Joseph Abrams

From his federal criminal defense and federal sentencing advocacy and mitigation law firm based in Orange County, California, attorney Joseph Abrams provides unmatched legal representation and results to clients in Orange County and throughout California who are under investigation for, charged with, or awaiting sentencing on any type of federal criminal offense. As a recognized lawyer with more than 27 years of legal experience, Mr. Abrams promises to aggressively defend your rights and liberties at all turns as he works hard to achieve the best outcome possible for your case.

With extensive knowledge and experience in all areas of federal criminal practice, including expert knowledge of the federal sentencing guidelines and federal sentencing advocacy and mitigation, Mr. Abrams achieves notable success in obtaining favorable results for the serious and pressing legal challenges his clients face. Mr. Abrams and his firm are a trusted source for individuals and organizations facing accusations of federal crimes.

Prior to starting his own law practice, Mr. Abrams spent his legal career with the federal judiciary as a sentencing specialist and presentence supervisor and served as the exclusive sentencing liaison to United States District Court Judge Cormac J. Carney in the Central District of California. During his career, Mr. Abrams worked on more than 1,000 federal criminal cases, covering virtually every type of offense. Over the course of his career, Mr. Abrams developed expert knowledge of the federal sentencing guidelines and federal sentencing advocacy and mitigation. Mr. Abrams gained recognition within the judiciary, and among the defense bar, as a federal sentencing guidelines expert and a trusted source for matters involving federal sentencing.

After retiring from the federal judiciary, Mr. Abrams founded Law Office of Joseph Abrams. His purpose for going into private practice was to use the knowledge and skills he developed over more than two decades with the federal courts to help ordinary people who find themselves in the serious situation of being the target of a federal investigation or charged with a federal crime to achieve the best outcome possible in their cases.

Mr. Abrams obtained his undergraduate degree in business and finance from California State University, Fullerton. He then graduated from Southwestern University School of Law in Los Angeles in 1997 and passed the California bar examination that same year. Mr. Abrams graduated in the top 10% of his law school class, was the recipient of the prestigious American Jurisprudence Book Award for being top of class in Federal Courts, and was chosen Best Writer in the Moot Court Honors Program Intramural Competition.

Mr. Abrams is a member of the Federal Bar Association, California Lawyers Association, and Orange County Bar Association. He is admitted to all California federal and state trial and appellate courts including the United States District Court for the Central, Southern, Northern, and Eastern Districts of California.