addition to the many honors listed below, his legal abilities have been recognized by Martindale-Hubbell with the national rating of "AV," the highest possible rating a lawyer can attain, indicating preeminent legal ability and the highest ethical standards. Mr. Berman was admitted to the California Bar in 1973.
Education:
- University of California, Hastings College of Law, Juris Doctor, 1972 - Phi Alpha Delta
- University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA), Bachelor of Arts - Political Science, 1968
Admissions:
- California State Bar, 1973
Military:
- Captain, U.S. Army Reserve, Medical Service Corps, 1968-1979
Professional Associations and Memberships:
- American Bar Association
- Federal Bar Association
- Association of Trial Lawyers of America
- Consumer Attorneys of California
- Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles
- Better Business Bureau
- Fresno County Bar Association
- President 1995
- Chairman: Bench Bar Media Committee, 1990
- Chairman: Criminal Law Section, 1982 and 1984
- Blue Ribbon Committee on Court Coordination
- State Bar of California
- Public Affairs Committee, 1986-1989
- Fresno Trial Lawyers Association
- Director, 1979-1985
- Chief Deputy District Attorney, Fresno County, 1977 - Deputy 1972-1977
- Dean's Advisory Council, CSU Fresno, School of Social Sciences 1986-1998
- Master - American Inns of Court
- Instructor, "Criminal Law," Fresno City College and State Center Peace Officers Academy, 1974-1979
- California Attorneys for Criminal Justice - Life Member and Patron, Board of Governors, 1983-1989, 1992-2001
- National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
- Life Member
Awards & Honors:
- Listed as one of top 100 trial lawyers in California 2007 by the Association of Trial Lawyers of America
- Listed in "Who's Who in American Law"
- Martindale-Hubbell Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers for high professional legal standards and ethics, 2000-present
- Recognized as one of the "Best Lawyers in America" 1987
- Certificate of recognition as an Experienced Trial Lawyer, California Trial Lawyers Association, 1980
- "AV"-rated by Martindale-Hubbell
Eric H. Schweitzer
Eric H. Schweitzer is an experienced and successful criminal defense lawyer in Fresno, with over ten years of successful trial experience advocating for clients' rights in a wide range of criminal matters including driving under the influence (DUI) cases, domestic violence offenses, child pornography cases, juvenile law crimes, drug crimes, white collar crimes, and homicides.
In addition to his work as a Fresno criminal defense lawyer, Mr. Schweitzer serves on the Board of Governors of California Attorneys for Criminal Justice, an organization of criminal defense attorneys who are committed to defending the constitutional rights of individuals. He earned his Juris Doctor degree from San Joaquin College of Law, and is admitted to practice law in all California state courts and the U.S. District Court of the Eastern District of California.
Education:
Admissions:
Professional Law Associations & Memberships
- California Attorneys for Criminal Justice (CACJ), Member of Board of Governors
